Robbing rural students of their future


Only a dream: A test of Internet speed in Peninsular Malaysia in March. Schoolchildren in rural Sabah and Sarawak certainly don’t enjoy such speeds. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

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If you are a student at a remote school on the east coast of Sabah, you need to climb a tree to get any reception at all. Or, for a slightly faster signal, you can climb a water tank tower.

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