Brunei-Registered Vehicles Vandalised In Kuching
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - Four local registered vehicles became the latest targets in a series of crime-related incident in the neighbouring country.

The four vehicles, transporting eighteen family members took a day trip to Kuching, Sarawak on Monday morning this week with the intention to pay a visit to their relatives in Sri Aman.

Never did they realise that their short trip would turn into a misfortune as their vehicles were seriously vandalised and almost all the vehicle's glass windscreen were shattered into pieces.

Some of the family members who were there for the first time, took the opportunity to snap photos at the popular gigantic cat statue in the middle of the city's busy roundabout at about four in the late afternoon. Heading towards the popular tourist spot, they parked their vehicles at a designated parking space area located about 100 metres away.

Although their vehicles were parked not far from the area, their view was blocked by the passing traffic. While taking snapshots of the landmark, a family member reports noticing two suspicious men looking closely at their vehicles and she ran to the parking site.

"This incident came as a shock considering the fact that we parked our cars among Malaysian registered vehicles. Why are Brunei local registered vehicles always the main target?" said the 51-year-old local government employee in an interview with the Weekend.

The vehicle owners who were from Mumong, Seria and Bandar Seri Begawan had to fork out between B$450 and over B$1,000 to repair the unnecessary damages. One of the vehicles was a brand new car, which sustained major'damages to its doors and smashed' front, rear and side passenger screens. Meanwhile, two other vehicles also experienced similar damages.

The incident was reported to the Padungan police station and fortunately,, the Brunei Consulate provided accommodation for the victims who also took along their children during the day trip, as they could not return home that night due to heavy downpour. They drove home with their damaged vehicles, escorted by police till Sibu.

The victim stated that it has becoming an alarming trend for locals to travel by car to neighbouring countries and advised locals to re-consider travelling by road for the safety interest of their children. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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