Myths of Miri

1. The Niah Caves is just next to the city center.
Contrary to what was depicted (and therefore suggested) on travel brouchures and postcards, the Niah Caves is not next to the Pelita Tunku Complex. In fact the Niah Caves are about an hour's drive away, with some trekking before actually reaching the site.

2. "What shall we do today.. I know! Let's go visit the Mulu caves!"

The Mulu Caves cannot be visited on a whim. You will need to book in advance, with a plane flight that depends entirely on weather. If the weather is bad, the flight may become delayed or even cancelled. This is quite common.

3. Oil palm plantations are destroying Orang Utan habitats

There are no Orang Utans in this part of Borneo except in zoos. They exist in Sabah (eastern part of Borneo). Therefore a recent claim by an environmentalist about the oil palm plantations in Sarawak destroying 'habitats of Orang Utans' are laughable. What isn't so laughable, is that it is true, just not in Miri or Sarawak.
For more information on how Orang Utan habitats are in peril in BORNEO, please see here.

4. Oil palm plantations are destroying elephant habitats

Same with elephants. No elephants in this part of Borneo.

5. People from (Miri) Sarawak still live on trees.

And our DSL is connected by tree vines... Seriously - nobody within reach of the city live on trees. We checked.*

Interested in myths and legends? Head over here and check out this link, full of wonderful myths and legends told and passed down for many generations in Borneo.

* This article, and like most of the other 1,000+ articles on MiriResortCity.com, was last written almost 5 years ago. As a result, inaccuracies will arise as time passes by. As proclaimed in the disclaimer, we cannot be held responsible for out of date information as time passes by.