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.”
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