Apart from a tourist attraction, Sungai Merah at the outskirt of Sibu is also a source of livelihood for some.
In the mornings and evenings, several anglers will park themselves by the riverside to try their luck.
Their catch may be small fishes but that is enough to provide food on the table. "We normally fry these fishes and they are quite tasty," said one of them, who wanted to be known only as Lobster.
Several kg of the unknown species can last several days.
"We don't sell them, just enough for own consumption," he said showing his catch after less than half an hour.
Sungai Merah is significant to Sibu as the starting point for their bustling economy.
The residents believe a group of Chinese immigrants arrived by the rivermouth in 1901 and started trading there.
It is called Sungai Merah as the river is reddish in colour but there was no bloodshed.
Pix by Zahari Zakaria
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