Details about Sarawak Miri and Sarawak Sibu in Malaysia

Miri City, Sarawak is located at 4 degrees 23 minutes north latitude and 113 degrees 55 minutes east longitude, located in the northern part of Sarawak.

Miri city center is located on the west bank of the Miri River, with Canada Mountain on its back and facing the South China Sea. It has a deep and long coastline, starting from Bagan and ending at the coastal border with Brunei. Currently, the Miri City Council has jurisdiction over an area of ??26,777 square kilometers.

Miri is the second largest city in Sarawak after Kuching with a population of 239,600 (Malaysian Census 2000). Among them, the Chinese are the majority, accounting for about 55%, followed by the Iban, Malay and Meranno ethnic groups. Other ethnic minorities include Kangar, Kenyan, Karabi, Indian, Bidayuh... and so on.

Miri Province is one of the nine provinces in Sarawak, and Miri City is the capital of Miri Province and one of the provincial administrative centers of the federal and state governments. In terms of administration, it has the Provincial Governor's Office, the County Governor's Office and various federal and state government departments. Its jurisdiction is 26,777 square kilometers of Miri Province (the second largest province in Sarawak).

The City Council of Miri City is responsible for managing the administrative work of Miri City. Currently, the Miri City Council has 25 official city councilors. The council holds meetings of all members every month to discuss and make decisions on various municipal affairs in Miri.

Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia. The inland areas are mountainous areas covered by tropical rainforests, and Miri is the second largest province in Sarawak. People in the inland areas communicate with cities by waterways and aviation. Miri Province alone has ten inland airports, which is more than any other country in the country. This makes Miri Airport the base camp for small civil aircraft in North Sabah.

In addition, Miri Airport has become the fifth busiest airport in the country after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuching International Airport, Penang International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport. However, it is only the fifth busiest airport in terms of flight traffic. After Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu.

Since the completion of the expansion, Miri Airport has been able to handle two million passengers per year. Its facilities and runways have the ability to open international routes and upgrade to an international airport in the near future with the cooperation of the government and airlines.

Miri is rich in oil and is also known as the Oil City. The early economic development was mainly based on oil, elephant glue and pepper. From the 1970s to the 1980s, it was the heyday of Miri's woodton exports, with annual exports reaching 20 million tons, playing a decisive role in promoting Miri's economic development.

In the 1990s, the state government vigorously promoted the development of the oil palm industry, and many deforested forest lands have been converted into large oil palm plantations. In the future, oil palm will also become the economic lifeline of Miri.

In addition to petroleum, timber, oil palm and agricultural products, in line with the 2005 Tourism City Vision and the 2020 Development Blueprint, Miri is currently developing tourist attractions and improving tourism infrastructure. Transform into a healthy tourism city, and tourism will also be the focus of Miri's future economic development.

Miri is a must-stop for many well-known national parks in Sarawak. The national parks in Miri Province include – Mulu National Park (the largest and highest cave in the world, has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage), Niah National Park (people once inhabited 40,000 years ago, and this is where Sarawak is rich in bird’s nests. a place), Lambir National Park, and more.

Sibu is a small city located in Sarawak, East Malaysia, Malaysia. The population is only about 250,000. The population in Sibu is mainly Chinese, and the majority are Fuzhou people, so you can hear people speaking Fuzhou dialect everywhere. All Chinese in Malaysia can speak at least three languages ??- Malay, English, and Chinese. There is a characteristic in Malaysia that you can see who speaks what language. You can see people with dark skin speaking English (maybe Indians), people with dark brown skin speaking Malay+English (maybe Malays or Aboriginals). If you have the same yellow skin as us, just speak English + Chinese!

(Sibu, Sarawak) The main economic lifeline of this place is the logging industry. Sarawak has the world's oldest forest (tropical rainforest), which is about 200 million years old. More than 100 new species of organisms were discovered last year. Therefore, this place may become a world protected area. But the logging industry is very popular right now. No matter what industry, Sibu relies on the logging industry. If the price of Mouton falls, it will seriously affect the situation of all walks of life in Sibu. Although we have large areas of virgin forest, the rise in environmental awareness in recent years has prompted major companies to start replanting forests.

In Sibu, Malaysia, it was just a small village-like market town a hundred years ago. The Chinese called it "New Fuzhou", which probably means that most of the Chinese there are from Fuzhou, China, and speak Fuzhou dialect. The lifestyle is similar to that of current Fuzhou people. Mr. Wu said: "Most of them run small businesses, and some are bigger. They are very hardworking and hardworking." Mr. Wu said that when he visited Sibu for the first time, he felt strange and friendly while walking in the city of Sibu. Strange because we are in a foreign country; familiar because the street names there are all written in Chinese, such as Haichu Street, Bank Street, and Datie Street. The same is true for company names, such as Fuhua Bank, Futai Financial, Evergreen Co., Ltd. and more. Doing business in Sibu is very difficult for Chinese people.

In Sibu, visiting Tua Pek Kong Temple is a very meaningful thing. Da Bo Gong was invited from Fujian, China in 1897. Da Bo Gong is China's "Earth God". The Chinese who came to Sibu were cultivating land in Sibu. The people and land were unfamiliar and helpless, so they had no choice but to pray for God's blessing. The land was their second life to them, so they invited the "Land Lord".

Take a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu City (Sibu) in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Surprisingly, when entering East Malaysia from West Malaysia, you still have to fill in the customs entry procedures. You can immediately feel the difference between the two sides. Sex, and I was mentally prepared that something new would happen in East Malaysia. After leaving the customs, what came into view were two sisters and several brothers who looked very similar. After some introductions, I found out that they were Sister Zhang Ying’s daughter Rebecca and a company official. When I first met Sister Zhang, I could feel her young and cheerful personality. . After boarding the bus, we immediately headed to Sister Zhang’s company in Sibu City.

On the way from the airport to Sibu, you can smell the strong atmosphere of the tropical rainforest. As soon as you enter the city of Sibu, what is eye-catching is that almost every household is using satellites of various sizes. dish. For a long time, I have always thought that Malaysia has very strict control over satellite viewing. However, after arriving in Sibu City, Sarawak, I was really excited to see this phenomenon, because as long as there is a satellite dish, there is a chance to spread the good news; as long as it is good, The news has entered local Chinese families, and I believe that the gospel will definitely have an impact there and change the lives of many people! In addition to being surprised in my heart, it also increased my infinite reverence and gratitude to God.