Abstract
Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, covers an area of approximately 125, 000 which is about 37% ofthe total land area ofthe country. It is one ofthe two Malaysian stated located on the island of Borneo. Its estimated two million populations reside 11 administrative divisions, namely Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu, Mukah, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, and Limbang. Bintulu’s population of 200,000 comprise mainly
Ibans, Chinese, Malays, Melanaus, and other races making it a melting pot of colourful and rich cultural diversity like the rest of Malaysian society.
The official language is Bahasa Malayu while English, Iban and Mandarin including many different dialects are widely spoken among all the races. Islam is the official religion while non-Muslim are free to pursue their own religion such as Christianity Buddhism. The discovery of larges offshore natural gas reserve in 1968 had propelled Bintulu into a leading Industrial centre in Malaysia today. Gas reserve at the Central Luconia. Which is
between 125km and 275km offshore of Bintulu Town, is estimated to have a total reserve of 42 trillion cubic feet The landscape of sleepy fishing village has since been transformed into a modern industrial town with the construction of various mammoth projects mainly located within the
Tanjung Kidurung Industrial Area.
Metadata
Item Type: | Monograph (Industrial Training) |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Dio, Jessy Jeba 2013232376 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > Study and teaching. Research |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak > Kota Samarahan II Campus > Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak > Kota Samarahan II Campus |
Journal or Publication Title: | Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, covers an area of approximately 125, 000 which is about 37% ofthe total land area ofthe country. It is one ofthe two Malaysian stated located on the island of Borneo. Its estimated two million populations reside 11 |
Keywords: | Bintulu, port, holdings |
Date: | 2015 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/100968 |