I am Nelson Dino and I am a Malaysian


Local talent: Nelson holding a book published by PROS. He has written seven books touching on subjects such as Suluk culture and poetry.

KOTA KINABALU: Nelson Dino always has a problem explaining his name whenever he is out of Sabah.

“When I travel to the peninsula, people would be confused when I said I am Muslim. They thought I am a convert,” said Nelson, who is a Suluk writer and poet from Sandakan.

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