Bruneians competing with Miri locals for fresh food and festive goodies

.local and foreign shoppers packed the streets of Miri city everyday now to take advantage of festive shopping as seen here in central parts of Miri .Starpic by Stephen

MIRI: Thousands of foreigners from Brunei are jamming the streets of Miri daily, as they compete with locals to buy vegetables, fish, chicken meat and festive goodies in this run-up to Chinese New Year.

These Bruneians, with their strong currency (B$1 to RM3) are snapping up fresh food and clothes and other items due to the many shopping promotions going on now.