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Song (Malay: Pekan Song) is a town, and the capital of the Song District (3,935.2 square kilometers) in Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district population was 20,046 according to the 2010 census.[1] Song is situated by the banks of the Katibas River, a tributary of the Rajang River. It is an important stopover for river traffic going up the Rajang River.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_District,_Sarawak
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Coordinates:   2°0'0"N   112°32'58"E

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  • Anak Orang Song (guest)
    This is a small village town, perhaps of less than a thousand population made up mainly of Chinese, Ibans and Malays. It is an important trading centre for the Ibans living in the surrounding rivers around this town. The Iban are natives of the state of Sarawak who makes up of about one third of the population, that is approximately seven hundred thousand people. They are tradional farmers and the majority are living in a state of poverty. Their villages which actually are longhouses are scattered into the interior reaches of the district of Song. Basic infrastructures like roads, electricty, clean well-treated water supply and telephone lines are nearly non-existent. Their educational level are still very low except for the present young generation. Their parents however are mostly illiterate. The government of Malaysia, particularly the state administration of Sarawak can do much to raise the living standard of these people. Sadly such developments are very slow and the Ibans are perhaps condemned to live a lifestyle very remote from what we know of modern life today. We can only pray for them that they may be brought up to see the real twentyfirst century reality.
  • Wira PLKN SIMILAJAU (guest)
    YOU cant blame the goverment. when i was in NS,we went to the longhouse.what makes me suprised was that they are very wealthy.i cant imagine a 9-years old ibans played the PSP which is rm800 and something.ibans are in the real 21 century.so,dont make a story.
  • Anak Sarawak (guest)
    'WIRA PLKN' you said they are wealthy ! This is a BIG LIE, you can judge by their clothing which is many years back without a change of new cloth, and their house is not even fully furnish, WHAT kind of WEALTH you are TALKING ABOUT? Just based on 1 PSP you said they are RICH, this is overly EXPRESSION ! And then their road is not even HIGHWAY, their village is much much more UNDER DEVELOP, you are TALKING SHIT.
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