Gold rush in Pitas, Sabah


Golden dreams dashed?: The rocks found at a construction site in Pitas district.

KOTA KINABALU: The saying that “all that glitters is not gold” may hold true for people in Sabah’s poverty-stricken northern Pitas district after gleaming rocks were discovered at a road construction project there.

This has led to a “gold rush” over the past few days.

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