KOTA KINABALU: Candle-lit boats were sent off at the popular Tanjung Aru beach here at the stroke of midnight in memory of those who perished in last Sundays earthquake and tsunami.
The beach usually sees thousands of revellers taking a dip to buang sial (wash away the bad luck) on New Years eve but only a small number turned up last night.
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