Giving Dicey Miri A Miss
By H BAT

Bandar Seri Begawan - The sometimes sparse situation at the Sungai Tujuh Control Post as seen last Tuesday is a peculiar contrast to the busy border crossing jammed with traffic at the Kuala Lurah Control Post recently. The reason? It may be due to worries over vehicle safety if visiting Miri in Sarawak because of a recent wave of reports about Brunei-registered vehicles going missing.

Following the spate of reported vehicle crime, holiday seekers here may have changed directions by visiting Labuan, Limbang and the more adventurous to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, instead. Miri may be a perennial attraction for Brunei shoppers but due to the frequent vehicle theft which targets mostly

Brunei-registered vehicles parked in Miri town and another reported case of cars being vandalised in Kuching, Sarawak, travellers especially Bruneians maybe shunning the Sungai Tujuh border for Miri nowadays.

According to Awang Haji Mahmud of Tutong when interviewed by Media Permata at the Kuala Lurah Control Post recently, he and his family had to forget Miri for fear of a hairy experience and he decided on Sabah instead.

He added that he might go there-(Miri) one day when personal and vehicle safety are fully guaranteed.

So it is no surprise that long queues are forming everyday at the Kuala Lurah Control Post also a favourite exit but a newer alternative route by the day.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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