Seeing the beauty and ‘the dirty’ in Sabah

By Philip Golingai

Mount Kinabalu.-Star filepic

AN irate tourist WhatsApped me to complain about how filthy Sabah is.

The discerning Malaysian traveller was recently in my home state to see the rafflesia, the largest flower in the world, blooming in Ranau, about 100km from Kota Kinabalu.

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