Volunteers visit Semporna sea gypsies and give much-needed health checks


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 07 Mar 2019

Villagers getting health check.

KOTA KINABALU: Scores of volunteers visited the sea gypsies (locally known as Pelau) and residents of Omadal Island off Sabah's Semporna district recently.

In a move to help these communities and educate them on environmental protection, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, together with the Semporna Tourism Association, organised the volunteer programme.

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