Map of Miri in 2005

The Great Cave of Niah is enormous by any measure. The floor area of the cave has been calculated at almost 10 hectares and in places the cave roof rises a majestic 75 meters above the rubble-strewn floor. It has been the site of around 40,000 years of human occupation.

On this Saturday of 25th July 2009, cellphones in Miri lit up with a flood of messages circulating of rumors that a light plane had ditched into the sea off the coast of Miri around noon.

Beach Republic is a beach side club located along Jalan Bakam at Luak, facing the South China Sea.

Piasau - meaning 'coconut' in local language - is a large area consisting of several residential neighborhood zones and one industrial zone in Miri.