MIRI SARAWAK
MALAYSIA
Miri
has been a peaceful fishing village, until early 1900 when oil was
discovered in its surrounds. Now it is a thriving city suppressing
Kuching, the capital of Sarawak in its richness. The sad part of
Miri's history is the World War II period, while Miri was occupied by
Japanese who took full advantage of the oil resources here.
Some areas of Miri portray the historical fishing village and many locals live the life of the old.
Predominant
residential areas however, show “oil enhanced” architecture. The
smell of money is ever present in the suburbs. Miri caters for a
number of parks, gardens and recreation ares for its residents.
Miri
City Fan is a conglomerate of theme gardens, Chinese, Islamic and
botanical. Seahorse statues are omi-present. They represent the
emblem of Miri.
Miri
is a multicultural city. There are a number of ethnic groups living
here. Thus cuisine is interesting and the choice of restaurants to
dine in is enormous.
The
oil production has been moved offshore. The oil rigs crews come to
Miri for vacation. Ther is also a fair number of visitors here that
use Miri as a starting point to explore the wilderness of Sarawak.
Mulu National Park and its caves invite hikers and echo friendly
visitors. There is Niah National Park and Lambir National Park, both
located a short hop from Miri and both promoting echo tourism. The
scenery is astounding and the history goes back to the first
population of this area.
Miri
and its surrounds is an asset to Sarawak and Borneo.
