The Lembangan River which originally flowed from Pulau Babi, ran parallel to Kampong Nyabor Road and then out to join the Igan at Kampong Datu on the eastern side and Lau King Howe Hospital on the western side.
Small boats could sail along the river, and houseboats like these were common. Chinese junks sailed up the river to trade with the shopkeepers operating from the Old Channel Road. Goods were easily loaded and unloaded.
Native longboats came through the river, berthed at the small jetties and traded with the Chinese.
Time and progress in the last 50 years put life on the Lembangan River to a stop.
Today the name of the river is probably all forgotten, not even found on new maps. Development has filled up the river, many parts are covered by concrete.
Death of a river without a single headstone. Has it been so necessary to kill a river?
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