Miri Resort City.com - Places of Interest

Sarbekas Weekend Market

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:27:34 +0800

Located at Sarbekas Commercial Center, this weekend night market opens in the late afternoon every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. There are over 170 stalls in the Saberkas Weekend Market which sell vegetables, fruits, sea products, clothes, drinks, satay, grilled fish, BBQ chicken wings and other delicacies.

Miri Old Town

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:11:27 +0800

Miri Old Town is a narrow warren of streets crammed with tiny shops selling a huge variety off goods, as well as some of the most traditional and original coffee shops in town. The Old Town is gradually being renovated, street-by-street, but the architectural style & layout is being carefuly preserved.

Notes of interest:

- A lady selling vegetables along the corridors at the coffee shop in front of the Tua Pek Kong Temple regularly brings her cat along for the day. This cat is much adored by her customers and those who frequent the area. Usually can be seen in the mornings.

- You can sometimes see a man riding his classic china-style bicycle in the Old Town. This bicycle is special; it is decorated with lights and other accessories to look a bit like a motorbike, but yet clearly it is not pretending to be one. Probably the only one in Miri.

- You may see one or two mentally-challenged men talking to themselves in the middle of the streets. They do not pose danger to the public.

Taman Awam Miri

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:43:23 +0800

Taman Awam Miri isabout 3km from the city center along the Miri-Bintulu Road. There are flora gardens, souvenir center, canteen, observatory platform, children's playground, exhibitions room, stone carving and sculptures, waterfalls, suspension bridge, fountains, pavillions, jogging track and other sporting facilities. There is also a Children's Water playground.

Miri Heritage Center

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:13:46 +0800

Miri Heritage Center is situated at Raja Road. This center has various traditional handicrafts and pottery on display and for sale at the center. Artwork such as paintings are also its main attraction. Visitors are welcome to know more about our local cultures and browse through the many hand-crafted souvenirs home.

The Glass Tower (Yu Lan Plaza)

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:58:28 +0800

Yu Lan Plaza is the first all-glass building in Miri. It is located in the midst of the old Miri town area, located next to the Miri Old Open Air Market. The building, though empty, provides an easy and quick way to regain your bearings of where you are. The building was built in the late 1990s, and is known as the "Glass Tower." It is also widely known for being a white elephant, as it has been very empty and under utilised for a very long time; housing only an office or two within.

Entertainment in Miri

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:07:23 +0800

Miri offers many great places where you can enjoy food, music and interesting atmosphere at the same time. If you're looking for a good time crooning to your favorite songs, Miri offers a number of pubs and karaoke lounges.

Miri City Fan

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:37:38 +0800

Miri City Fan
A unique fan-shaped (when viewed from the air) urban civic park, it is about 26 acres is carefully sited in the hub of sports, educational and cultural facilities of Miri. Miri City Fan is designed to create civic consciousness by the embodiment of several symbolic parks.

It is a world-class urban civic park with the setting for sport, educational and cultural activities. It includes a promenade, parkland, an amphitheater, musical fountain, a library and cultural center and various ethnic gardens. The 10.4-hectare park was accorded the Malaysia's best landscaped city park.

PUSTAKA MIRI

Pustaka Miri is a two-storey building earmarked as one of the anchor nodes for the Miri City Fan. Located along the central axis to Dewan Suarah Miri (Miri Civic Centre), this horseshoe-shaped sandstone building with lighth green curtain walling is designed as a tranquil oasis acting as the symbolic apex of information technology in the civic heart of Miri Resort City.

The ground floor houses Multimedia Galeri with a special corner dedicated for Children's Infotheque. The first floor houses an auditorium, special collection area, and Information Resource Centre which overlooks the Miri City Fan's amphitheatre and Garden of Vision.

The basement floor houses the surau and a multipurpose room, which has a direct linkage to the amphitheatre.

Pustaka Miri Address

Imperial Mall & Suites

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:02:13 +0800

Imperial Mall & Suites is a shopping mall in the center of Miri.

