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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:45:15 +0800

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Welcome to MiriResortCity.com, the unofficial web site of Miri City, by Mirians, for Mirians (and tourists). Located in Northern Sarawak, Borneo island, Miri City is the gateway to exotic Borneo and is also adjacent to the neighboring country of Brunei. More on Miri here.

Event : Environmental Remediation & the Solution for a Greener Earth Using Effective Microorganisms (EM) - 13th March 2010

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:01:42 +0800

There will be a talk on Environmental remediation and the solution for a greener earth using effective microorganisms (EM), speaker Anthony Ng.

Organized by the Lions Club Miri - open to all.

Venue : Hokkien Association
Date & Time : 13th March 2010, 2.00pm.

For more info, please contact the Organizing Chairperson, Mr Scott Wong at 013-8367312 (charngyeon@yahoo.com).

The mayor is expected to be present.

Calendar of Events for the year 2010

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:06:29 +0800

The Council has released a very detailed Calendar of Events for the year 2010 filled with 'fun filled' events and activities throughout the year 2010.

Amongst the highlights are the Miri International Jazz Festival (14th & 15th May 2010) and the Miri City Day Celebration (21st May 2010), among others.

To see the events please click this link. (PDF format)

Miri Jazz Festivals (May 14 & 15, 2010) available for booking

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:54:37 +0800

The Miri Jazz Festival tickets are now available for booking!

Tickets for adults are priced at RM60 per day each and tickets for children between three and 12 years old are priced at RM30 per day each. Tickets are available on sale online at www.ticketcharge.com.my and at all Visitors’ Information Centres with effect from February 2010.

Eight bands from the United States, Holland, Brazil, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland will take part in the Miri Jazz Festival.

For more details, kindly contact the Visitors’ Information Center (Tel: 6 085-434181, Fax: 6 085-434179) or log on at http://www.Mirijazzfestival.com.

Email contact: info@mirijazzfestival.com.

Venue : Pavilion of Parkcity Everly Hotel
Date : May 14 & 15 2010.

Miri - Singapore AirAsia flights suspended since 1 Mar 2010

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:51:57 +0800

A bit of a belated news: Just barely past half a year from its inception, Miri - Singapore flights have been "suspended until further notice" due to "commercial reasons".

For further inquiries, please contact AirAsia's Call Centre at:

Malaysia : +603 2171 9222
Singapore :+65 630 77688

Source

My take :
First all the hoopla about getting a direct Shanghai flight, which didn't come to fruition. Then this Singapore direct flight which didn't last a year. The sad part is, it seems that the Singapore flights are actually quite popular. Yet this was suspended. This is all becoming a really bad joke.

4 March 2010 - Dry Weather In Miri Taking Its Toll

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:24:15 +0800

Dry Weather In Miri Taking Its Toll

MIRI, - The dry weather in Miri Division over the last three weeks is taking its toll on the people, with over 1,000 rural folk being in need of clean water supply and 200,000 more affected by the haze.

Miri Resident and district offices would be sending tankers to bring clean water to the affected population soon.

More at Source

Picture of the Day : Hazey Tuesday

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:54:40 +0800

Who would have expected the yearly haze season would come so early in February?

Pustaka Miri: Health Talk on 'Latest Management in Joint & Back Pain'

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:31:40 +0800

Please be informed that Pustaka Miri will be organizing a public health talk entitled 'Latest Management in Joint and Back Pain'.

The event will be held on Thursday, 4th March 2010 at the library’s Auditorium starting from 2:30pm and admission is FREE.

Dr. Francis Ting Siew Sieng – Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from Normah Medical Specialist Centre, Kuching has been invited to conduct the talk. The emphasis on the talk will be on the importance of caring for the joints and spine as well as creating awareness of the common causes, prevention steps and treatments for the conditions.

For further information, contact Ahmad Samsudin or Masni Abdullah at 085-422525 or email ahmads1@sarawaknet.gov.my .

Visit http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com for updates on the upcoming activities.

