Bajau Laut At Kg Marudu Laut

As you head to Kota Marudu township you will see a road called Jalan Ranau, before you reach the steel bridge. You go right up to the end of the road and you will reach a river called Langkon River. Here lives some of the Bajau Laut people, about 100 of them. Their livelihood is fishing, making the roof from the Nipah leaves and they sell fish including dried fish. They still live in houses made from these roof including the walls of the houses. They have piped water but they still use the kerosene pump lamp as there is no electricity connection. Their land is actually within the Kudat and Kota Marudu forest reserve. Kg Marudu Laut could be the oldest village in Sabah as it is written in history about Rajah Brooke and the rebellion headed by Sharif Osman in Marudu. It was written in history that Rajah Brooke was given the land which is now called Sarawak after they had helped the Sultan Of Brunei brought down a rebellion headed by Sharif Osman. These group of Bajau Laut was said to have fled from Sabah East coast, a place called Jambongan, an island off Sandakan.