Betong - Ulu layar -My hometown

Betong is a town and administrative district of the Betong Division in Sarawak, Malaysia lying in the Saribass area. It was formerly placed under the district of Sri Aman or Simanggang.
Betong is famous for its longhouses (Rumah Panjang) and rich culture but the surrounding area was only recently established as an administrative division of Sarawak
Notable people

• Rentap or Libau (great Iban warrior during the era of the Brooke White Rajahs in Sarawak)
• YB. Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr. Alfred Jabu ak Numpang (current Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak)
• YB. Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah ak Embas (politician)
• YB. Robert Lawson Chuat (politician)
• Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan (First Chief Minister of Sarawak)
• Edwin Dundang Bugak (SNAP President)
• Benedict Sandin (Iban ethnologist, historian, curator of Sarawak Museum)
• Datuk Michael Buma (Iban ethnologist, educationist, politician, writer)
• Andy Telasai Indit (Social Media Expert & Digital Publishing of Media Prima BHD)
• Henry Golding (Freelance presenter, Emcee, 8TV Host of Media Prima BHD)
• Right Reverend Bishop Datuk Basil Temenggong (First native Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sarawak)