Janet
Janet was a young Chinese nurse who worked in a hospital. She was kidnapped on her way back after her night shift. It is believed that her disappearance is linked to the construction of the bridge pillars structure. Rumours have it that the construction was interrupted by the disturbance of spirits. During that time, there is an increased number of females who had mysteriously gone missing in Kuching. Many believed that the victims were kidnapped for some ritual sacrifice to avoid any disturbance of spirits during building construction. The victim’s head was beheaded and embedded in the bridge's pillars to build a stronger foundation structure. Such ritual was illicit in Sarawak since the colonialism of Rajah Charles Brooke in 1940 but people still strongly cling to such beliefs back then.
Ill-fated Janet’s headless body was found at a construction site. Janet’s parents grieved over her gruesome death and want their daughter to be dressed in red dress and red shoes for burial so that her spirit will return for vengeance. There were encounters of a mysterious lady in red hitch a ride with motorcyclists near the bridge's construction site. She then vanished and left with the smell of decaying flesh at the back seat of their motorcycle.
She was also seen on the rides across the Sarawak River, and the money that she paid for the fare will turn into hell money or leaves. Terrified by the incident, the ferry operators decided to end the operation at 10 pm. There are even stories where she wandered around holding a red umbrella at Kampung Kudei and Kampung Bintangor.
Dang Isah Tandang Sari
The Story Is Almost Similar To Mahsuri From Langkawi The Legend Of Sarawak Dang Isah Tandang Sari, The Girl Who Fell Victim To Her Own Beauty. Among Sarawak's underrated legends, this legend is synonymous with the Pusa community, or those who visit the area.
Tells the story of a beautiful girl named Dang Isah, it ends with tragedy after Dang Isah was killed by his own father due to the complications of a love triangle between Dang Isah, her husband, Nakhoda Khar and Awang Bunut, the man who stole Dang Isah's heart. Although the story reads as a fairy tale, the existence of Dang Isah is proven by the existence of his grave located in Kampung Kalok Cemetery, Pusa.
Buaya Bujang Senang
They find the truth. Lungu's beloved wife was kidnapped and hidden in an area not far from the Batang Lupar River. When he found out that his wife had been kidnapped, Lungu was angry and he alone pursued his wife's kidnappers to the Batang Lupar River. While in the kidnapping, Lungu's wife was tortured by Lungu's enemies in order to obtain the secret of Lungu's immunity. As a result of the torture, Lungu's wife accidentally reveals the secret of how to kill Lungu. After learning the secret of Lungu's weakness, Lungu's enemies are said to have released Lungu's wife, but when Lungu's wife broke free from the rope in her hand, while he was running, Lungu's enemies threw spears at Lungu's wife's body, and his innocent wife died.
Lungu, who saw the murder of his wife, became inflamed and fought with his enemies. However, he soon discovers that the secret of his immortality has been leaked into the hands of his enemies. Lungu's enemies deliberately invite Lungu to fight close to the river water because it is said that Lungu's immunity does not become if he steps on the river water or fights in the river. Lungu, who was angry and just wanted to avenge the death of his beloved wife, did not heed his abstinence anymore and continued to fight. Finally, Lungu's enemies managed to throw spears and then Lungu was killed, not enough with the death of Lungu who was seriously injured by being speared, Lungu's body was also turned upside down and the bodies of Lungu and his wife were left on the banks of the Batang Lupar River so that they could sink and be carried by the strong river currents when the tide came.
It is narrated that the bodies of both spouses namely Lungu and his wife after the tide had turned into 2 large crocodiles. One of these large crocodiles has a white striped mark on its back and this is what is known as Bujang Senang. According to the story of the parents, buaya Bujang Senang has vowed to avenge their deaths by making each generation related to the enemies who killed them as victims. Until now the local community around the Batang Lupar River still believes that Bujang Senang crocodile is not dead because he is a sacred crocodile inhabitant of the Batang Lupar River.
Batu Kudik
Visitors may come to this area close to Kampung Semalatong to hear the fabled tale of a longhouse that was struck by lightning and turned to stone hundreds of years ago. It is known as Batu Kudik among the surrounding residents.
The story starts with an elderly woman and her grandson pleading for food and drink from people in a nearby longhouse who may be laughingly celebrating Gawai Antu or a wedding ceremony at the time. They laughed and joked while chasing the elderly mother and her grandson away, disobeying the order.
The woman's granddaughter, upset and indignant at being treated in this manner, tied a piece of clothes to a dog's tail and set the tail on fire, forcing the dog to flee in the direction of the inebriated gathering in the longhouse. The longhouse was struck by lightning as a result of the crowd laughing at the dog when they saw it running. Marks that resemble a human face and body are seen on the surface of Batu Kudik
Antu Kulir
The Legend of 'Antu Kulir', The Story of the Myth of the Vampires Harassing Men in Sarikei. Ghosts are entities that are often the subject of folklore or horror movies. Belief in the existence of ghosts varies among communities. Even so, stories about ghosts still attract many people.
In Sarawak, there is a mythical story about the trowel ghost or cochlear ghost that is often mentioned by the Iban community, especially in Sarikei
It is understood that this trowel 'antu' is said to resemble a vampire, which is the ghost of a woman who dies after giving birth.
According to Sarikei's own belief, this ghost likes to roam in forest areas, hamlets, gardens including riverside areas.
Dragons In The Kenyah Ethnic Group
It is said that hundreds of years ago a merchant came from the Great Wall of China named Haka. He was the only Chinese merchant who could afford to travel to Usun Apau and do business with the Kenyah community there.
He will buy forest products from the Kenyah community and then sell the forest products to the states he travels to. One day on the way back from Usun Apau on foot along with his workers who were laden with forest products, it rained heavily and Haka ordered all his people to take shelter in a cave not far from there. While waiting for this shady rain Haka saw a sparkling light in the cave.
Curiosity was brewing in the heart of the Haka to find out what is the light then with his slow steps haka approached the direction of the light and how surprised he was that the sparkling light was the light of a gemstone located on the head of a dragon who was soundly asleep.
It was in the heart of the Haka to possess the gemstone and he knew that the gemstone had its own magic and possessing it would certainly make the Haka richer and more recognizable. But he knew that stealing a gemstone from a dragon was not easy.