Happy Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day & Gong Xi Bazaar Event

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:58:58 +0800

Well it's the time of the year again - this Chinese New Years' falls exactly on February 14th - Valentine's Day - and we would like to wish our readers a joyous and prosperous New Tiger Year and a romantic Valentine's night out.

As such - it's Gong Xi Bazaar time in Miri Town going on in High Street & Kingsway Road in town starting today at 5pm.

So beware the area will be a massive jam along High Street, Bendahara, Raja Road - if you're driving, please park at the Municiple Multi-Story Car Park if you plan to go there. If you're walking, it is just a short distance walk from the major hotels in town area.

There will be a Dragon Dance performance and some other performances every single night until Chinese New Year's Eve.

Watch a video highlight here (2008).

Check out the galleries of past Gong Xi Bazaar events.
Directions:

SenamRobik 2010

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:13:00 +0800

Free aerobics sessions by an experienced instructor
Time : Monday - Friday, 5:15pm
Venue: Miri City Fan Open Amphitheatre

From our friends in Pustaka.

For more information, please contact Kuswandi Kartawi at 085-422525 or email: kuswandk@sarawaknet.gov.my

Statistics : Number of passengers to Mulu Airport in 2008 & 2009.

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:50:43 +0800

Number of passenger traffic in Mulu Airport in 2008 & 2009.

Month	2008	2009
Jan	2924	2332
Feb	2752	2504
Mar	3925	3168
Apr	3166	3362
May	3074	3589
June	3178	3874
July	4716	5435
Aug	5114	5840
Sept	3503	4628
Oct	3042	4651
Nov	2445	5006
Dec	4776	5631
Total	42618	50020

26 January 2009 - 3.2 tremor rocks Batu Niah

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:07:54 +0800

3.2 tremor rocks Batu Niah

A mild tremor, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, jolted Batu Niah in Miri yesterday but no one in this small rural town in Miri division felt a thing.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the tremor occurred at 7.47am and the epicentre was 26km from Batu Niah.

Source

Statistics: Number Of Visitors Crosing Sungai Tujuh Border (UPDATED)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:52 +0800

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
1	232,334	202,282	162,879	183,234	141,982
2	224,189	169,214	187,990	164,063	117,132
3	234,380	161,417	205,188	142,134	122,700
4	180,872	161,465	156,029	118,412	134,209
5	185,791	173,081	145,482	122,951	120,671
6	188,324	170,521	180,331	154,141	172,475
7	193,884	143,257	162,542	146,548	119,599
8	161,976	146,435	155,169	175,440	149,402
9	192,974	189,329	156,706	149,815	142,074
10	176,100	188,175	210,771	151,217	136,939
11	159,358	143,767	201,206	162,066	166,072
12	235,879	239,831	257,365	182,614	239,935

Total	2,366,061	2,088,774	2,181,658	1,852,635	1,763,190

UPDATED with DECEMBER 2009 data.

New Taxi Fare Charges Effective 1st March, 2010.

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:09:22 +0800

Sarawak will implement new taxi rates.

The new fare structure fees will be RM10 for the first three kilometres and 12 sen every subsequent 100m. The current fare charges are RM4 for the first two kilometres and 10 sen for every subsequent 100m.

This change will be effective March 1, 2010 first in Miri, Sibu & Kuching.

Statistics : Water Meter Theft For the Year 2009

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:47:46 +0800

Statistics for water meter theft for the year 2009 in major towns and cities in Sarawak:

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Miri ranks first in amount of reported case.

Month	Miri	Bintulu	Limbang	Kuching	Sibu
Jan	7	1	0	17	17
Feb	4	0	0	13	14
Mar	4	1	0	12	3
Apr	4	0	0	8	17
May	4	0	0	13	1
June	3	3	0	8	2
July	5	1	0	4	9
Aug	5	1	0	11	40
Sept	9	0	0	14	43
Oct	13	0	0	15	10
Nov	49	0	0	19	12
Dec	180	0	0	8	0
Total	287	7	0	142	168

Source: United Daily News

Note: The costs for replacement of water meters are RM65 +/- each.