Railways
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Sarawak had never been particularly rich in railways but it was little known that there was an actual railway laid down in an area called Ensalai, near inland of the Baram River near the border of Brunei.
As the oil company expanded its drilling sites throughout Miri, one of such site, Ensalai, lay in the middle of a swamp which could only be reached by laying a corduroy of logs over it, and putting the railway over those logs for vehicles to successfully move through. These railway equipment are brought over from North Borneo (now Sabah). Records show that this was in June of 1960.
The 'passenger train' for this railway was a standard Land Rover, albeit with the standard wheels swapped out for modified wheels. A 3.25 ton locomotive that was loaned from North Borneo Railways was used to carry much larger and heavier equipment.
As for the drill site itself, Ensalai turned out to be a disappointment and was abandoned on Christmas Eve that year.
Merdeka Suites Hotel(Hotel and Service Apartments) is one of the newer hotels in the Miri City. It is located right next to the Merdeka Mall Shopping Complex in front of Morsjaya Commercial Center.
Dynasty Hotel is strategically located right in the center of Miri. Within walking distance of leading shopping malls, government offices, banks and historical and modern places of interest and tourism spots. The airport is only a 15 minute drive away in clear traffic conditions.
Sarawak Laksa is essentially vermicelli rice noodles (bee hoon), cooked in a shrimp-based broth that is made to thicken with coconut milk.
In the 1920s, these were the years when the Miri field began to decline. Exploration was carried out further and further afield. In 1926 an exploratory team had gone as far as Padang Barawa between the Sungai Seria and Sungai Barawa. Not much attention was paid to their findings then, but now with the Miri field declining the old maps and charts were taken out and studied again.