Ex-mining town embraces ecotourism


Tourists crowding a section of the Rainbow Waterfall in Sungai Lembing to capture the waterfall’s famous ’rainbow’. Tour operators say the rainbow is the effect of sun rays shining on the cascading water.

THERE is an air of festivity in the new village’s little commercial square.

The HillVille Inn restaurant in Kampung Baru Sungai Lembing in Pahang is packed with diners.

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