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4 unusual facts about Belait


Belait people

The Belait People are an ethnic group which reside mainly in the Belait district of Brunei.

Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin

In 1901 and 1902, Brooke and Hewett asked Sultan Hashim to cede Belait and Tutong to them but Sultan Hashim refused and said, “What would happen to me, my chiefs and my descendants? I should be left like a tree, stripped of branches and twigs.”

Languages of Brunei

There are five minority peoples native to Brunei, each with their own language: Tutong, Belait, Dusun, Bisaya, and Lun Bawang ('Murut').

Sungai Tujoh

There is a scheduled bus service that runs from Kuala Belait and terminates at the immigration post at Sungai Tujoh.


Kampong Sungai Duhon

Kampong Sungai Tujoh gain prominence in the latter half of the 20th century when a bridge was built across the Belait River providing a route to Rasau and from there to Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia without the need for any ferry crossings across the Belait River.

Lumut

Lumut, Brunei, a town located in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam

Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Secondary School

About 95% teaching staffs are Bruneian, which live in the Lumut, other parts of Belait district and some are from Tutong district.

Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali

This allowed students to pursue their pre-university studies in Kuala Belait, whereas all previous sixth form education in Brunei had been offered only in Bandar Seri Begawan.


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