VISITORS to Kota Kinabalu are always advised to stay away from Kampung Pondo in Pulau Gaya, which is just a 20-minute boat ride from the Hyatt Hotel in the city. Even the locals dare not travel there.
The island has gained a notorious reputation as a squatter colony for foreigners, mostly from southern Philippines.
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