Premier sees Baram becoming Miri suburb, proposes Padang Kerbau be renamed Kerbau Jaya
By Shikin Louis MIRI, Nov 7: Baram could eventually become a suburb of Miri, with Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg proposing that Padang Kerbau be renamed Kerbau Jaya as the area develops. He said the area beyond Canada Hill had the potential to become part of a new Miri, with future commercial and residential development, including a hospital. “Earlier, we were talking about this place called Padang Kerbau. But there are no more buffaloes here, so I suggest…
Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg proposed renaming Padang Kerbau to Kerbau Jaya, envisioning the Baram area as a future suburb of Miri with new commercial and residential developments.
Abang Johari suggested renaming Padang Kerbau to Kerbau Jaya because buffaloes are no longer present in the area.
The Premier stated that Baram will become a suburb of Miri, featuring future commercial and residential development.
Abang Johari cited figures indicating approximately 86,000 Orang Ulu residents live in Miri, part of a larger Sarawak population.
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MIRI, Nov 7: Baram could eventually become a suburb of Miri, with Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg proposing that Padang Kerbau be renamed Kerbau Jaya as the area develops.
He said the area beyond Canada Hill had the potential to become part of a new Miri, with future commercial and residential development, including a hospital.
“Earlier, we were talking about this place called Padang Kerbau. But there are no more buffaloes here, so I suggest renaming it Kerbau Jaya,” he said when officiating at the opening of the FORUM Cultural Centre here today.
Abang Johari also pointed to the strategic location of the cultural centre, owned by the Federation of Orang Ulu Associations Sarawak Malaysia (FORUM), at the entrance to Baram, along the planned Miri-Marudi dual carriageway.
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