Practical Training Report: Miri District Office / Mohammad Fardhirul Adellah Rosi

Miri is located in northern Sarawak bordering Darussalam Brunei and East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Before 1841, the State was still under the rule of the Malay sultanate of Brunei. Political instability and chaos has led transitional government of this State to James Brooke and Brooke family. Rajah Charles Brooke as then, has appointed a resident in each division to assist him in governing the area. In 1883, the Sultan of Brunei has submitted Bintulu and Baram area of Sarawak to Fig. In 1945 to 1963 the State has been placed under the control of British colonies and it has been divided into five sections. The four parts of the State when it covers Miri, Bintulu and Baram. In 1979 Bintulu was upgraded to a new Administration.