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Cargo ship and express boat at rest during sunset at Rajang River.
RAJANG RIVER: Malaysia's longest river more than 770km -has been a major traffic artery linking maritime trade with Sarawak's interior,and the remote highlands.Sailing boat used to ply this waterway as far as the township of Song,Kapit,after that,paddle power was needed to work against the river's boisterous currents.Sibu is a nodal point on the mighty Rajang river and below this town the river spreads out into the arms and branches of wide delta.
Speed boat and cargo boat moored at the various wharves and jetties along Rajang River.
The people crossing Rajang river by mean of small ferry.
If you travel along Rajang river & Batang Igan you can see a lot of shipyard and ship building industries .Sibu is well known for its ship building and are specialist in building express boat,barge and tugboat.
THE RAJANG RIVER CRUISE:
The Rajang River cruise is scheduled to make its maiden voyage on 1 July 2009 along the country's longest river.
It will set sail from here and passing through Kanowit and Kapit towns, then along the Baleh River, which is a major tributary of the Rajang River and an integral part of the Iban community heartland.
It will then proceed to the Pelagus Rapids, Song, Sarikei and to the fishing port and industrial town of Tanjung Manis before returning to Sibu.
14 comments:
Interesting post and great shots, Awang.
i enjoyed the post very much and read further about sibu. interesting... you pictures as always are perfect and your commentary insightful.
have a wonderful week.
nice pics. i always fascinated by the mighty rejang. it is so mysterious yet so beautiful. how i miss sibu!! :P
Another great shots from u uncle.. salute!! Nang best!! Geram kmk nak shoot sia juak...
Selemat Pagi Uncleawang,
(hope my little malay still works...lol)
Lovely photo of the river but it is so vast, looked more like a sea to me. Have a nice day.
Very interesting and informative post.
Great learning tool, this photographic blogspot is! Interesting to see the other parts of the world indeed! Beautiful sunset too!
thank you for this quite informative and interesting post. the pictures are quite good too.
My world is up too.
hello unc, sorry dah lama tak bertandang. takleh pakai internet. marah betul hahaha :D
anyway, like usual lah, nice shot.
terima kasih uncle awang, saya pernah sekali pusing-pusing kawasan Kanowit tahun lepas semperna Pesta Kanowit. Memang best sekali-sekala kenal tempat orang ni. amat teruja. saya tambah link blog uncle awang kat blog saya. terima kasih kerana singgah.
Very interesting - thank you
I don't know why but I always love to see photos of sunset and sunrise..
your first picture is absolutely beautiful!
Assalamu'alaikum Uncle Awang
Very very interesting post. Rajang river is the longest river in Sarawak. What I did not know were as what you have posted in your blog. So many economic activities along the river especially in Sibu, Ship and boat making industry.
Thanking you for sharing with us
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