Rating & Reviews of Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam
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A prosperous and peaceful country
Submitted by: Cve4134
June 3, 2008 01:16 AM GMT-05:00
I worked in Brunei for 10 years as a Science teacher. Every culture has its own characteristics like people living in stilt houses in the river. As a newcomer you would think people are living in abject poverty because of the houses they live in the river. But it is a part of their culture which they try to preserve. It is their identity that makes it unique. I went inside in one of those stilt houses in the river and they all have the ameneties of modern living while their cars are parke ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Sulton of Brunei
Submitted by: Highdesertracers
June 3, 2008 12:25 AM GMT-05:00
My wife and I were in Brunei,Jan-82 to Jan-83. We lived in Bandar Sori-Bagwan, capital of Brunei. I was Construction Manager for the Bechtel Corp., for the constrution of the ESTANA (Palce) for the Sulton as they were getting there independance from Briton. The people of Brunei receive all free medical services, provided by the government, all the children who graduate from high school has there choice of any collage or university any where in the world, of there choise, at the overnment expense ... Read Full Review | Report This
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Submitted by: Highdesertracers
June 2, 2008 11:31 PM GMT-05:00
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Decadence in Brunei
Submitted by: Caliber35
June 2, 2008 08:30 PM GMT-05:00
I visited Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on my World Cruise earlier this year. I must say that the display of wealth by the Sultan is most decadent, considering that most of his subjects live in abject poverty. We were treated like royalty upon our visit, while being fed a line of propaganda about how happy the people are who live there. For such a wealthy small nation, one would think that the wealth could be a little more evenly distributed. While this is a fascinating place to see, it is no ... Read Full Review | Report This
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THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI
Submitted by: Brigittebhere
June 2, 2008 08:27 PM GMT-05:00
The Sultan of Brunei is the ruler of the country, Brunei Darussalam. He got his position from a line of Sultans all through out the history of this small country. I lived there for eighteen years and married to a Brunei citizen. Brunei is a very peaceful country, has a population of about half a million people and it has a very low crime rate. The Brunei dollar is now about $1.41 or less against the US dollar. It is a very rich country and the main export is oil. Brunei Darussalam as is it calle ... Read Full Review | Report This