View of Miri in 2003

 View of Miri from sky in the year 2003.The river still available and the new river are also available.

Kampung Dagang at Miri

 Miri wireless ferry area.Also known as Kampung Dagang,Miri.Circa 1966

Miri Marina Bay on the making

 Pandangan dari Udara "Marina Bay" yang masih di dalam proses pembinaan sekitar pertengahan tahun 2000an.

Miri Map on 2006

 Miri in 2006.Part of new Miri are on the build while the old part of Miri river can be seen too.The Miri river are then lost in a year later.

Postcard showing mouth of Miri river

 Postcard showing mouth of Miri river, and the tip of Pulau Melayu peninsular. Back then, there was a Melanau Village there. Because of some problem, mostly of natural disaster, strong wind and big waves, all the village move deeper into the peninsular which can be found today behind the golf course. - Postcard photo by Mr. Roger Birch.

The new Miri Estuary

 A view of Miri estuary ,A tug boat pulls the barge from Miri River to the estuary.The estuary open since 2003,to make way the construction of Miri Marina.

Two young lady in a boat crossing Miri river

 Two young lady in a boat crossing Miri river, land behind is Miri Peninsular where old Miri Hospital located. - Circa 1960's. Photo credit to Mr. Edgar Sum

The ferry crossing at Miri River

The ferry crossing at Miri River.The Town,now occupied by members of 2/13 Infantry Battalion ,had a population about 10,000 people. - Circa 23rd June 1945

Ferry service at Sungai Miri

Ferry service connecting Miri Town area to Pulau Melayu Peninsular where Old Miri General Hospital located,now nut just the ferry and the hospital gone,the river too which have been filled up for a new township

Miri City in middle of 1990's

Miri City - Circa middle of 1990's.Mega Hotel can be seen here while Imperiall Mall just kick start the construction ( on 2nd or 3rd floor ) Some other building also just start their construction,The Interhill Office and nearby shophouses.

Fishing at Miri Estuary

Fishing at Miri Estuary,nearby to Golf Club at Pulo Melayu.Photo taken on 20th February 2020.While this photo taken sometimes on 2006.https://www.facebook.com/Sarawakdotcom/photos/a.100467927268058/439957836652397/?type=3&theater taken not far from current location, 14 years in different have some change too with new high rise building seen in the background.

Kampung Wireless Miri

Kampung Wireless, one of the oldest settlement in Miri City by the river.It has been told by the elders here,the name of this Village was given during the Brookr era when one tower ere erected nearby and this tower is a communication tower ( for radio transmission ) since there was no cable or wired,it's a wireless.Since then the whole area was known as Wireless.

The source came from a few man,maybe there's another source and story for the origin of this place,Share it if you know.

Miri City in 1980's

Part of Miri Town in 1980's.Some area are still green,kampung dagang still it's place,Place for Mega Hotel still vacated,and many building s as we can see today still not build yet.

Miri City in 2020

Miri in 2020,a total different from Miri in 1990's and before.The new Miri river esthuary and filled up land becoming part of Miri Marina City.

Jambatan Piasau

Jambatan Piasau - Circa 2008 . Menyambungkan tanah besar dan kawasan perkampungan Pulau Melayu dan Piasau Camp.Perkampungan Pulau Melayu terbentuk dari Majoriti masyarakat Melanau Mukah dan juga Melayu Brunei.Dahulu di hujung perkampungan ini adalah Hospital Bahagian Miri Lama.Hospital tersebut sudah ditutup dan berpindah ke Jalan Cahaya Lopeng,bahkan kawasan Hospital lama tersebut sudah berubah sepenuhnya dimana sebahagiannya telah dikorek menjadi terusan besar dan sebahagiannya ditambak menjadi sebahagian Marina Park.

