Miri celebrates city status in style

MIRI: It was a simple ceremony but yet one of the most important for Sarawak and Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud when this municipality was declared a city yesterday. 

Just before midnight, Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin read out the declaration signed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong giving Miri city status. Just as the clock struck 12, Tun Abang Muhammad declared: “Miri is hereby proclaimed a city.”