MALAYSIA - 10 JAN 2026: Image of the city of Miri, Sarawak which was the an oil town historically. The Baram River (L) is used by the Dayaks who are natives and other residents for transport.
From Yangling Goh
Some history and fun stuff linked to me/my dad about this place:-
1. It used to be an oil town but received city status sometime in the 2000s
2.
His original birthplace is a town nearby Miri. My grandparents, aunts
and uncles all moved to Miri after mistreatment from living with
relatives (my grandmother quietly saved money in a Milo tin for this,
apparently)
3. The long
river shown, is called the Baram River. The natives would use this river
as a way to travel around. The natives, called Dayaks, treated this
like their highway, and also depended on it for food and even
agriculture!
4. Speaking
of Dayaks, the final fun fact is apparently we have some Dayak heritage -
according to family lore, my great great grandfather was a trader who
also used this river. According to the story, the daughter of a tribe
chief was gravely ill, and my great great grandfather rowed his boat out
with medicine for her. She got better, and the chief gave her hand in
marriage to my great great grandfather. Apparently our lineage comes
from that!
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