'Orang Asal' group from Sarawak boards flight in traditional costume


A composite image showing some of the delegation members boarding the plane and sitting in their seats. - Photo courtesy of Gabungan Orang Asal Sabah Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU: No doubt, many travellers at the airport here and in Miri did a double take at the sight of a group of tattooed warriors striding barefoot through the terminals on Saturday (April 30).

The group of Orang Asal (indigenous people) from Sarawak, led by activist Peter John Jaban, comprised 72 people, 60 of them clad in traditional Iban “sirat” clothing.

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