Old Miri Hospital

Miri Old Hospital in Pulau Melayu area,beside Piasau Bridge the alternatives way to go here is by Ferry which not far from Sikh Temple and JKR area.Since the closure of the Old Hospital,ferry service also seized their operation service.Lot of Urban Legend here and also with the Ferry Service,most of the urban Legend surrounding of Mysterious figures appear on the ferry and the hospital.Now,not only the urban legend,the hospital,the ferry terminal,even the river are vanished without a trace.Just full filled in the memories of people have use and seen it before.

Miri River Scenery in eaely 1990's

Miri River scenery in early 1990's.River in this area have bin fill up with mass land and become part of Marina area.

A view from kampung Wireless

View from kampung Wireless facing Pullman Hotel & Resort.Few decades ago,there was another Kampung nearby,known as Kampung Dagang.Kampung Dagang then relocated as the place is needed in further development of Miri City.One of the development we can see today as we see in the photo are now the Pullman and Part of Marina area.The earliest plan for that place was a proposal to make a waterfront,and proposal remain a proposal.

Kampung Wireless is the last Kampung at the edge of Miri River near to town centre.Hopefully it will maintaain there as part of Miri Heritage and History.

Miri Pullman Hotel

Pullman Hotel and resorts at Miri Riverine ,erected at old Miri River area nearby to Miri Marina

Transformation of Miri River

Gambar-gambar menunjukkan perubahan Sungai Miri dalam masa tempoh dua puluh tahun.Gambar terakhir bukanlah gambar yang terkini namun sudah menunjukkan perubahan ketara di kawasan semenanjung kawasan Pulau Melayu.

Sekitar 1990an , Sungai Miri adalah sungai yang terkotor di Sarawak.Arusnya perlahan dan baunya agak kurang menyenangkan.Mungkin kerana bukan sahaja ada perkampungan di sekitarnya yang menyumbang kepada pembuangan sisa-sisa kotor tetapi juga Kawasan Perindustrian yang juga banyak menyumbang kepada sisa kotoran terbabit.Setelah kawasan kampung Dagang dipindahkan , Sungai Miri masih juga dianggap tercemar.Pembinaan projek Marina City sebagai salah satu cabang utama dalam Pebangunan  Bandaraya peranginan Miri,pastinya tidak mahu Sungai Miri ini menjadi sebahagian daripada Projek yang bertaraf antarabangsa ini.

Salah satu pengorbanan besar bagi Sungai Miriadalah perubahan arus yang perlu segera dilaksanakan agar Status Sungai Miri yang yang tercemar dan kotor dapat ditukar.Sekitar hujung 1990an projek terusan Sungai miri telah dimulakan di Semenanjung Pulau Melayu,natijahnya Pulau melayu telah terbahagi dua.Bahagian di Barat iaitu Muara Lama dan Hospital Umum Miri lama dan bahagian Timur iaitu Kawasan Kampung Pulau melayu dan padang Golf.Terusan itu memanjang ke laut sejauh 1km.gerak ke laut.

Seingat saya bila terusan ini sudah siap,arus sungai Miri lebih lancar dan cepat lagi bergerak, airnya yang kotor,hanyir dan pekat sudah menjadi  agak bersih dan kebiru-biruan.Namun bahagian sebelah Timur pula adalah sebaliknya.Struktur Geografi telah berubah sepenuhnya.Sedikit demi sedikit Sungai Miri bahagian Barat telah ditambak,dan lama kelamaan Bahagian ini dianggap sebahagian Sungai Miri dianggap telah mati.

Bahagian yang ditambak ini ialah sebahagian daripada Projek marina City,sebuah perbandaran baru yang lebih canggih dan bersih.Pengorbanan memerlukan pengorbanan,kali ini alam sekitar yang mempunyai pelbagai kenangan kepada penduduk sekitarnya.Generasi hadapan mungkin hanya dapat melihat sebahagian Sungai ini di dalam gambar  dan mendengar ceritanya dari orang-orang tua yang pernah melihat sendiri pemandangannya.