Loading ...Sibu Malaysian Borneo Sarawak
Where Kuching takes the cat as its symbol, Sibu sees itself as a swan, and there’s a certain aptness to the comparison – thriving on its watery location, it’s unmistakably a town with character, but you can’t help feeling a little threatened sometimes! Lu
Sibu was once known as New Foochow, named for the Chinese migrants who came from Foochow (Fujian) province in the early years of the 20th century. Prior to this, the Melanau, then the Malays and the Iban were the area’s inhabitants.
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