East Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) is a melting pot of cultures and religions as you can see in Bintulu. In Bintulu , there are many diversion of cultures occuring around here . Same as me , I was born as a Melanau , one of ethnics in Bintulu .The ethnic composition is primarily Iban, Chinese, Melanau, Kayan, Kenyah , Punan and Segaan who was the local native .
Religion
In Bintulu you have people with religions in Christian (majority), Muslim, Buddism, Hinduism and most of religions have their own places of worship in churches (e.g. Christian) , mosques and suraus (smaller places of worship for Muslims), and Chinese temples.
Public holidays
All these different ethnic groups have many occasions to celebrate. The most important festivals/public holidays are:
- Chinese New Year
- Good Friday
- Hari Raya (to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month Ramadan)
- Malaysia Day
- Gawai Dayak Festival (harvesting festival)
- Christmas
Several languages are spoken in Sarawak. Bahasa Melayu is the official language. There are also many other ethnics dialects such as Melanau Vaie and other indigenous languages in use.
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| Melanau |
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| Iban |
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