Over 40,000 join Miri City Christmas Parade 2025

https://www.theborneopost.com/2025/12/07/ov...as-parade-2025/

MIRI (Dec 7): The Miri City Christmas Parade 2025 drew over 40,000 of participants and spectators on Saturday night, reaffirming its role as one of the city’s strongest symbols of unity, harmony and shared community spirit.

Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, in his officiating speech, said the annual celebration has evolved far beyond a festive procession.

According to him, the celebration, which has become a proud tradition in Miri for the past 15 years, is not just a parade of lights, music and colours but a symbol of unity, peace and goodwill among the people of Miri, regardless of race, religion or background.

He added that the parade serves as a reminder that Sarawak’s greatest strength lies in its diversity and its people’s ability to celebrate one another’s culture and faith with mutual respect.

“It reminds us that Sarawak’s strength lies in our diversity — in our ability to come together and celebrate one another’s faith and culture with mutual respect,” he said.

His speech text was read by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who represented him at the event.



This post has been edited by g5sim: Dec 7 2025, 02:19 PM

cukur, boleh hidup aman dan damai tanpa currybun

Sedap lah curry bun. Tina, sambal bilis semua sedap

peace unity masked the corruption, yike

This would not appear in peninsula states easily, I believe.

Therefore indeed a good cause to celebrate and be happy about.

Meanwhile for this though, I think Sarawak has done very well in comparison to many other states

1. Free tertiary public education for Sarawakians.
2. Heavily subsidized medical and treatment fees in public hospital or healthcare institutions for Sarawakians.
3. Sarawak now has a major stake in Bank, allowing pathway to fully owning a state bank.
4. Sarawak now has a port that belongs to the state.
5. Sarawak now has her own sovereign future / pension fund.
6. Sarawak now has her own airlines.
7. Sarawak also has completed majority of her infrastructure projects and more to come.

Corruption, we gotta wait for prosecution to act. But even with corruption, Sarawak has done more than states that claims to have "no corruption". Especially with the barrage of news on federal level.

This post has been edited by sadukarzz: Dec 7 2025, 02:38 PM

where is that certain politician that held a samurai katana why so silent ya

Waiting for Sarawak to change from negeri to Negara.

That day might come, one day

After she decided that she has outgrown the leader

We'll see

Then it might be a very appealing country for non-bumi from peninsular to migrate to. Me included.

♪ Joy to the world! The lord is come.
Let earth receive her King! ♪

Let's the same, Christmas Parade in Kelate!

Nicely done, Abang Jo and Sarawak really slapping hard on the face of Malaya and Puas in particular.

Sorry to splash cold water on your hopes

But even right now, its quite difficult to be a citizen there

Even for Sabahans

But hey not all hopes are lost, they are starting to snowball, they will need talents

If Singapore can and still demand talents - Degree holders etc

Don't see why not

Without money, not much can be done but all thanks to Najib who abolished the legal road block that has prevented Sarawak from reclaiming their oil money before. So give where credit is due, Najib.

Why would you want to do that? In 2018, many DAP macai calling Sarawakian stupid for voting for GPS. You also want to be labelled as "stupid"?

miri 40k... so huge crowd? kuching one i think 7k this year.. didnt join

Christmas parades has been a feature of major Sarawak towns for decade. Kuching. Sibu etc

But PH openly wanted to change that from the day they became the government. Before, it was on the quiet.

Akhmal diam saja.

But for how long?

I remember a PKR leaders has openly say they wanted to abolish Sarawak's autonomy in immigration.



This post has been edited by touristking: Dec 8 2025, 11:33 AM

lol they can try

Pas = shit bastards

In politic, never say never.

What IF more Sarawakian has voted for Sarawak DAP or PKR etc? And Federal in the hand of DAP/PKR?

Got five year visa for experts of their fields.

Dulu jarum halus je
Diorang sudah brani

Exactly, although this 5 years expert visa is an eligible route

But its attainable only by those that can meet the requirements

General random tom dick & harry would not be able to just waltz in

That said, routes like these, would eventually benefit the state in filtering its migrants

They also paid a huge chunk of my PTPTN for paying diligently on time!

Without Taliban oso, can a Muslim renounce his/her faith in Sarawak? So there u hav it.

They never pay my PTPTN also 😂🤣😜🤣

For the converts who converted for marriage n no longer stay married. Got several cases

I am glad to hear that! Hopefully this would help you in your future financial endeavors and I pray for your future journey!

Hopefully you will be able to continue contributing to Sarawak & Sabah's local community and the state, and eventually country. Help make this a better place!

Keep up the good work!

I think there has been quite a few cases where it is actually done.

But even so, I have to say, the direct association or participation of religion actually does not reflect the main issue when people talk about religion.

I think they would be primarily referring to "religious harmony" whereby as what you have seen on the first post, Sarawak & Sabah does have different religions living and practicing, celebrating religious events together harmoniously.

I think I missed out on one of your replies, my apologies about that.

