Free Will of Sea Nomads

Akub, whose hair has all turned white, does not remember when he was born. However, he estimates that he is now more than 70 years old.

KOMPAS/PANDU WIYOGA

A resident of the Sea Tribe, Jang, uses a spear (spear) while catching fish in the waters near Egg Island, Temiang Pesisir District, Lingga Regency, Riau Islands, Saturday (16/7/2022).

Not far from the world's busiest trade route, the Malacca Strait, survives one of the old Malay tribes. On a canoe with a pandan leaf roof, the tribe’s members live a nomadic life following their free will on the high seas.