Miri - The Oil Town

Miri Oil Town
(Above image is 500x375. Original size is 640x480)

The Miri section aims to give an overview of the sights and sounds of Miri, as well as it's development from a small fishing village in the early 1900s to the bustling town it is now.

videos The various pictures on the screen allow the user to click to the various topics. There is a collection of video clips available along the bottom of the screen eg. that covers various aspects of Miri such as the people, markets, shopping, development, recreation etc.
Miri's History The history section has a lot of information on Miri's early history as an oil town. The Miri Well No.1 was the first commercial oil well found in Malaysia and now stands as a national monument on top of Bukit Tenaga (formerly known as Canada Hill).
The Miri Story These details are to be found in a hypertext version of the book "The Miri Story" published by Shell and included in the CD with permission from the copyright owner.

Some recent aerial views of Miri...(not included in the CD)
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