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unusual facts about Kuala Belait, 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.”

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.

Kampong Sungai Teraban

There is a scheduled bus service that runs through the village from the bus station in Kuala Belait to the immigration post at Sungai Tujoh (towards Miri).

Kuala Belait, Belait

Sungai Tujoh - the location of the customs/immigration point at the border with Sarawak, Malaysia

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.

Lumut

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

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu

However, the person who actually mooted the idea of forming PESAKA was Thomas Kana, a former dresser at Kuala Belait.

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.

Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam

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

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.

Sungai Tujoh

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


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