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<p>Life isn&#8217;t always smooth sailing on Gaya Island, a mere 10-minute boat ride from Kota Kinabalu city centre. </p>
<p>The island home of thousands of people boasts clear waters but also suffers from a problem of  heaps of rubbish thrown indiscriminately in its waters.</p>
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Most of the islanders are fishermen." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/61.jpg"  title="6"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/61.jpg"  title="6" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">A couple of boys play around in a boat. Most of the islanders are fishermen.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1507391 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="A shyful student waves to the camera as she makes her way home from school on Kampung Pulau Gaya on the island&#039;s west coast." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/71.jpg"  title="7"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/71.jpg"  title="7" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">A shyful student waves to the camera as she makes her way home from school on Kampung Pulau Gaya on the island's west coast.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1507391 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Despite the rubbish polluting the waters, there is still a lot of fish to be caught." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/81.jpg"  title="8"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/81.jpg"  title="8" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Despite the rubbish polluting the waters, there is still a lot of fish to be caught.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1507391 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Years of pollution and bad habits have led to rubbish piling up." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/92.jpg"  title="9"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/92.jpg"  title="9" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Years of pollution and bad habits have led to rubbish piling up.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1507391 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="School children travel by boat to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Gaya, located on the west coast of the island." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.jpg"  title="10"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.jpg"  title="10" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">School children travel by boat to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Gaya, located on the west coast of the island.</div></div></div></div></div><script>var rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412 = {"version":"3.2.1","id":1507391,"class":"id1507391","roboGalleryDelay":1000,"mainContainer":"#robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412","loadingContainer":"#rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412-block-loader","loadingContainerObj":"rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412-block-loader","columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"resolutions":[{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":960},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":650},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":450}],"descBox":true,"descBoxClass":"rbs_desc_panel_dark","lightboxOptions":{"gallery":{"enabled":true,"tCounter":"%curr% of %total%"}},"facebook":true,"twitter":true,"pinterest":true,"vk":true,"overlayEffect":"direction-aware-fade","boxesToLoadStart":12,"boxesToLoad":8,"waitUntilThumbLoads":1,"LoadingWord":"Loading...","loadMoreWord":"Load More","noMoreEntriesWord":"No More Entries","horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"lazyLoad":1,"wrapContainer":"#robo-gallery-wrap-rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412","filterContainer":"#rbs_gallery_68d3e59850412filter","loadMoreClass":"button-flat-primary button-large "};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/js/robo_gallery_alt.js"></script><link id="gallery" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/css/gallery.css"><link id="font" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/css/gallery.font.css">


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Sunshine and smiles amid filth on Gaya Island

The island home of thousands of people boasts clear waters but also suffers from a problem of heaps of rubbish thrown indiscriminately in its waters.

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