Tourism Brunei

holmes

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 14-11-2006 11:48 PM



Brunei ada cam Chinatown ke? Little  India ke?

maksud aku cam certain district atau part of the place cam very the chinese or very the indian gitu...?

rasanya tak de le  deaf...all districts cam quite equal jerk...tapi sememangnya majority penduduk Brunei are Malays..

based on the Brunei on line website...the figures are...

POPULATION

The population of Brunei Darussalam is estimated at 348,200.
Population growth averages at 2.2% per year. The population of Brunei Darussalam comprises:
Sex  %  
Male  53  
Female 47
   
Race  %  
Malay  73.8
Chinese 14.8
Others / Indigenous 11.4  (majority expats are working with the Oil & Gas industry, Govt servants as teachers)
   
District %  
Brunei-Muara  66
Belait  20.2
Tutong  10.9
Temburong  2.9  
   
Brunei-Muara, where Bandar Seri Begawan the capital is located, is the most densely populated. Belait where Brunei Shell Petroleum headquarters and refinery is based has the second largest population. Tutong is a suburban town situated between Brunei-Muara and Belait districts. Temburong is a rural town in a forest reserve, which is accessible by boat from Bandar Seri Begawan. The country has a young population of 50.1% below the age of 24.

Age  %  
Below 15 32.5
15-24 17.6
25-34 18.9
35-49 20.4
50 & above 10.6

Its working population of 130,000 consists of 46% in the public sector and 54% in the private sector. The flow of overseas workers into Brunei Darussalam is controlled by means of labour quotas.

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EDUCATION

Malay is the national language and is promoted as a medium of instruction in non-technical subjects. English remains the language of business and education in Brunei Darussalam. Free education is provided to all citizens from pre-school onwards. Amongst the English-medium first degrees which can be obtained from the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) are Education, Mathematics & Computer Science, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Geography/Economics Major, Management Studies and Public Policy & Administration.
The Malay-Medium degrees offered by UBD are Education and Islamic Studies. The literacy rate of males and females are 93.7% and 84.7% respectively. Brunei抯 bilingual policy has been beneficial to the country as it produces a pool of educated workers able to communicate in both English and Malay.

During the 8th NDP, the sector related to the development, namely education has been allocated B$300 million or 4.19% of the total development budget.
  
Enrolment by level %
Kindergarten  14
Primary 50
Secondary  32
Technical/Vocational  2
Institute  1
University  1

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POLITICAL

The political system in the country is governed by the constitution and the tradition of the Malay Islamic Monarchy, the concept of 揗elayu Islam Beraja

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ECONOMY

To boost economic growth, privatisation is being introduced to improve efficiency and reliable services. Privatisation will be implemented if it will benefit consumers, promote development of financial services and ease the financial and administrative burden of the government.
The 8th NDP has allocated 15.45% or B$1,127.6 million of the total development budget for the industry and commerce sector. Out of this total, the industrial development sector gets B$832.5 million or 11.49%.

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HOUSING

The national housing schemes for homeless and indigenous citizens are provided with B$900 million and public building with a budget of B$557.9 million.
Generally the house owners are allowed to renovate or extend its premises after full repayment of the houses. Besides essential utilities like road, water and electricity, the larger housing estates come with schools, mosques, playgrounds and clinics. Being home-proud owners, their houses are mostly well renovated, furnished and equipped with the latest electronic entertainment systems and appliances.

As for visitors and expatriates in the country, hotels, service apartments, private houses and apartments are available. Depending on location and accommodation type, monthly rent for a house is B$900-B$4,500 and an apartment is B$600-B$2,000. Hotel rates range from B$40-B$360 per night depending on the standard of the accommodation and facilities available. There are more than sixteen hotels and service apartments providing accommodation for visitors.

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SHOPPING & ENTERTAINMENT

As an Islamic country, alcohol consumption in public is banned and there is no sale of alcohol in Brunei. Non-Muslims are allowed to purchase a limited amount of alcohol from their point of embarkation overseas for their own private consumption.

Most households own the latest in electronic home entertainment systems. Concerts that are held in the country are usually organised or sponsored by different embassies and private companies. The cinemas in the country are popular with teenagers and foreign workers.

The Yayasan Complex has numerous shops selling a variety of branded goods. Although other departmental stores cum supermarkets like Hua Ho, Tiong Hin, Liang Toon and Supa Save offer consumer goods, people in Brunei may travel overseas to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring towns of Labuan, Miri and Limbang for shopping, entertainment and other leisure pursuits.

Brunei Darussalam has no personal income tax. There are no export, sales, payroll and manufacturing taxes. The profits of pioneer industries are exempted from tax depending on the amount of capital investment. The company tax is 30% of profit. All companies contribute 10% of local employee salaries to the Employees Provident Fund.

