Oct 20, 2020 · Sibu grew from being a fishing and farming village during the Brooke era to becoming the commercial hub of Sarawak in the Colonial times and later, a booming town in the 70s and 80s. It sprouted as a town full of trishaws to one flooded with bicycles in the 60s.

Nov 26, 2008 · I love to see my hometown Sibu change steadily but slowly. And it is too bad i do not have a very old photo of this road to make comparison. It is common in most Asian cities to have at least one street called Old Street.

Jul 25, 2019 · Sibu Old Mosque (Masjid Lama Sibu) This old mosque of Sibu has been here since 1883.Its first as a wooden structure was built by Tuan Haji Abdul Salam Minangkabau from Indonesia. However, its structure was never changed; its original form remains intact.

Apr 17, 2011 · In 1901 Pastor Wong Nai Siong (Huang Naishang) led the first batch of Foochow Christians from China to Sibu to open up the fertile lands of Sibu for cultivation, a massive opening up of Sibu. This was a landmark year in the history of the development of Sibu.

Jul 4, 2013 · The 1928 fire of Sibu was a real tragedy. This is the back lane of the Old Street after the big fire.

The history of the settlement of Sibu can be traced to the period when James Brooke began his rule of Sarawak in 1841 after he obtained the territory from Brunei. At that time the earliest settlers in the Sibu region were the Melanau people with smaller groups of Iban and Malays.

Aug 21, 2014 · SIBU: The Photographic Society of Sibu brought townsfolk on a walk down memory lane via 200 photographs of old day Sibu exhibited in the basement car park of Sibu Town Square in...

Welcome to Sibu, located just 130km from the South China sea – it is a Sarawakian town rich with heritage and unsung beauty. A place where modernity and history exist in symphony, much like how the town sits at the confluence of the Igan and Rajang rivers.

Apr 9, 2008 · Long Bridge or Tong Keor or Tiing Geor in Sibu was a well known place for a long long time until it cleared up and a sort of urban development started in the 1970's. The developers were far sighted enough to start dumping a lot of soil to reclaim the riverside land.

Jul 12, 2024 · However, Sibu is an underrated city that has a vibrant food scene, rich cultural and historical heritage and some great natural attractions. Located on the Rejang River, the longest river in Malaysia, it’s 60 kilometres from the coast. It’s the gateway to Sarawak’s interior.