About Brunei Darussalam Country, Brunei is a Malay state the only one who in 1963 chose to
refuse to join the Federation of Malaysia and remain a part of Britain.
Country with a small population was finally gained independence in 1984 and due
to supply gas and big oil, is one of the countries that has the highest living
standards in the world.
Head of state, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has a reputation as one of the richest
men in the world.
Overview
The country is pick the dense forest and mangrove swamps, Brunei citizenship benefits, while the people
enjoy high subsidies and pay no taxes.
Brunei is almost entirely dependent on imports for their food needs. Despite
having enormous wealth, almost all of the countryside outside the capital
remain undeveloped and are not exploited.
So far, Brunei has failed to exploit oil and gas revenues to diversify the
economy. However, income from investments abroad was greater than oil and gas
revenues.
Brunei Government is also promoting the country as an ecotourism destination.
Approximately two-thirds of the population of Brunei is Malay, and they benefit
from earth policy sons. The remaining residents of Chinese descent, which
reached 16% of the total population, there are those who hold passports that
are protected by the British.
There are also descendants of Indian and traditional groups, such as Murut,
Dusuns, and Iban.
Since 1962 the Sultan of Brunei has ruled the country by decree. Although there
are two political parties allowed in 1985, but one broke thirteen years later,
while the party remained the target of threats and harassment that is now no
longer active.
Brunei's financial condition declined in recent years. Shares and their assets
hit by the fall in the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, and also as a
result of falling oil prices. In 1998, a family owned company
Sultan brother, Prince Jefri, went bankrupt
and left a huge debt burden.
Leadership
Born in 1946, became Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei in October 1967 after
his father, Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin abdicated. Coronation as Sultan of Brunei
made in August 1968.
Sultan Bolkiah was educated in Malaysia and the UK. In 1991, Bolkiah introduced
a conservative ideology called Malay Muslim Monarchy, which can be said to
alienate the Chinese community.
Media
Media Brunei is not only diverse but also not free. Press the private, not
owned or controlled if the sultan's family, tended to perform self-censorship
on issues of politics and religion.
In September 2000, the Borneo Bulletin newspaper reported that authorities in
censoring the foreign and domestic publishing seems to loosen their control.
The report also states that the censorship of television, including state
television Television Brunei, also began to be reduced. But it added that some
religious leaders are not happy with the recent developments, which they
consider to speed up the process of moral decline in society.
The only media broadcaster Radio Television Brunei operations are controlled by
the government. Foreign broadcasts can be accessed via the network cable.
Radio Television Brunei is controlled by the state with TV broadcasts in Malay
and English, while there is also a radio broadcast in Mandarin.
Fact
Population: 358,000 (UN, 2003)
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Main Languages: Malay, English, Chinese
Home :: religions Islam, Buddhism, Christianity
Average age: 74 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Bruneian dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: crude oil, liquefied natural gas, petrol products natural gas
Average revenue per year: U.S. $ 26.800 (World Bank, 1997)
Internet domain:. Bn
Newspaper
Borneo Bulletin, in English
Brunei Direct, an online news service
Media Permata, in Malay
source :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/indonesian/news/story/2003/11/031103_brunei.shtml
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