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lights as well as top DJs and live bands. Go with friends Bario, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long
and buy your beer by the barrel. 4 pm - 2.30 am. Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi and Mukah.
Island, Block 7, Unity Centre, Pelita Commercial Centre.
Relaxed hangout wiith a selecion of over a hundred Air Asia. 1 Floor, Main Terminal Building, Miri Airport.
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cocktails. You won’t run out of choices. 4pm - 2am. Also at Pelita Commercial Centre next to Grand Palace
Ming Cafe - see Eaing Out - Western. Hotel. Call centre: 03-76512222. www.airasia.com.
Relecions, Meritz Hotel. Stylish lounge bar with live Malaysia Airlines & MASWings. Lot 10635, Airport
music nightly as well as private KTV rooms. 3 pm - 1 am. Commercial Centre. Tel: 423500. Call centre 1300
The Other Oice, Lot 349 Pelita Commercial Centre. A 883000. www.malaysiaairlines.com.
favourite amongst expatriates and locals for cheap beer Malindo Air: No Miri oice. Tel: 03-78415388, www.
and pleasant company, 3.30pm - 2am. malindoair.com
SOHO Irish Bar & Bistro, 29-4A Jln Yu Seng Utara.
Serves the best draught Guinness in town. 4 pm - 2 am. Road: Miri has road links with all major towns in
Siam Thai Bar, Lot 2212, 1st Floor, Krokop 5, Taman Sarawak and Brunei.
Yakin. The dance loor and pool tables atract the
younger crowd whilst the balcony and sofa areas Boat: Express boats for Marudi and Long Lama depart
provide quieter areas to hang out. 4pm - 2am. from the wharf near the ASEAN Bridge at Kuala Baram.
Wheels, Waterfront Commercial Centre. Music café See Marudi secion for details.
serving western food and playing pop and R&B.
Occasional live bands. 4 pm - 1 am. Bus: Local Services depart from the bus staion next to
the Visitor’s Informaion Centre. Long Distance Services
Cinemas depart from the Long Distance Bus Terminal at Pujut
Star Cineplex, Merdeka Shopping Mall,Tel: 417610. Corner. At peak holiday periods it is advisable to book
long distance bus ickets in advance.
GSC, Bintang Megamall, Tel: 03-78068888. Features 3D Airport: Miri Bus No. 28 First bus 5.35 am, last bus
screens. Check local press for movie lisings. 6.40pm.
The Performing Arts Bakam (for beaches): Miri Bus No. 13
Batu Niah: See secion on Niah Caves Naional Park.
Tradiional music and Bintulu (RM25) – Sibu (RM45) – Sarikei (RM56) - Sri
dance performances Aman (RM72) – Kuching (RM90): Frequent services
are oten staged in the from long distance bus terminal.
leading hotels, outdoors Brunei: PHLS Express, daily at 8.15 am and 3.45 pm
at Miri City Fan, public (RM40).
parks and at the Civic Kuala Baram (for Crocodile Farm and Express Boats to
Centre (of Jln Gartak). Marudi): Miri Bus No. 1 or 1A.
Check local press for Lambir Hills: See secion on Lambir Hills Naional Park.
details. The popular Limbang: Bintang Jaya Express daily at 1.30pm (RM38)
Borneo Jazz Fesival is Long Distance Bus Terminal: Miri Bus No. 33
held at the Parkcity Everly Hotel in early May every year To Mukah: 4x daily (also to Dalat) from long distance
- see Events lising on page 98. bus terminal (RM52).
To Ponianak (Indonesia): 4x daily from long distance
TRAVEL & TOUR CONNECTIONS bus terminal RM96).
To Taman Selera and Marriot and Everly Hotels: Miri
Any fares quoted in this guide are for one-way and do Bus Nos. 11 & 13
not include taxes and surcharges (where applicable).
Taxis: Airport to town is RM22. The main taxi stand is
Air: Regular Malaysia Airlines (MAS) lights connect of Jln. China in the centre of town. Miri taxis do not
Miri with Kuching (4x daily), and Kuala Lumpur (5x use meters so it is best to agree the fare irst. Short
daily), with onward connecions to over 80 desinaions distances around town are RM7-10. Taxis can be
worldwide. Air Asia, operates frequent lights to Miri booked by phoning 432277. A call out fee is levied. To
from Kuala Lumpur LCCT (4x daily), Kuching (2x daily), charter a taxi for 1 hour costs RM35-40.
Johor Bahru (1x daily), Kota Kinabalu (1x daily) and
Singapore (5x weekly). Malindo Air also lies daily from Car Hire: This is a great way to explore in and around
Kuala Lumpur. MASWings operates frequent ATR-72 Miri. At peak periods, make sure to book in advance.
turboprop lights to Bintulu, Sibu, Kuching, Labuan,
Limbang and Mulu, as well as a Rural Air Service, Avis Rent-A-Car, Lot 616, Jln Permaisuri. Tel: 430222.
operaing DHC-6 Twin Oters (baggage allowance 10kg Brighton Tour & Travel, 15 Level 2 Soon Hup Tower,
max - excess baggage is not available) to Bakalalan, Jln Maju. Tel: 433113, 019-8846186 (24 hrs), Email:
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and buy your beer by the barrel. 4 pm - 2.30 am. Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi and Mukah.
