THERE is no diesel oil or fishy smell in the unique 2.5x7-meter boat in which there is a row of short benches, two book-laden racks and a blackboard by the door.

 It is a floating school for the Bajo tribal people in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo opened the Rp300-million specially designed boat on September 27 recently. The boat class is intended to provide education for the Bajo coastal children who have not f