Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia uses Asia/Kuching, currently +08 (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Miri is a city in Malaysia, home to around 300,500 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Miri lies on the coast of northern Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, close to the Brunei border. It grew as Malaysia's first oil town and is now a resort and service city, with a waterfront and beaches along the South China Sea.
Miri is the gateway to Gunung Mulu National Park, a World Heritage site holding some of the largest cave passages in the world and the nightly exodus of millions of bats from Deer Cave, reached by a short flight. Niah Caves with their ancient human remains and rock paintings are closer by road, and the coral reefs offshore are among Malaysia's better dive sites.
Taxis and ride-hailing cover the city, and the waterfront is walkable. Mulu is reached by air, and Niah by road, with both generally arranged in advance.
The drier middle months of the year are the best for caves and diving. The northeast monsoon around the turn of the year brings heavy rain and rough seas.
Malaysia uses the MYR, calling code +60.
Malaysia uses the ringgit, and Malay is the official language with English widely spoken and several Bornean languages in local use. Manner is relaxed, and cards are widely accepted.