Island, Block 7, Unity Centre, Pelita Commercial Centre.
Relaxed hangout wiith a selecion of over a hundred Air Asia. 1 Floor, Main Terminal Building, Miri Airport.
st
cocktails. You won’t run out of choices. 4pm - 2am. Also at Pelita Commercial Centre next to Grand Palace
Ming Cafe - see Eaing Out - Western. Hotel. Call centre: 03-76512222. www.airasia.com.
Relecions, Meritz Hotel. Stylish lounge bar with live Malaysia Airlines & MASWings. Lot 10635, Airport
music nightly as well as private KTV rooms. 3 pm - 1 am. Commercial Centre. Tel: 423500. Call centre 1300
The Other Oice, Lot 349 Pelita Commercial Centre. A 883000. www.malaysiaairlines.com.
favourite amongst expatriates and locals for cheap beer Malindo Air: No Miri oice. Tel: 03-78415388, www.
and pleasant company, 3.30pm - 2am. malindoair.com
SOHO Irish Bar & Bistro, 29-4A Jln Yu Seng Utara.
Serves the best draught Guinness in town. 4 pm - 2 am. Road: Miri has road links with all major towns in
Siam Thai Bar, Lot 2212, 1st Floor, Krokop 5, Taman Sarawak and Brunei.
Yakin. The dance loor and pool tables atract the
younger crowd whilst the balcony and sofa areas Boat: Express boats for Marudi and Long Lama depart
provide quieter areas to hang out. 4pm - 2am. from the wharf near the ASEAN Bridge at Kuala Baram.
Wheels, Waterfront Commercial Centre. Music café See Marudi secion for details.
serving western food and playing pop and R&B.
Occasional live bands. 4 pm - 1 am. Bus: Local Services depart from the bus staion next to
the Visitor’s Informaion Centre. Long Distance Services
Cinemas depart from the Long Distance Bus Terminal at Pujut
Star Cineplex, Merdeka Shopping Mall,Tel: 417610. Corner. At peak holiday periods it is advisable to book
long distance bus ickets in advance.
GSC, Bintang Megamall, Tel: 03-78068888. Features 3D Airport: Miri Bus No. 28 First bus 5.35 am, last bus
screens. Check local press for movie lisings. 6.40pm.
The Performing Arts Bakam (for beaches): Miri Bus No. 13
Batu Niah: See secion on Niah Caves Naional Park.
Tradiional music and Bintulu (RM25) – Sibu (RM45) – Sarikei (RM56) - Sri
dance performances Aman (RM72) – Kuching (RM90): Frequent services
are oten staged in the from long distance bus terminal.
leading hotels, outdoors Brunei: PHLS Express, daily at 8.15 am and 3.45 pm
at Miri City Fan, public (RM40).
parks and at the Civic Kuala Baram (for Crocodile Farm and Express Boats to
Centre (of Jln Gartak). Marudi): Miri Bus No. 1 or 1A.
Check local press for Lambir Hills: See secion on Lambir Hills Naional Park.
details. The popular Limbang: Bintang Jaya Express daily at 1.30pm (RM38)
Borneo Jazz Fesival is Long Distance Bus Terminal: Miri Bus No. 33
held at the Parkcity Everly Hotel in early May every year To Mukah: 4x daily (also to Dalat) from long distance
- see Events lising on page 98. bus terminal (RM52).
To Ponianak (Indonesia): 4x daily from long distance
TRAVEL & TOUR CONNECTIONS bus terminal RM96).
To Taman Selera and Marriot and Everly Hotels: Miri
Any fares quoted in this guide are for one-way and do Bus Nos. 11 & 13
not include taxes and surcharges (where applicable).
Taxis: Airport to town is RM22. The main taxi stand is
Air: Regular Malaysia Airlines (MAS) lights connect of Jln. China in the centre of town. Miri taxis do not
Miri with Kuching (4x daily), and Kuala Lumpur (5x use meters so it is best to agree the fare irst. Short
daily), with onward connecions to over 80 desinaions distances around town are RM7-10. Taxis can be
worldwide. Air Asia, operates frequent lights to Miri booked by phoning 432277. A call out fee is levied. To
from Kuala Lumpur LCCT (4x daily), Kuching (2x daily), charter a taxi for 1 hour costs RM35-40.
Johor Bahru (1x daily), Kota Kinabalu (1x daily) and
Singapore (5x weekly). Malindo Air also lies daily from Car Hire: This is a great way to explore in and around
Kuala Lumpur. MASWings operates frequent ATR-72 Miri. At peak periods, make sure to book in advance.
turboprop lights to Bintulu, Sibu, Kuching, Labuan,
Limbang and Mulu, as well as a Rural Air Service, Avis Rent-A-Car, Lot 616, Jln Permaisuri. Tel: 430222.
operaing DHC-6 Twin Oters (baggage allowance 10kg Brighton Tour & Travel, 15 Level 2 Soon Hup Tower,
max - excess baggage is not available) to Bakalalan, Jln Maju. Tel: 433113, 019-8846186 (24 hrs), Email:
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