Yes, Sg. Tiris, not Tigris River. It is a tributary of the Sibuti river . The Sibuti river flows into the South China Sea. Another river which flows into the Sibuti river is the Kejapil river. Along these two river valleys are lots of kampongs belonging to the Kedayan people.
At the junction to the Sg. Tiris Longhouse is a huge tamu or fresh jungle product market made up of more than 3o stalls, using all sorts of building materials, from thatched to zinc roofing.
The Kedayan and Iban food producers-sellers offer very fair prices.
The Kedayans are descendants of people of Brunei and Javanese who embraced Islam about 200 years ago. They have branched out and migrated from Brunei to Limbang, Miri and as far as Bintulu. They are good farmers and business people Besides many of the older generation cultivate herbal plants to make local medicine.
As early as 8 or 9 a.m. in the morning the Kedayan and Iban women who are still good foragers would be displaying their fresh jungle vegetables in their stalls and this is the best feature of the tamu.
Iced cold drinks are available for the thirsty too.
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