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Taman Selera

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:34:24 +0800

The oldest recreational park in Miri, Taman Selera is situated in Brighton about 3KM from the city center at Tanjung Lobang. Besides the golden sand beach, children's playground and outdoor facilities, there is an open air hawker center which is a popular eating place with all sorts of delightful local food. Enjoy the beautiful sunset and feel the cool sea breeze as you listen to the sound of the splashing waves..

Miri Esplanade

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:41:33 +0800

The espalade is located at Luak, in the outskirt of Miri city, by the coastal highway. its a great place for family outings and leisure enjoyment. People gather here to enjoy the ocean scenery, face the ocean breeze, have picnics - and the lively people during the weekend.

Wisma Pelita Tunku

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:19:07 +0800

The oldest and first shopping complex in Miri, Wisma Pelita Tunku is still garnering lots of shoppers daily, because of its close proximity with Old Town area and the bus station. Within it there are many food and drink centers. There are lots of handicraft shops within Pelita Tunku, and any touring in and around Miri shouldn't be complete unless one also stops by Wisma Pelita Tunku.

Miri Crocodile Farm

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:50:37 +0800

Located near Kuala Baram River Mouth (previous Ferry Terminal), a pleasant scenic Coastal drive along Miri-Kuala Baram Road from Miri will take you there in 20 minutes. The First and the Largest Crocodile Farm in the northern region of Sarawak.

The Crocodile Farm cum Mini Zoo is registered and recognised by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, Registration No. A-MY-509). Come face to face with more than 1,000 Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus Porosus) and Malayan Gharial (Tomistoma Schlegelii) in a 22 acres land-scaped setting with natural breeding enclosure and perfectly man-made sanctuary ponds specially carved out for the creatures. A stroll around its perimeter allows you to safely view an amazing collection of crocodiles up close. The crocodile farm opens everyday of the year, is home to thousands of crocodiles of different species as well as other exotic animals from tropical countries.

Boulevard Shopping Complex

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:31:08 +0800

Boulevard Shopping Complex: Over 80 shops, a post office, a hypermarket a department store, a moneychanger and a bank. Good food is availale at the rooptop level of this five story building, which also boasts a playground and a video arcade. This center caters for exhibition and function, with a seating capacity for 2000 people.

Providing over 270, 000 sq ft of net lettable commercial space, Boulevard Shopping Complex is the highlight of Boulevard Centre. The anchor tenant is the BOULEVARD HYPERMARKET & DEPARTMENTAL STORE, which occupies over 100,000 sq ft of floor space, including a large indoor wet and dry market on the upper ground floor level.
There are 88 arcade shops that spread over three levels in the remaining section of the Complex. Other features include exhibition and leisure hall, food court, IT Center and Children Playland on the third floor.

It is very popular among young Mirians and also Bruneians from the neighboring country. The Boulevard HyperMarket within offers attractive prices and merchandise seldom found elsewhere and on occasion great discounts. It is also one of the very few shopping complexes that offer a huge parking space for its customers, so there is not much to worry about parking congestion.

The complex is simply a pleasure to be in, with a fountain in the ground floor, plenty of seating areas and food & drink outlets for those who tire from shopping. There are usually a lot of functions going on during festive seasons as entertainment for the shoppers.

Miri Square ( M2 / M Square)

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:16:59 +0800

Miri Square: The Cool location, housing the San Francisco Coffee house, eateries serving local and western delicacies, savory Chinese and local Malays food. There is also a good mix of shopping outlets, a video arcade and department store to give it a complete shopping atmosphere.

Bintang Plaza

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:14:50 +0800

Bintang Plaza: Total floor areas of 400,000 square feet, more than 100 shops, fast food and beverage outlets, bookstore, watch shop, boutiques, optic center, pharmacies and footwear stores. On the third floor is a 24-lane bowling alley, a food court and a cineplex while an indoor archery sports centre is located on the lower roof level.

The Bintang Plaza is the star complex of Miri, for its completeness and comprehensive array of shops and entertainment outlets. "Bintang" means "Star" in Malay language, and most appropriately so. It is currently still (as of 2006) the only complex with both a cineplex and bowling alley in one in Miri. The complex was opened in 1996.