Miri Market

Miri (10-12 May 13)

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May 13th 2013
And so from one oil-rich region to another. After just three quick days in the Bruneian sultanate, it was time to move on southwest-wards in my trip along Northern Borneo. So I bade farewell to Chiong and Sab, and took the 4h bus across the border to Miri in Sarawak, perhaps the more important of the two East Malaysian states. Larger, and endowed with even more natural resources than Sabah, Sar ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more