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4 unusual facts about Brunei-Muara


Castille War

Spain declared war in 1578, attacking and capturing Brunei’s capital at the time, Kota Batu.

Embassy of the Philippines, Bandar Seri Begawan

The Philippine Embassy at the time was located at 473 Kampung Pelambayan in Kota Batu, and was located there until it relocated to the fourth and fifth floors of the Badi'ah Complex on Jalan Tutong on February 14, 1989, mostly due to complaints that the old location was not easily accessible by public transport.

Malay Technology Museum

The Malay Technology Museum (Muzium Teknologi Melayu) is located at Kota Batu, in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.

Mulaut Abattoir

The abattoir at Jalan Kilanas-Bebatik was first established by the government of Brunei to slaughter meat imported from Australia according to the Muslim halal methods for local consumption in Brunei.


Anduki

Anduki is a location in Brunei.

Azahari

A. M. Azahari (c.1929–2002), leader of Brunei People's Party during the 1962 Brunei Revolt

Belait people

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

Borders of Malaysia

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The borders of Malaysia include land and maritime borders with Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand and shared maritime boundaries with the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

Borneo Cup

Before the establishment of Malaysia in 16 September 1963, the tournament is contested by three national team, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei.

British Forces Broadcasting Service

BFBS broadcasts to service personnel and their families and friends worldwide with local radio studios in Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and Northern Ireland and operational areas from the studio in Afghanistan.

Brunei DPMM FC

Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (DPMM FC) is a football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Brunei International Airport

Commercial air transport in Brunei began in 1953, with the establishment of air service links connecting Bandar Seri Begawan with Anduki in the Belait District.

Brunei Investment Agency

Brunei investors bought The Dorchester on Park Lane in London in 1985 for US$50 million and in 1996 BIA formed the Dorchester Collection, a conglomerate of luxury hotels in UK, USA, France and Italy which includes it.

Brunei People's Party

The first meeting of the Legislative Council was scheduled on December 5, 1962 and PRB stated that it would submit a resolution for the return of British North Borneo and Sarawak to Brunei in order to form an independent state known as the North Borneo Federation, the rejection of Brunei's entry into Malaysia and the independence of Brunei in 1963.

Cats FM

The radio covers areas of Sarawak and certain parts of Sabah, Labuan, West Kalimantan and Brunei.

Craft and Design

Design and Technology (also Craft Design and Technology, D&T, D.T, or Craft and Design in Scotland), a National Curriculum academic subject of the UK educational system that can be taken at all levels from primary school upwards, and is also offered in several other countries such as Brunei, Bermuda, Singapore and Botswana

Football at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games

The football tournament at the 1985 Brunei Merdeka Games was held from June 24 to 31 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Greater Sunda Islands

It contains all of Brunei, the Indonesian provinces of Central, East, West, North, and South Kalimantan, and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.

Hajah Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar

Hajah Norsiah binti Haji Abdul Gapar (Seria, 24 April 1952) is a Bruneian writer.

Hassanal

Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei

Heart of Borneo

The proposed Heart of Borneo region includes a number of areas already under protection, such as: Batang Ai National Park, Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Gunung Mulu National Park, Crocker Range National Park, Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia, the Kayan Mentarang National Park, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Danau Sentarum National Park in Indonesia and the Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei.

Henderson Secondary School

The school was host to twenty visiting students from Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdulud Bakar Secondary School in Brunei.

Japanese destroyer Naganami

During this time period she assisted in the rescue of the cruiser Maya survivors, later transferring them to the battleship Musashi, during which time she escorted the damaged Takao, back to Brunei.

Kee Kim Swee

In 1883, at the age of 20 years old, as the courteous and respected Agent of the Company in Brunei, Kapitan Kee Kim Swee was appointed as Datuk Temenggung over the Chinese community by Sultan Abdul Momin.

Kianggeh, Brunei-Muara

But in the reign of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Kumbang Pasang ceased to be a mukim and become absorbed within Mukim Kianggeh and is now a part of its areas till the present day.

Notes: During the reign of Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Kumbang Pasang was considered a mukim.

Languages of Brunei

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

Limbang

The "involuntary cession" resulted in Brunei being split into two - the main part with three districts (Brunei-Muara, Tutong and Kuala Belait) to the west of Limbang, and the Temburong district to the east of Limbang.

It is a 30-minute speedboat ride or at least a two-hour drive (depending on how busy the Customs/Immigration Checkpoint is) to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

All of the 25 CLK GTRs ever built were left hand drive except for one which was specially built for Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.

Murba Party

During the 1958 Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) rebellion, Murba Party cadres were seized by PRRI rebels and held at the Muara Labuh detention camp in West Sumatra.

Murut people

They can also be found inhabiting the border areas of Sarawak, (especially around the Lawas and Limbang areas, where they are also referred to as Tagal people), East Kalimantan (in Malinau and Nunukan) and Brunei.

Pengiran Anak Saleha

Saleha married Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (before known as HRH Prince Hassanal Bolkiah) who was at the time the Crown Prince of Brunei, on 29 July 1965.

Saleha Mohamed Alam (born 7 October 1946) is the Queen consort of Brunei as the wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei.

Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam is divided into four administrative districts, Brunei-Muara, Tutong, Kuala Belait and Temburong.

Proton Suprima S

The Suprima S was launched in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on 19 November 2013, approximately four days after its Australian premier.

Radio Televisyen Brunei

RTB3 - is a 12-hour national high-definition television channel airing all of Radio Televisyen Brunei's programs in 720p HDTV.

Royal Brunei Navy

The administration of Angkatan Laut Pertama, Askar Melayu DiRaja Brunei moved to a new base at Jalan Tanjong Pelumpong Muara in 1974.

It is currently undergoing a large-scale modernization, with the upgrading of the Muara Naval Base and the purchase of 3 British-built Corvettes from BAE Systems Naval Ships, Scotland.

These have been completed but have not been delivered from BAE Systems Naval Ships in Scotstoun due to claims by the Royal Brunei Navy that the ships fail to meet the required specifications.

RTB1

RTB1 it was officially launched the regular television set services opened by 29th Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah on 1 March 1975 with full coverage in the Brunei-Muara District.

Serasa, Brunei-Muara

Tanjong Pelumpong, is located along Jalan Muara, south-west of Kampong Pengalayan

Spanish-based creole languages

Chavacano is also spoken in Cavite City and in parts of Ternate, Cavite and Sabah, Malaysia nearest to the Philippines, and even in Brunei and Latin America, because of recent migrations.

Sungai Kebun, Brunei-Muara

Awang Semaun Secondary School is located in Kampong Sungai Kebun.

Tanjong Pelumpong

The history of Tanjong Pelumpong is closely related to the history of Brooketon and Muara.

Telecommunications in Malaysia

good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

In October 2010, the university conducted discussions with the delegation from Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (Brunei Darussalam) at the Gong Badak campus regarding future academics co-operation with the Faculty of Contemporary Islamic Studies, UniSZA.

VentureSoft

It was founded in 1998, and currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Europe and the USA.

White Rajahs

Sarawak was part of the realm of Brunei until 1841 when James Brooke was granted a sizable area of land in the southwest area of Brunei – around the city of Sarawak (now Kuching) and the nearby mining region of Bau – from Bruneian Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II.

Zul F

In 2013, he was featured in Brunei's 1st local movie "Ada Apa Dengan Rina" as he co-starred with other established Bruneian actors and actresses.


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