Sarikei
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Sarikei is a town, and the capital of the Sarikei District (985 square kilometers) in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. It is located on the Rajang River, near where the river empties into the South China Sea. The district population (year 2000 census) was 61,100.
The economy of the town is primarily agricultural, and Sarikei is famed for its pineapples and its pepper. The center of town has many old Chinese shophouses from the 1930s. It is also a major transportation hub for traffic on both the Pan Borneo Highway and the Rajang river. Anybody traveling by road or express boat from Kuching to Sibu must pass through Sarikei.
The most unusual feature of the bustling waterfront is a twelve foot high pineapple statue.
The town itself consists of a main road, Jln Repok which bisected by another road leading to the new development in Kampung Seberang.
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[edit] Religious Places
The town populace consists of the local Malays, Chinese, Ibans and other native races. The main religions in the town is Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. The primary place of worship for the Muslims is the town mosque adjacent to the Hua Tai residential area.
The town also have a fairly large population of Christians. The majority of the Christians belong to the Methodist denomination which have about four churches in the town area and surrounding residential areas. The Roman Catholic parish of St Anthony's in Sarikei has its church along Jln Repok. The mission also runs two schools, St. Anthony's Secondary School and St. Anne's Primary School as well as a kindergarten, St. Clement's. Other Christian churches include the Anglican Church centre in the Nyelong Park Housing Estate as well the SIB (Borneo Evagelical Church).
[edit] Places to eat
Interesting places to eat in Sarikei would be the two coffeeshops in the Nyelong Industrial Estate which serves nice Kam Pua noodles as well as Prawn Noodles, Aik Seng coffeeshop, which serves a mean Roti Kahwin and an interesting version of Kam Pua noodles and Hieh Lik coffeeshop, which houses the Ah Cheng eatery.
A Kentucky Fried Chicken and a local fastfood franchise called Sugar Bun.
[edit] Interesting Places to See
Sebangkoi Country Resort is a popular place to visit for the local populace. What was once a simple waterfall has now emerged as a multimillon dollar development with landscaped gardens and accommodation.
[edit] Nightlife
Among of the popular pubs in Sarikei town are "Fire" & "Soccer" with life band performances every evening.
[edit] Famous person
- Syarif Masahor - Malay warrior and the Resident of Sarikei during White Rajahs era
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