Balui River

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Balui River (Malay : Sungai Balui) is a river in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Rajang River. On the river is located the 2,400-megawatt Bakun hydroelectric dam, some sixty kilometres east of Belaga. [1]

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References

  1. "Pengorbanan Orang Ulu amat dihargai". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-23.