SERIKIN
A popular destination for tourists and locals, Serikin, the Bidayuh border town offers variety of products from rattan mats to cooking utensils. What make this small town, located 80 km from Kuching City so appealling to many peoples?
The weekend market of Serikin attracts hundreds of visitors to spend their monies on carpets, rattan products such as chairs and mats, ‘telekong’, matresses, batik shirts, leather goods and cooking appliances. Dried squid, anchovies and fish are sold in ready packages. These products are offered at a much lower price considering the distance of the town.
Located 80 km from Kuching City, Serikin is situated at the Malaysian and Indonesian border. Although the town is mainly populated by the Bidayuh, its also a hometown to many Indonesian peddlars who earned their living selling various products.
Serikin have now overtaken Entikong, the Indonesian border town, once the most popular destination for locals. Visitors now preferred Serikin over Entikong as they don’t have to used passports to enter the town. Its a free entry to any visitors even for the Indonesians, although there is an Immigration and General Police Force stationed nearby.
The thousands of visitors going to and fro Serikin have boosted the economy of both Malaysian and Indonesian peddlars.
Have a great weekend folks.
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