Baram River (Batang Baram)
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Baram River is a large river that originates hundreds of kilometers inland from the mountains at the border of Sarawak in the heart of Borneo, at the Iran Mountains in Kalimantan. Baram River is the second longest river in Sarawak.
The river starts near Long Lamai and ends at the South China Sea at Baram. Marudi is situated about 100 kilometers inland of the river. Other towns and villages that sit along the Baram River (Batang Baram as locally known) are : Long Lama, Long Miri, Long Naah, Long Akah, Long Selatong, Long Apu, Long Palai, Long Silat, Long Tungan, Lio Mato, and finally Long Lamai.
A river delta formation which formed an 'island' at the Baram rivermouth in the South China Sea has been called many names and its shape was constantly evolving.
Quite a number of references online have mistaken the Baram River with the Miri River. This is inaccurate, as they are completely different rivers.
On Wednesday, 27th October 2020, an incident occured with the MV Dayang Topaz at around 6.45am in the morning off the shores of Baram, Miri. 
Pelita pedestrian bridge at the Miri-Pujut Road in front of Pelita Commercial Area is a bridge spanning forty six meters from end to end. This bridge links the residential areas at the foothills of Canada Hill Kampung Lereng Bukit to Pelita Commercial Area.
The Old Fish Market, located in the old town center, is the oldest fish market in Miri.
The Miri Recreation Club was one of the long line of clubs in Miri. Today the club doesn't exist any more, and the building the club was in now houses the Urban and Social Development Offices. 