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A Chinese man named Chan Chak began calling a monk to appease the spirits with a spirit-pacifying ritual being carried out near the Miri River and with an altar being placed there. [3] When the epidemic began to subside following the ritual, the local Chinese residents constructed a temple near the river to revere Tua Pek Kong in gratitude to ...
Miri (/ ˈ m ɪr i /) is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), [2] located 798 kilometres (496 mi) northeast of Kuching [6] and 329 kilometres (204 mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu. [7]
"Kisah di Balik Kubah Megah AVROS Medan" [Story behind the majestic dome of AVROS, Medan]. National Geographic Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016; Widodo, Johannes. "Medan: The Advent of a North Sumatran Modern City". Medan Heritage. Sumatra Heritage Trust.
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
Istana Asahan (Bangunan Bersejarah – Balai Di Ujung Tanjung) – seat of Asahan Sultanate, Tanjungbalai. Istana Asi Mbojo – seat of Bima Sultanate, Kota Bima. Istana Asseraya Al Hasyimiyah – seat of Siak Sultanate, Siak Regency. Istana Bacan – seat of Bacan Sultanate, South Halmahera Regency.
Originally erected in 1959, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Miri, the diocese was formed from the Vicariate of Kuching. The present Catholic community in the country finds its roots in the ministry of the Missionary Society of St. Joseph (Mill Hill Missionaries) They started schools all throughout Miri, starting with Good Shepherd School, at Claude Town (or present day Marudi).
The seat of this division is the city of Miri. Miri Division consists of two districts: Miri and Marudi . Of the 21 seismic events that happened in Sarawak from 1874 to 2011, the majority of them occurred between Niah and Selangau regions, which corresponds to Miri and Bintulu Divisions with Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MMI) of 3.5 to 5.3 ...
Miri District is an administrative district in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia covering a total area of 4707 km 2. [1] The Miri District can be divided into Miri City (997.43 km 2 ), [ 4 ] Sibuti sub-district (842.47 km 2 ), and Niah sub-district (2887.21 km 2 ). [ 5 ]