Miri, Sarawak
MIRI Weather
Bicycles have always been a primary form of transportation for some people. These are parked behind the Central Market (Open Air Market).
Paramotor Flying at Lutong Airfield. Photo by Sam Chai
Paramotor Flying at Lutong Airfield. Photo by Sam Chai.
"You got your "moto", but where's the "para"?
Wall backdrop of the old San Francisco Coffee at Miri Square (now Imperial Palace). Photo by Ian
According to local legends, in the early 1900s, as Miri was seeing a boom in population as the result of the discovery of oil, a mysterious epidemic spread, wiping out a large number of the population in what was then a very small fishing village.