Speaking from experience

Well-known Kelabit elder opens up about his younger days as a British SAS, becoming the first Orang Ulu dresser, and his concerns about the impact of resettling rural folk because of the construction of dams.

FOR someone who is not in good health and reaching the age of 90, Pemanca Ngimat Ayu @ Gerawat Aran (pic), a Kelabit, still holds a dignified persona of a warrior and leader from a bygone era with a mind as sharp as an eagle.