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RECREATION

Soccer is the most popular sport. The Brunei National Team won the Malaysia Cup '99. Local sports like silat, a form of Malay martial arts which won Brunei 3 gold medals in the 1999 SEA Games, sepaktakraw, a sport played with a rattan ball and gasing, a game involving highly polished giant tops are also favourites.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports regularly promotes sports in schools and clubs with sporting events and festivals. Badminton, tennis, sailing, cycling, motorsports and golf are equally popular. Brunei boasts excellent sporting venues and facilities and has hosted national events such as the 20th South East Asian (SEA) Games, the 2001 Primary FOBBISSEA Games and the 9th Asian Junior Athletic Championships.

In February 1999, Brunei had the honour to host the 1998 Baiduri World Grand Prix Badminton Finals. After a successful event, in December 1999, Brunei once again hosted the 1999 Baiduri World Grand Prix Badminton Finals. In August 2001, the Brunei World Grand Prix Badminton Finals 2000 was hosted again in Brunei attracting 16 top seed players to the Sultanate. This prestigious event offers spectators with a chance to view the best of the best in the world of badminton.

The 35,000 seater Hassanal Bolkiah stadium is the main facility at a multi-purpose sports complex in the capital. Public swimming pools are available within Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex and Mumong Sports Complex in Kuala Belait.

Recreational facilities are also available at private clubs like Royal Brunei Recreation Club, Brunei Shell Recreation Club, Jerudong Park Polo Club and Royal Brunei Yacht Club. Golf courses are located at Panaga Club, Pantai Mentiri Golf Club, Jerudong Park Polo Club, Royal Brunei Golf Course and The Empire Hotel and Country Club. The Trijaya Jerudong Equestrian Park presents Bruneians and tourists with the opportunity to enjoy polo and equestrian activities. There is also a bowling alley at Jalan Tutong. Hashing or jogging is another established pastime with several forested areas being turned into recreation parks. Popular jogging areas in BSB are Bukit Shahbandar and Tasek Lama. The Peradayan Forest Reserve in Temburong has a recreational park covering 1,070 hectares with caves and sandstone formations.

One of the main attractions in Brunei Darussalam is the Jerudong Park playground, which provides exciting rides, games and amusements for visitors of all ages. Located approximately 25 minutes from town, the park can accommodate up to 60,000 people.

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TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
   

The major population centres in the country are linked by a network of 2,800 kilometres of road. The 135km highway from Muara Town to Kuala Belait is being upgraded to a dual carriageway.

With one private car for every 2.09 persons, Brunei Darussalam has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world. This has been attributed to the absence of comprehensive transport system, low import tax, inexpensive maintenance and low unleaded petrol price of B$0.53 per litre.

Rivers offer an important access to the interior of Brunei抯 forested terrain. A jetty in the capital is primarily used for passenger vessels shuttling to Temburong and the Kampong Ayer (Water Village).

Brunei抯 international airport handles more than 32,000 flights annually. These flights include non-scheduled, chartered and military. Royal Brunei Airlines, the country抯 international carrier flies to over 20 destinations in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Australia. Foreign airlines operating to Brunei include Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airline System and Thai International. To ensure safety of operations, B$242 million was budgeted to upgrade civil and air communication networks. More than 1.6 million arrivals are recorded in the country where approximately 30% are returning Bruneians.

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LOCAL MASS MEDIA

The government owns a television channel and three radio stations operated by Radio Television Brunei (RTB). Two of the radio stations broadcast in Malay and the other station broadcasts in English, Mandarin and Hindustani at different times of the day. The television channel generally telecasts religious programmes, documentaries and government activities. Foreign feature films are usually scheduled later in the night. RTB estimates a total of 173,000 colour television sets and 284,000 sets of imported radio receivers in Brunei. A private radio station, Kristal FM and cable television from Kristal Astro are also available.

The Information Department of the Prime Minister抯 Office publishes Pelita, a weekly Malay tabloid on government activities, information and tenders. About 30,000 copies of Pelita are distributed free to the public at government departments and some petrol stations.

The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) in Seria also has a radio station. It broadcasts 24 hours daily including programmes from BBC and is broadcasted to the Belait district.

The Borneo Bulletin is the leading English daily in the country. It was first published in 1953 as a weekly community newspaper for expatriates working with Brunei Shell Petroleum in the Belait District. In September 1990, it became a daily newspaper in Brunei Darussalam. An average of 100,000 readers daily while the Weekend and Sunday edition have an average of 125,000 readers. Borneo Bulletin remains the foremost source of information on local and foreign affairs, and the region抯 business news. Detailed stock market reports of the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock exchanges are carried for the benefit of Bruneian businessmen and investors. In addition to the more serious news, sports, lifestyle and leisure pages are also included.

