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Bekenu experienced floods in February 1966, January 1967, January 1972, January 1981, [4] June 2020, [5] October 2021, [6] October 2022, [7] and January 2023. [8]The most serious flood in Bekenu was in 1962 when shops were flooded up to the first floor and people had to be rescued by fishermen in rowing boats.
This was followed by Sibu Interchange in May 2023, completing the entire WPC07 segment. In 2022, Nyabau Interchange, the longest flyover ever to be built, opened to public. At the same year, Interchanges of Mile 7 and 6 in Kuching, Miri Airport and Pujut Link opened to public as well as new 4 lane road towards Permyjaya in Miri.
Miri Central Market (also known as Miri Open Air Market) is located at the Miri Old Town centre. It offers a wide choices of local food whose recipes which have been passed on for generations. [ 229 ] [ 230 ] Local delicacies such as Miri Curry Rice, [ 231 ] chicken porridge, [ 230 ] open air kolo mee, [ 232 ] and Char kway teow can be found ...
Miri Airport [3] (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport located 9.5 km (5.9 mi) south east [2] of Miri, a city in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Malaysia, and the second-busiest in Sarawak. Miri Airport is the main hub for MASWings Twin Otter fleet which took over the rural air services from ...
The name "Kuching" was already in use for the city by the time Brooke arrived in 1839. [9] [15] There are many theories as to the derivation of the name "Kuching".It was perhaps derived from the Malay word for cat, "kucing", or from Cochin, an Indian trading port on the Malabar Coast and a generic term in China and British India for trading harbour. [9]
Bintulu is located 610 kilometres (380 mi) northeast of Kuching [51] 216 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Sibu, [52] and 200 kilometres (120 mi) southwest of Miri. [53] Bintulu is located near the mouth of the Kemena River, [ 54 ] in the coastal region of central Sarawak. [ 24 ]
Marudi is a town in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and is a part of the division of Miri. It is the seat of Marudi District, and is located on the banks of Baram River, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) upstream from the river mouth. Marudi was the administrative centre of the northern region of Sarawak before Miri was established
The proposed construction of a RM10.8 billion Kuching light rapid transit (LRT) project was expected to commence by 2019 and was scheduled to be operational by 2024. [6] It was proposed that the LRT will use hydrogen fuel cell rolling-stock with a travel speed of 70–140km/h.