Sabah quake: Tribal priest wants 10 buffalo from nude tourists


A group of Bobolian or priests and priestesses performing magavau during the launching of State Level Harvest Festival 2010 in Keningau. - FILE PIC

KOTA KINABALU: To appease the mountain protector, the 10 western tourists who stripped and urinated on Mount Kinabalu should be fined 10 head of buffalo, according to local customs, says Sabah's chief tribal priest known as Bobolian.

The Bobolian, Tindarama Aman Sirom Simbuna, said on Sunday that the tourists' actions had angered the spirits and guardians of the mountain, which brought about Friday's quake in their rage.

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