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8 Things to Do in Bintulu, Sarawak 2026 — and Why the Official List Is Sixteen Years Out of Date
Bintulu is the town most travellers drive through on the way from Miri to Sibu, and the official reason to stop has not been rewritten since 19 August 2010. That is the date printed on the Bintulu Development Authority's own Places of Interest page, which still describes the nightly pasar malam as a place to buy smuggled cigarettes and liquor. Sarawak Tourism Board's Bintulu page is current but lists only five major attractions and leaves Similajau National Park — the division's best-known park — off it entirely, while its Useful Information boxes for Kidurong Tower and Tanjung Batu Beach are empty: no hours, no fee. Similajau itself is the bigger problem: Sarawak Forestry Corporation's own page for it says repair works have the park closed to visitors, and its live registration portal will not let you book a slot. So we went to the operators themselves. Taman Tumbina, the only zoo in northern Sarawak, publishes RM2.00 for an adult and RM0.50 for a child of seven and above, 9.00am to 4.30pm daily — on a website whose copyright line still reads 2004. Here is what is actually there in 2026, what it costs where anyone will say, and what has been built since the official list was written.
8 Things to Do in Sibu, Sarawak 2026 — the Swan City Most Itineraries Skip on the Way to Somewhere Else
Sibu is the town most Sarawak itineraries treat as a transit stop between Kuching and Bintulu, and it is the one place in the state where the two biggest attractions cost nothing at all. Malaysia's largest indoor market sits opposite the express boat terminal with more than 1,100 stalls; a free museum on Jalan Central tells the story of the town's Iban, Melanau, Malay and Foochow communities; and the town's own 126-metre tower, its late-1800s Taoist temple with a seven-tiered pagoda, and a peat-swamp boardwalk on the edge of town are all within a short drive. We checked the address, trading status and posted hours of eight stops on 22 August 2026. Here is what each one is, what it costs, and when it shuts.
7 Best Hotels & Resorts in Labuan (2026)
From the 5-star Dorsett Grand Labuan to budget-friendly town hotels near the jetty, here are 7 real, currently-trading places to stay on Labuan island — each verified this run via its own website or official Facebook page.
8 Best Digital Marketing & Web Design Agencies in Kuching, Sarawak (2026)
Every 'best agency in Malaysia' list is written from a KL desk. Here are 8 digital marketing, web design and SEO agencies genuinely based in Kuching, Sarawak — verified office by office.
4 Best Dive Centres & Snorkelling Trips in Labuan Marine Park (2026)
From Aquaholics Diving Center, the PADI dive centre inside Palm Beach Resort & Spa on Labuan island, to Labuan Rusukan Besar Resort's on-island dive base inside the Marine Park itself, here are the real, currently-operating dive centres and snorkelling-trip operators running trips to Labuan's Big Four wrecks and its three-island Marine Park in 2026 — with the published ringgit rates and the RM5/RM30 federal Marine Park fee explained.
6 Kolo Mee & Sarawak Laksa Spots You Must Try in Kuching (2026)
From a Padungan noodle shop with a recipe lineage traced to 1957 to a Pending laksa specialist piling bamboo clams and jumbo prawns into the bowl, here are six currently-operating Kuching spots dedicated purely to the city's two headline noodle dishes.
7 Family-Friendly Things To Do in Labuan 2026 — Two Free Museums, an RM3 Bird Park, and What the Boat to Pulau Papan Really Costs
Labuan is small enough to cover in two days with kids, and cheaper than almost any other Malaysian family destination — the two best indoor stops cost nothing at all. We re-read the Department of Museums Malaysia listings (updated 24 August 2026), Labuan Tourism's own guides and Google Maps' live hours on 27 August 2026, and corrected two things this island's listicles keep getting wrong: you do NOT need a licensed tour agent to visit Kampung Patau-Patau (it is connected to shore by road, free, with no gate and no ticket), and the boat to Pulau Papan is arranged at the Sea Sports Complex jetty for roughly RM30–50 per person shared, or RM200–400 for a private charter. Labuan Bird Park — 600-plus birds in three geodesic domes, free-roaming peacocks and ostriches, RM1 feed packs at the gate — is the paid attraction most family guides leave out, and it opens at 2pm on Mondays rather than 9am.
8 Things To Do (And Eat) in Labuan
From diving four wrecks within a small radius to a free Commonwealth war cemetery and a weekends-only ambuyat stall, here are 8 real, currently-operating attractions and food spots on Labuan island, Malaysia's most overlooked Federal Territory.
8 Kuching Food Institutions Every Visitor Should Try (Sarawak)
From the Sarawak Laksa kopitiam Anthony Bourdain filmed at twice to a restaurant styled as a traditional Dayak village serving pansoh chicken cooked in bamboo, here are eight currently-operating Kuching food institutions that go well beyond the peninsula's usual hawker fare.
8 Things To Do in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
From island-hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park to sunset at Tanjung Aru and a day trip up Mount Kinabalu, here are 8 real, currently-operating things to do in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
8 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Kuching, Sarawak
Semenggoh orangutans from RM5 a Malaysian adult, Bako National Park at RM10, the Borneo Cultures Museum free for under-13s and Sarawak Cultural Village at RM95 — eight currently-operating Kuching attractions with the real 2026 ringgit prices, feeding times and opening hours before you book flights.