240 orang asli students go to school by helicopter


Safety first: Azman (left) looking on as orang asli children from Pos Belatim and Pos Balar board a helicopter to get to their boarding schools.Seramai 242 pelajar Orang Asli yang terkandas di empat pos pedalaman akibat jalan rosak dibawa ke sekolah menggunakan helikopter Unit Udara Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM).--fotoBERNAMA (2018) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

KOTA BARU: Some 240 orang asli children were airlifted from their forest homes to boarding schools near here as flood and logging activities cut off their access to town.

The orang asli students are two weeks late for school.

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