In January 1995, an independent Malay weekly paper, Media Permata was launched. From 30th July 1998, Media Permata began publishing a daily Malay newspaper to fulfill the information, educational and entertaining expectations of the growing Malay population. It provides local news and articles for the Malay literate. An average of 90,000 readers daily read the Media Permata. Approximately 67% of Brunei抯 population are Malay.

There are four privately owned cinemas and eight government mobile units. On weekends, the private cinemas would screen up to three different titles per location to cater for a diverse audience

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The majestic Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien (SOAS) mosque...seen from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah complex in the capital...

deaf4ever

Originally posted by DkNatasah at 15-11-2006 08:15 AM


macam macam multi religious tapi ada jua iban islam. tapi sebatah berkawan ani setau ku freethinker bisdurang ani hmmm tapi berkat kerajaan kebawah duli dan melalui pusat dakwah islam brunei ya ...

oo i see

Iban cakap Iban guna bahasa apa?  ko paham ke sah?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by DkNatasah at 15-11-2006 08:17 AM



mun sapa sanggup pakai highway saja ulang alik belait bsb kurang kurang nya nada jua sampai 45min. macam ketemburong lah jua tu. tapi ada jua kana sediakan rumah kerajaan mun alasan kukuh dan ...

ha ah eh, makan masa, duit minyak lagik

bas ada tak? cam aku naik bas je, so how?   got bus or not?  how much the fare?

kalo teksi? mahal tak?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by DkNatasah at 15-11-2006 08:30 AM

ha!! baru hamba paham sikit nengok peta ni...

Belait tu kat situ rupanye....selalu dengar belait2 tapi tak tahu kat mana

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:26 PM


...depa ni mostly free thinker...ada yg kristian gak...tapi dah bnyk yg convert to Islam...Alhamdulillah..:pray:

kengkawan hom pong ada yg berkaweng ngan puak Iban ni...wokey per..

Bahasa ...

Iban ada makanan yang best2 tak?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:32 PM


deaf escape dari NS ekkk...tunggu giliran le...:nyorok:

tak kan sampai nak pengsan kot...kat hutan tu bkn tak dpt kuar pong...sesekali rasanya ada hari rehat..bleh le g soping kat Bandar...
...

tak leh escape ah, Spore male mesti kena nye...
tapi hamba NS polis.. hehehe.


Jauh eh..


Soalan - Kat Brunei kan, ramai tak tenaga pekerja dari luar? cam Indonesians ke, Bangla ke?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:41 PM
EDUCATION

Malay is the national language and is promoted as a medium of instruction in non-technical subjects. English remains the language of business and education in Brunei Darussalam. Free ...

Free education ni cammana?

Asal rakyat Brunei masih ada niat nak bersekolah, maka education dia free ke?

ok kata cam orang tu dah umur 30+ ke 40+ then dia cuma ada sekolah secondary je kan,
abis kata dia nak sambung sekolah gi maktab ke, politeknik ke, universiti ke, masih free education ke?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:43 PM
HOUSING

The national housing schemes for homeless and indigenous citizens are provided with B$900 million and public building with a budget of B$557.9 million.
Generally the house owners are ...

korang kat Brunei kan...

selalu tak blackout ke, air paip tak mengalir ke?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:45 PM
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION
   

The major population centres in the country are linked by a network of 2,800 kilometres of road. The 135km highway from Muara Town to Kuala Belait is being  ...

Abis? sapa takde driving lesen atau takde kereta??

cammana? dia nak kena naik bas? bas takde kan sana? i mean cam bas awam


then tiap2 hari naik teksi je ke? mahal kan?

deaf4ever

Originally posted by holmes at 15-11-2006 10:46 PM
LOCAL MASS MEDIA

The government owns a television channel and three radio stations operated by Radio Television Brunei (RTB). Two of the radio stations broadcast in Malay and the other station ...

TV Brunei ni kan, dulu aku kecik2 aku suka nengok " Bintang Kecil " brunei nye kan??
then tu jam aku cam wondering tau...apsal nama banyak start dari " Awangku ", " Dayangku "
cam very style gitu...

Then aku suka tengok rancangan masak Brunei, pasal aku cam heran la dengar the host cakap melayu lidah dia cam lain sikit heheeh.

Then ada bahas kan Spore/Brunei gitu...  then the bahasa kan, cam lain la bunyik dia eh korang cakap.

Dulu2 ah, skarang wa dah tua tak nengok tv dah hehehe

DkNatasah

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 16-11-2006 12:09 AM


tak leh escape ah, Spore male mesti kena nye...
tapi hamba NS polis.. hehehe.


Jauh eh..


Soalan - Kat Brunei kan, ramai tak tenaga pekerja dari luar? cam Indonesians ke, Bangla ke?

sudah semestinya ada hehehe biasalah tak cukup tenaga bukan tak cukup orang