Remembering a woman’s sacrifice in Sabah


Proud day: Sherry Anne (centre) is full of smiles after winning the Unduk Ngadau title.

IT was an interview punctured by requests for wefies. My subject was the sumandak (Kadazandusun for unmarried woman) of the moment in Sabah.

On Tuesday, 21-year-old student Sherry Anne Laujang was crowned Unduk Ngadau or Harvest Queen at the state-level Kaamatan (harvest) festival near Kota Kinabalu.

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Opinion , Philip Golingai , columnist

   

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