Sabah kicks out ‘beggar’ couple


Tugging atheart strings: A motorist stopping to offer assistance after seeing the couple on the road.

KOTA KINABALU: A couple who has been globe-trotting by begging for accommodation and food has been asked to leave Sabah after police caught up with them on Sunday.

The 56-year-old Jordanian man and his 48-year-old local wife from Kota Belud, agreed to leave Sabah after police detected their antics which were highlighted on social media.

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