Irrawaddy Fortilla Company, the first foreign cruise company is going to explore the longest river in Malaysia, The Mighty Rejang River, Sarawak. They have confident to expand their cruise business to Sarawak and they want to be the pioneer in this line. They have six cruise operating in Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Sarawak, Borneo. The RV Orient Pandaw is brand new five star ship launch in Saigon in September 2008 in traditional colonial-style unique to all Pandaw ships. It’s ready to try the “wave” of the mighty rejang river.
The RV Orient Pandaw: Expedition Cruises on the Rajang River package was officially launched by YB Datuk Michael Manyin, Minister for Urban Development and Tourism at Destination Travel Expo in London February this year at Malaysia Booth. Destination Travel Expo is the largest travel consumer expo in the UK held annually in February at the Earl Court Exhibition Centre. Mr Paul Strachan, Managing director of The Irrawaddy Fortilla Company also present.
On April 25, 2009 the seamaster and 5 crews from Sibu have flew in to Mytho, Vietnam and depart back to Sibu Sarawak on 29 May 2009 afternoon, they safely arrive at Sibu wharf on 10.30 am at May 2, 2009. The Minister of Environment and Public Health, YB Dato Sri Wong Soon and Deputy Minister of Transport Malaysia, YB Datuk Robert Lau is among the first VIP’s did their inspection on RV Orient Pandaw River Cruise on the same day.
RV Orient Pandaw will do it!!! Thumbs up lead by YB Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh when he visit the cruise at Burung Apu Wharf, Sibu recently