Volkswagen Beetle on Roof Miri
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admin - Tue, 07/07/2026 - 10:13
Located beside the Meritz Hotel and Bintang Mall building alongside Merbau Road, a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle usually spins lazily on the roof of a car dealership that has been serving the community for a long time.
This video was taken from in front of the Miri Polyclinic next to the petrol station along Merbau Road.
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Piasau Camp was a residential area built in the 1950s for Sarawak Shell for its employees, located on a stretch of the Miri peninsula adjacent to Lutong south from the Lutong airfield. 
The Al-Taqwa Mosque was built about 30 years ago, and is one of the larger mosques in Miri. 