MIRI SARAWAK MALAYSIA

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.