MIRI
THE OIL TOWN
Miri is located at the north-eastern part of the "Land of
Hornbills" — Sarawak, facing the South China Sea,
close to Brunei border. It is the largest town in Sarawak, Miri is in the
fourth division amongst the nine divisions in Sarawak (i.e. Kuching, Sri
Aman, Sibu, Miri, Limbang, Sarikei, Kapit, Samarahan, and Bintulu). Miri
is a rapidly expanding business & commercial centre & the home
of Sarawak's oil industry. It is about one hour flight from Kuching and
famous for its oil. In recent years, Miri has become a major tourism gateway
& the jumping-off point for some of Sarawak's world-famous National
Parks, including Mulu Caves, Niah Caves, Lambir Hills. Other interesting
destinations such as the Kelabit Highlands is also accessible from Miri
(more about Miri click
here! ). Once you arrived in Miri, you can take a taxi to take you
to the hotels. Two most popular hotels in Miri are HOLIDAY
INN MIRI SARAWAK and RIHGA
ROYAL HOTEL MIRI (for more information about accomodation click
here! ). You can find the rates of the rooms pay more value for your
money. After you have settled in you can relax and enjoy the view of Miri
town. Fortunately the location of these two hotels are along the shore
of Miri, so you can sunbathing at the beach of Tanjung Lubang, Miri. The
scenary of the beach can relax your mind and body.And if you are hungry
you can go to Medan Selera Miri. Here, you can choose a variety of foods
and drinks, from Malays food to Chinese food, all you can eat as long as
you stomach is not full.
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Another attraction of Miri is its shopping complex.
The most popular one is Bintang Plaza. I think what attracts people most
to come to this shopping complex is the bowling alley. They got a bowling
alley at the top floor of the building. And if you want to play golf,
Miri got one for you. It's located at Pulau Melayu. If you want to go there,
you can go there by vehicle ferry.
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Another growing attraction of Miri is scuba diving,
you can find more by clicking here!
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Another useful link about Miri, click
here.
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