Down to RM20 – Sabah’s migrant families scrape by to stay alive

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A Bajau Laut family in Semporna, Sabah, receiving aid from an NGO. (HUGS Project pic)KOTA KINABALU: Recent news of an undocumented man charged with theft at a fast-food restaurant here has given cause for Wati Sapilin to be worried.Sentiments against undocumented migrants are already strong in Sabah, but the news has added to the anxiety of the community.The man was charged earlier this month with stealing a rice cooker worth RM235 from a fast-foot outlet in July. No reasons were given as no plea was recorded from the accused.But Wati, who claims she is holding a red identity card (permanent resident status), suspected it could have something to do with the tough times caused by the pandemic. “He probably needed money because his family was suffering as they had no food,” she told FMT.“My family and I are going through a difficult period ourselves but we try to make do with the…