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- ↑ "Sarawak Regatta - Brief History". Sarawak Regatta Committee. Retrieved 2011-10-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Sarawak Tourism - Sarawak Regatta". Sarawak Tourism Board. Retrieved 2015-03-25.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