But honestly speaking, they can really try.

So far no in-roads though.

True, never say never.

Until then, we shall see. But at this rate, don't say influencing Sarawak, they might even lose their own grip in Peninsula if what they are now doing is perceived as not enough.

At the rate Sarawak is progressing, I doubt they will ever penetrate Sarawak enough while losing Sabah faster than they can gain them.

About your Najib comments on his credits, I will be honest in saying that I cannot neutrally verify his "contributions" as of now and in an unbiased manner so I cannot agree with you entirely.

But I will give you this, there has to be at least some credit due somewhere. I will acknowledge in due time after verifying independently.

For now, as I am aware of your political standing, I cannot openly or wholeheartedly agree to your previous statements.

Thank you for pointing out though.

REGARDLESS of my opinion, I prefer to deal with FACTS that many of the 95% nons who voted for Tun refuse to deal with.

If you want to understand how Najib became the BEST THING that ever happened to Sarawak, here is the answer. It all started when Najib abolished the 1969 Emergency Proclamation in 2012 that remove Federal's hold on Sarawak's continental shelf.

Sarawak should ban puas and those extremists to masuk Sarawak. Prevention is better.

Actually what is wrong with abolished the immigration policy? Sarawakian can come to West Malaysia without any restrictions but when West Malaysia go Sarawak, need to have permit pulak

It's because Malaya agreed to it in 1963.

Just because Malaya don't like it now doesn't mean they can remove that clause in MA63. Unless a new agreement is signed, MA63 stands

Thanks for showing one of the points that helps with my reading.

I shall get to it and see if I can agree if indeed Najib is the best thing that happened to Sarawak. I will be fair and neutral in my readings.

This though, I can agree wholeheartedly.

It's simply because MA63 is a ratified and executed agreement. Not anyhow suka then apply don't like complain then it will be gone.

As you rightly said, unless a new agreement is signed, MA63 will continue to stand.

Nothing wrong really. Sarawak is merely enforcing their right as agreed in the agreement while west Malaysia don’t have this clause, so yea

Good trend

Should have more Christian celebrations in Sarawak

At the very least, can let Malayans realize the true nature Malaysia.

This post has been edited by Redhunt: Dec 9 2025, 11:41 AM

of course they would say that ,
PKR is essentially a mirror of UMNO (just with different faces)

Just because there is this clause, do you think it's fair?

Clauses were included back in 1963 because they do not want am influx of West Malaysia to Sarawak

Today, do you think this clause is still justified?

Justify, keep extremist at bay !!

justified or not, its the contract... agreed and signed by all parties

imagine u signed a 5-yr lease/rental for an apartment from... but then 2 years later the owner say 'Eyy..the economy now is bad compare 2 yrs before...i need to raise the rental'

is it fair or not? both parties agreed to the terms at the point of signing the legal document, dun cry fair/not fair after that

This is not a 5 year lease rental. It's signed back in the 60s nearly 50 years ago. Don't you think the agreement need to be updated?

fair or not is not up to me to decide. just know that they want to exercise this, nothing much we can do about it.

then by your argument, the Sulu can update the agreement and claim back Sabah laa.... coz that agreement was noted back in 1878 WAYYY more that 60yrs ago

Lots if thing not fair.


Minyak amik berdekat. Minta baik klinik, sekolah di a bang ke robohan disuruh bayar hutang dulu. ART bayar sendiri Penang Johor 20x expensive the cost ok je janji negeri tu bawah DAP menteri.

KL ada MRT LRT Monorail KTM 1 2 3 4 5. Kelate. mana MRT?

To protect extremists from disrupting harmony in Sabah Sarawak.

These are some of the best-known individuals publicly confirmed as banned at different times:

Sarawak

1. Zakir Naik (controversial Islamic preacher)
2. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah (religious commentator)
3. Ibrahim Ali (Perkasa, known for racial/religious remarks)
4. Haslin Baharim (Ustaz Bollywood) – sermons considered inflammatory
5. Ismail Mina Ahmad – linked to hardline Islamic positions

Sabah

1. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (at the time, FT Mufti) – over concerns of tensions (later lifted)
2. Haslin Baharim – same reason as Sarawak
3. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah – similar concerns

Using your logic.

When you were born, you are the son of your father.

Now many years later, he is no longer your father? You now wanted to be a bast**d? Seriously?

Not t bastard maybe? Claiming the rich neighbor as father??

fucukPUAS not hapi

Ada lah aku kesah? Nanti I share every single Xmas parade serenated with church hymes, participated by most most churches. Parades held in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu all the way to Miri.

There is even a house with decor that can easily defeat youtube Halloween decors in Americunt.

tats y dun let fuckPUAS go there

Means what ?

Malaya no peace unity and corruption no need to masked???

Got lots of corruption to mask n they don't have peace n unity also. Kesian right? Nga nga so fast said SHAMSUL tak makan duit. Last past SHAMSUL kena Dakwa 🎊💐🌹🎉🎉🎉