Sungai Miri
21·07·2005 | Permalink | Comments

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Franz Kessler
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Franz is an explorer, writer and photographer. He has been working as an explorer in Sarawak, Borneo since mid 2004. He has a PHD in Geology. Franz is also a published author of historical novels, adventure books, poetry and (popular) science. 
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Miri, Sarawak
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houses, river, village

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Sungai Miri is a small river that runs through the heart of Miri city. A little away, it flows along old fishing kampongs such as Pasir, as pictured. Idyllic as it may look, the river has become very dirty, being polluted by sawmills and untreated sewage from the many (often illegal) settlements along the river. The kampongs next to Miri suffer from a decline of life quality and culture which seems to be typical for areas in the vicinity of cities. Renamed a “Resort City.” I wonder how Miri feels with a dirty sungai flowing right through the middle.

 

  1. well, as a Miri-an myself, I am actually quite embarrased with the Sungai Miri’s condition. But what to do, we can’t possibly make the “Milo drinks” into clean and clear now, do we?
    — GeminiGeek    21. July 2005, 22:13    #
  2. why u mean we cant?it is we who dun want to take care da river..
    one eye close everything is done..tats how mirian r now.
    never concern about environment…yet wan to become a resort city.
    maybe i shud take more photo where this dirty place is…blog it out..
    — noproject    21. July 2005, 23:36    #
  3. Sungai miri can be cleaned. It’s a question of will and money. Without cleaning up the river ‘resort city Miri’is just keeping appearances.
    — matahari sky    23. July 2005, 15:52    #

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