An incredible tribe known for its deep connection to the ocean and exceptional freediving skills has lived at sea for over 1,000 years. The Bajau Laut (also known as Sea Gypsies) are nomadic ...

Known as 'sea nomads', the Bajau Laut tribe have lived at sea for more than 1,000 years. Their lifestyle has given them the ability to stay underwater for very long periods of time. Travel ...

Sea nomads have faced decades of discrimination in postcolonial Southeast Asia. Malaysia’s recent mass evictions of the Bajau Laut are just the latest example.

Bilkuin Jimi Salih remembers swimming dozens of feet underwater among reefs and collecting sea cucumbers and abalone to sell at local markets. He cannot recall when he learned to dive, but it is a ...

Bilkuin Jimmysali, Enidah Mulsid and Shima Manan are barely out of their teens but they have been vested with the responsibility to provide basic education to the children of their Bajau Laut ...

COMMENT | Education is so important whether it is formal or informal. I have always believed that because it was also what I was taught as a child by my parents. They sent me to school and tried ...