Curtin Insight

The Watch on the Coast: Lutong’s Forgotten Shore Battery and the Strategic Denial of Miri Oil

Hidden along the coast of Lutong lies a little-known chapter of World War II history that shaped the fate of Miri and its strategic oil resources. In this compelling feature, Terry Justin Dit, a lecturer in Media and Communications at Curtin Malaysia who teaches Borneo Studies, draws on historical records and local knowledge to uncover the story of Lutong’s forgotten coastal gun battery and the vital wartime effort to deny Sarawak’s oil infrastructure to invading forces.