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14 Hours’ Hard Driving for Basic Needs

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RINI KUSTIASIH
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The journey of some Krayan residents to Lawas, Serawak, Malaysia, to shop for daily needs. They have to go on a 14-hour journey through dusty roads to buy the goods they need.

A four-wheel-drive pickup truck rumbles as it drives,dust rising, down the bumpy dirt road in Long Bawan village, Krayan district, Nunukan regency, North Kalimantan. However, inside the car, the driver stays calm, listening to classic Malaysian songs.

Johnny, 39, a Krayan resident, was driving a pickup truck carrying 16 empty 16-kilogram gas cylinders belonging toMalaysia’s Petronas on Tuesday morning (25/7). The truck also carried 5 kilograms of Adan rice, a local rice variety to be sold in Lawas, the city closest to Indonesia in Sarawak state, Malaysia.

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