MIRI: From afar, the crowd can be mistaken for those lining up to buy tickets to a movie but upon closer inspection, I found they were lining up to collect the RM300 under the Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) programme.
Hundreds, many from interior settlements, crowded the Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branch in Miri and there were long lines stretching into the street.
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