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Rejang River

The Rejang (also known as Rajang) river, with 563km the longest river in Malaysia, penetrates deeply into the territory and serves a the major communications link between the coast and the interior areas. It originates in the Iran montains in Sarawak and flows into the South China sea. The upper part of Rejang river is also known as Batang Balui by the Orang Ulu, the native people of Sarawak. Towns on the Rejang river are Sibu, Kapit and Belaga. Speedboats do the trip from Belaga to Sibu in less than seven hours.


01 Tropical rainforest shrouded in mist	02 Tropical rainforest shrouded in mist	03 Longhouse along Rejang river	04 River bank with rainforest


05 Rejang river between Belaga and Kapit	06 Longhouse along Rejang river	07 Longhouse along Rejang river	08 Rejang river


09 Pelagus rapids	10 Pelagus rapids	11 Pelagus rapids	12 Pelagus rapids	13 Pelagus rapids


14 Pelagus resort	15 Pelagus rapids	16 Pelagus rapids	17 Longhouse along the Rejang


18 Rejang river bank	19 Settlement along Rejang river	20 Tropical rainforest and rocks	21 Rejang river near Kapit


22 Water treatment plant	23 Longhouse and jetty	24 Longhouse	25 Longhouse along Rejang river


26 Boat on Rejang river	27 Logging terminal along Rejang river	28 Logging terminal along Rejang river	29 Longhouse


30 Tree logs along Rejang river	31 Logging road and tree logs	32 Tree logs deposited along river bank	33 Tree logs deposited along river bank


34 Rejang river	35 Rejang river and rainforest	36 Jasa 98 tanker	37 Rejang river in Sibu

38 Rejang river

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Categories: Rivers ▪ Tropics ▪ Rainforests

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