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	The EU's relations with Brunei - Overview
		Brunei is a constitutional monarchy with the Sultan Yang Di-Pertuan – Hassanal Bolkiah as the Head of State, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, as well as Minister for Finance.
		Brunei is a Muslim country, with a Ministry of Religious Affairs established to foster and promote Islam.
		Brunei continues to play a peacekeeping role in the Philippines, and is taking part in efforts to monitor peace in the Indonesian region of Aceh.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/brunei/intro (1072 words)

	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
		Aside from being the smallest country in the region, Brunei has a novel, albeit neo-traditional form of government that is sometimes seen as anachronistic on account of the absence of elected representative institutions present in the other ASEAN member countries.
		Brunei is an Islamic Sultanate ruled by a monarch who is both the Head of State and Head of Government.
		Brunei Darussalam is a tiny state of 5,765 square kilometers situated in the northwest corner of Borneo and sharing a common border with the East Malaysian State of Sarawak.
	www.niu.edu /cseas/outreach/bruneipaper.htm (1954 words)

	Politics of Brunei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brunei's legal system is based on English common law, with an independent judiciary, a body of written common law judgments and statutes, and legislation enacted by the Sultan.
		Brunei has an arrangement with the United Kingdom whereby United Kingdom judges are appointed as the judges for Brunei's High Court and Court of Appeal.
		Brunei claims territory in Sarawak, such as Limbang, and is one of many nations to lay claim to the disputed Spratly Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Brunei (649 words)

	Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - Brunei
		Britain's influence in Brunei increased again in 1906 with the appointment to the court of a British 'resident', whose role it was to advise the sultan on all administration matters except Malay customs, traditions and Islamic religion.
		Brunei has one of the highest standards of living in the world, due primarily to its large deposits of oil and gas.
		Brunei is also working to expand its economic base beyond oil and gas, and the government is funding a number of projects to achieve this aim.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/countries/BRUNEIDARUSSALAM.htm (813 words)

	Brunei (10/06)
		Brunei was particularly powerful under the fifth sultan, Bolkiah (1473-1521), who was famed for his sea exploits and even briefly captured Manila; and under the ninth sultan, Hassan (1605-19), who fully developed an elaborate Royal Court structure, elements of which remain today.
		Brunei is the fourth-largest exporter of LNG in the Asia-Pacific region behind Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia.
		Brunei is keen on the development of small and medium enterprises and also is investigating the possibility of establishing a "cyber park" to develop an information technology industry.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2700.htm (3649 words)

	AllRefer.com - Brunei (Malaysia And Singapore Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		A native sultanate was established on Brunei in the 15th cent.
		Following elections won by an antimonarchist in 1962, a state of emergency was proclaimed, and in 1970 the legislative council was made an appointed body.
		Brunei was affected by the 1997–98 Asian economic crisis, losing billions of dollars in investments.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Brunei.html (519 words)

	Malaysia's History
		The power of Brunei was crippled in its infancy by the establishment of the Spaniards in the Philippines and by the rise of Dutch power in Java.
		Elections were held for the first time in Brunei and in Sabah in 1962.
		In the seven general elections which have been held since the formation of Malaysia (the most recent being in 1990), the ruling coalition of political parties- formerly the Alliance, but expanded in 1971 to become the Barisan Nasional-has easily retained its majority in parliament.
	www.geocities.com /knowmsia/history.htm (2357 words)

	Brunei LEADERSHIP
		The Brunei National Democratic Party (BNDP), formed in 1966, was deregistered in early 1988 because of inactivity.
		The members of BNDP were mainly Brunei Malay businessmen and young professionals, and their political agenda was to gain government support for Brunei Malay commercial interests.
		The BNDP was finally dissolved by the authorities early in 1988 after it had openly demanded the resignation of the sultan as the head of government, the lifting of the 26-year-old state of emergency, and democratic elections.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /World-Leaders-2003/Brunei-LEADERSHIP.html (294 words)

	Brunei - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Following elections won by an antimonarchist left-wing party in 1962 and an abortive uprising by its military wing, a state of emergency was proclaimed and the legislative council disbanded.
		Following the signing of a treaty with the British in 1979, Brunei became fully independent in 1984, and the legislative council was suspended the same year.
		Brunei was affected by the 1997-98 Asian economic crisis, losing billions of dollars in investments.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-brunei.html (670 words)

