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Agency
Information
Metropolitan Travel Service Sdn Bhd is a
registered travel agency located in Sibu, Sarawak. The agency provides travel and tourism related
services on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals,
cruise lines, hotels and package tours in Sibu.
Sibu
Sibu is an
inland town, and the capital of Sibu District (229.8 square
kilometres) in Sibu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia. It is located
at the confluence of the Rajang and Igan Rivers, some 60 kilometres
from the ocean and approximately 183.3 kilometres (114 mi)
east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
The population is dominated by Chinese especially the Fuzhou as well
as indigenous Melanau, Malay, and Iban.
There has been a marked increase in public buildings in recent
years. Sibu now boasts the largest town square in Malaysia and the
tallest building in Sarawak - the Sanyan Tower (Wisma Sanyan), a
newly refurbished waterfront and a large number of public parks.
Sibu Jaya, located 25 km away, is being developed as a satellite
town. Sibu Airport,
built during World War II, was relocated to its present site 23
kilometres from town near Sibu Jaya in 1994.
The healthcare needs of Sibu are served by Hospital Sibu, a
government-funded public hospital. It is the second largest hospital
in Sarawak and the main tertiary care and referral hospital for the
Central Region of Sarawak.
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