Century-old sundry shop serves people of Bakam

Century-old sundry shop serves people of Bakam
The Brooke era Seng Chiang sundry shop looks much like it did 120 years ago. – Yi Chang, History of Miri Facebook pic, April 9, 2023.

A CENTURY-old wooden sundry shop, built when the Brookes ruled Sarawak, continues serving the fishing community of Bakam, near Miri town till today.

According to local history buff Yi Chang, the shop was built by Goh Mee Lok, a Chinese immigrant from Fujian Province that settled in Kuala Bakam in the early 1900’s.


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