Bright size life From: New Straits Times | Date: December 31, 2006| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Minderjeet Kaur
New Straits Times
12-31-2006
Bright size life
Byline: Minderjeet Kaur
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section
Column: News focus

CHILDREN walk for miles under scorching sun to school. But they don't mind. They know it is the only way to break the chain of poverty in their village in Kalimantan Barat. And Malaysians are also helping to improve the lives of these children, writes MINDERJEET KAUR.

A typical day starts at six in the morning with both siblings walking for almost an hour to tap rubber.
But they do not complain.

This is the only life they know. Their parents ...

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