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admin - Tue, 07/07/2015 - 12:48
The original reason for the seahorse mascot, and seahorse sculptures found all over the city.
admin - Sat, 08/08/2015 - 12:11
Hotel Nur is a hotel located at the Miri Waterfront area. The hotel provides Wi-Fi, conference facilities, dining restaurant, and has a built-in elevator for quick access to floors.
admin - Fri, 01/13/2006 - 12:50

To picture Miri when the township came to know oil, we have to project ourselves into a very different past. When the original Shell men arrived, it consisted of 20 scattered houses and a few shops. These included a bazaar, a gambling farm, a pawn shop and an Arab shop. The trade of Miri consisted chiefly of jelutong, brassware, belachan and budu.
admin - Fri, 01/13/2006 - 12:50

The story begins with a Mr. C.C. (Claude Champion) de Crespigny, then the Resident of Baram, who was the first to record the presence of oil in Sarawak. The entry in his diary, dated 31st July 1882, refers to oil discovered in some 18 wells dug by hand by the local inhabitants.