Facilities at Hornbill House

Hornbill House has several facilities which include:

the meeting place

• the Outpost Miri office and meeting room with:
  • Information about Shell locations and books about expatriate living, Sarawak and Borneo.
  • a 'holiday corner' with brochures, ideas and tips on travelling in Borneo and the Asia Pacific region.
  • Information about distance learning.
  • A career and development section.
  • For Shell families, access to the Shell Wide Web and a collection of Notes for Guidance.
• a library with a large collection of English and Dutch language books ranging from Shakespeare to Grisham, and a small selection of German and French books,
• a large but cozy communal room/meeting place and a dedicated classroom complete with blackboard and TV/video,
• a fully equipped kitchen,
• a study room with an Internet corner, for those continuing their education and for new arrivals who do not have access to a home computer yet,
• arts & craft rooms,
• dedicated/equipped rooms for baby and toddlers groups, complete with nappy changing facilities and an outdoor play area..

Hornbill House also organizes and hosts social events and other activities. An updated list of current activities is published every two weeks in the Hornbill Herald.

Contacting Outpost Miri

If you want to visit Hornbill House or contact someone in the office, there will be someone there on

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 - 10:00am.

You could just turn up but it might be a good idea to give us a call or send us an email before you do.

Telephone 45 30 73 / Fax 45 30 80
(the country code for Malaysia is 60, the area code for Miri is 85, Miri is +8hours GMT)

Outpost Miri team members