Bario folk want bigger airport, more flights to boost tourism

Major-General Stephen (centre) greeting some of the veterans in Bario during the event.

MIRI: The Bario War Heroes Memorial located in the Bario Highlands in northernmost Sarawak have the potential to be a major draw for paying homage and tourism as more than 2,000 foreign Allied soldiers died there in World War 2.

Relatives of these soldiers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Europe would want to visit the memorial regularly to pay homage to their loved ones who died there and to visit the highlands.