Into the jaws of civilisation


Edmond Goyong (extreme right) and Frederic Sanan (middle) at a hill in Beluran district

While Crocodile Dundee might be able to track any kind of croc, he still won’t be able to get Internet coverage in a quaint town in Sabah.

WHEN teacher Edmond Goyong needs internet access, he drives a 4WD for six kilometres to a hill. That sounds ridiculous, but not when you’re in a remote school in the east coast of Sabah.

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