‘Strange things on a boat’


Dawn over Sarawak: A local journalist apparently had to leave town after publishing a book about the private side of the lives of the rich and powerful in Sibu. — Bernama

IT has been politics and more politics since I arrived in Sarawak to cover the state election.

In short, it has simply been too much politics, so I am going to write about the lighter side of my assignment, about some of the people I came across and places I went to during my fortnight in Malaysia’s most unique state.

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