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A woman who registers villagers asking for gifts to tourists in Sabah says she did not want the video to be widely circulated.
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Villagers climb the tourist boat and ask tourists for presents (Screengrabs Yang Yang from Shenzen, China
KOTA KINABALU: A woman who took a video of villagers from Bajau Laut s & # 39; Approaching a tourist boat and asking for gifts, says she never intended to throw them into a negative light
The video went viral on the Social Media Since Monday
Amirah Amir Hamja, who works for a travel agency in Semporna, said she had never intended to publish the video online.
She only shared the video with two others, although she did not name them.
She said that she took the video on June 26 by accompanying a tour group to Kg Tatagan, a maritime colony off Bohey Dulang, islands off Semporna
[1 9659005] "Before bringing the tourists, we explained to them that they could give food to the villagers, who have a colony in the middle of the ocean, but this was not the case (give them) …
"When we arrived, the villagers rowed up to our boat and boarded. Some of them hustled for gifts and although they may be aggressive, they have never been violent. He told the FMT that the villagers would leave if they were not given anything and rejected the accusations of social media users who slammed the villagers.
"I ask the public not to rob tourists. Refrain from making negative comments … Sabahans will know the real situation, but people from outside can not, "she said.
Amirah filed a police report, denying that she had posted the video online to throw a bad blow on the Bajau Laut community.
She also posted a ful l declaration on Facebook under the name of user "Pakej Pulau Semporna" to explain what really happened
The Bajau Laut community lived in Sabah for generations but many did not have identity papers.
In addition to Bohey Dulang, community also lives off the islands of Mabul, Sibuan and Mantabuan
Some tourists, including foreigners, feared that if the matter was not properly handled, it could have negative consequences.
"I am very sad to know why this kind of experience brought in the tourist route to Bohey Dulang. Whenever a boat arrives, they will row their sampans as quickly as possible to get their "gifts," said a local tourist, Aaron G.
Yang Yang, of Shenzen, China, said the villagers were counting on tourists [19659006] "I feel bad … before, we gave them sweets to make them happy but now they will get angry if we do not," she said.
"As the saying goes," learning to fish is better than giving a fish to a man. The Sea Bajaus should have their own culture and heritage of which they should be proud, "she said.
Meanwhile, Sabah's Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Assafal Alian, said: It must first be established whether this really happened in Sabah.
"We will conduct our investigations before making a formal statement," he said.
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