The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Phnom Penh - A delegation from the Brunei Finance Ministry met with Cambodian Finance Minister Keat Chhon to discuss importing Cambodian rice and seed, local media reported Wednesday. The delegation, headed by Brunei Finance Ministry Permanent Secret...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
THAILAND'S King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest royal, according to a Forbes magazine list which is dominated by Middle Eastern monarchs riding high on surgi
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
THAILAND'S King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest royal, according to a Forbes magazine list which is dominated by Middle Eastern monarchs riding high on surgi
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/52857...-richest-royal UAE president ranked world's 2nd richest royal UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has been ranked second in a list of the world's richest royals. The ruler of Abu Dhabi's fortune of approximately $24 billion was topped only by the King of Thailand's $36 billion. Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, was...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest monarch with a personal fortune worth USD 35 billion, according to the 'Forbes' magazine.
Z Trek: Alan Zeichick's Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
It's a "A MUST READ! FROM PRINCE JEFRI BOLKIAH" Gosh, that makes me really believe that this message is sincere. It is, however, very funny. It begins with: I beleive i can call you friend. I am Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei. I am the youngest of the Sultan's three brothers. But its like a joke being called a prince. The Bruneian royal family have turned me into an out cast. I am presently on exile...
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
[Note: I wrote the following article for last Sunday's Brunei Times (3rd August 2008)] In the history of modern Brunei, no one should forget what Sultan Hashim did for us. He signed the historic agreement between Brunei Darussalam and United Kingdom in 1888 which made us a British Protectorate. He also signed the other historic agreement between the two countries in 1906 which created the post
Gossip Blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Siapa sih di dunia ini tidak kenal sama Sultan Brunei, Sultan Hasanah Bolkiah . Selain dia itu kaya dan juga dicintai sekali sama rakyatnya sendiri. Anyway, lihat saja pesawat Royal Brunei Airbus 340 dirombak habis baik itu luar maupun dalamnya dengan bahan emas murni dan crystal Lalique . Dengar gossip sih Sultan harus mengeluarkan biaya sekitar USD$120 Juta . Gila mending uang segitu digunakan untuk...
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Last Friday was 1st August 2008. It was 40 years ago when His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah was coronated as the 29th Sultan of Brunei, a long line of Sultanate which started in the 14th Century. However according to Chinese records, friendly exchanges between Brunei and China have a long history. The earliest records date back more than 2,000 years ago as early as the Western Han
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
[Note: I wrote the following article for Brunei Times as it was running a special feature on the 40th Anniversary of His Majesty's Coronation. This was published yesterday on BT under the Focus Feature page.] In the early morning of 1st Febuary 1968, while the folks of Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan) were just starting to go and do their daily chores, two groups of men were preparing to
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
I am writing a special article on the Coronation of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. Most Bruneians know the Coronation as the Perpuspaan. This article will be part of Brunei Times special feature on the Coronation this upcoming 1st August 2008. On that day will be the 40th Anniversary of the Coronation. One of the interesting things I have discovered was that even though the Sultan
Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
The Dorchester Collection, the London-based company that runs some of the world's most plush hotels, will announce today that it is taking over two American hotels at the centre of a legal dispute involving one of the world's wealthiest families.
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
For my article on Brunei Times tomorrow I will be writing about Kain Tenunan and Jong Sarat of Brunei. When I did my research, kain tenunan Brunei has been in existence for at least 600 years or more. Two paragraphs from the article: According to the Information Department’s handbook entitled ‘The Traditional Handicrafts of Brunei Darussalam’ published in 1994 argued that the earliest recorded
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in a group photograph at the Royal Sandhurst Military Academy, United Kingdom as a Cadet Officer. His Majesty was later commissioned with the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards in 1966. Happy 62nd Birthday Your Majesty!
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
[note: Brunei Times published my article yesterday. This is based on an earlier blog entry in 2006] On the occasion of His Majesty’s Birthday which is the fifteenth of every July for our current Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzadin Waddaullah, there will be a few very deserving people who will be getting their honours. For some of them, they will also automatically get a title that goes by