	Brunei Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Brunei's territory was gradually whittled away piecemeal until, with one last flourish of absurdity, Limbang was ceded to Sarawak in 1890, thus dividing the country in half.
		British plans to make Brunei a part of the Malaysian Federation were quashed by a revolt in 1962, moving the sultan to suspend the constitution and opt for independence.
		Brunei's main national park is worth seeing, but sluggish permit procedures mean it's easier to go on an organised tour than independently.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/brunei?v=print (1211 words)

	Brunei_uprising
		Brunei was a small cog in the early Southeast trading networks but well enough known to figure in the records of the major states.
		Brunei became a major regional kingdom in the 16th and 17th centuries, with its influence stretching into the southern Philippines and its territorial claims extending over most of the north coast of Kalimantan, including what are now the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah.
		Brunei’s commercial and political power was at its peak in the middle of the seventeenth century.
	www.koyli.com /brunei.htm (2929 words)

	HISTORY, Brunei Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		China was probably trading with Brunei as long ago as the seventh century, and Brunei later benefited from its strategic position on the trade route between India, Melaka and China, exercising a lucrative control over merchant traffic in the South China Sea.
		In the first half of the sixteenth century, Brunei was Borneo's foremost kingdom, its influence stretching along the island's northern and western coasts, and even as far as territory belonging to the modern-day Philippines.
		Ever since the 1962 coup, Brunei has been ruled by the decree of the sultan, who fulfils the dual roles of (non-elected) prime minister and defence minister, while the posts of minister of foreign affairs and minister of finance are held by his brothers.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Brunei/66975.htm (1218 words)

	The Government of Brunei Darussalam
		This is dealt with in Part II of the Constitution, which lays down that the religion of Brunei shall be Islam according to the Shafeite sect.
		Brunei's Constitution has to be understood in the context of Malay Islamic Monarchy.
		Brunei's Constitution makes it quite clear that there is a distinction between the State and the Monarchy.
	www.brunei.gov.bn /government/contitut.htm (1591 words)

	OnlineWomen: Brunei
		From the 14th to the 16th centuries Brunei Darussalam was the seat of a powerful sultanate extending over Sabah, Sarawak and the lower Philippines.
		The population of Brunei Darussalam in mid-year 1999, is estimated at 330,700 persons, an increase of 7,600 persons or growing at 2.4% over the mid year population estimate 1998.
		Brunei Darussalam is still very much dependent on revenues from crude oil and natural gas to finance its development programmes.
	www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org /brunei/bruneimain.htm (839 words)

	History of Brunei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		During the 15th and 16th centuries, Brunei was a considerable regional power, controlling not only most of Borneo but parts of the Philippines as well.
		Brunei was gradually whittled away until, with a final dash of absurdity, Limbang was ceded to Sarawak in 1890, thus dividing the country in half.
		British plans to make Brunei a part of the Malaysian Federation were upset by a revolt in 1962.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/brunei/about_destin/history.html (409 words)

	Global Voices Online » Elections
		The upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan are a foregone conclusion and the hitherto booming banking sector is on the verge of sliding into a deep crisis.
		These elections are to fill the parliamentary seats that became vacant due to the assassinations of the past months.
		The overwhelming defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's upper house elections on Sunday, historic in its scale, brought about a drastic shift in the Japanese political landscape and sent a clear message to prime minister Abe Shinzo and his government.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/topics/elections (743 words)

	Brunei
		In 1962 a coup was masterminded by local rebels opposed to the unification of Brunei together with the neighbouring territories of Sabah and Sarawak into a Malaysian Federation.
		The royal family ran into quite a bit of trouble around the turn of the new millenium, with an American beauty queen accusing the sultan of imprisoning her as a sex slave in his palace, and then the sultan's brother Jefri had to skip the country after losing a huge chunk of state funds.
		Brunei is too far south to be badly affected by typhoons, but they sure get some spectacular storms, with torrential rain and amazing lightning.
	www.richard-seaman.com /Travel/Brunei (2616 words)

	ECPM \| Death Penalty Worldwide: Asia> Brunei
		The 50-year-old was convicted by the Brunei High Court of killing his waitress girlfriend, Vilma Taalal Misal.
		Brunei's High Court convicted Puzone, 50, and sentenced him to hang for the death of Vilma Taalal Misal in May 2003.
		The court heard Puzone stabbed Misal, a 25-year-old waitress, in the chest with a knife while she was working at a restaurant in Bandar Seri Begawan.
	www.ecpm-us.org /dpw/dpw_asia_brunei.shtml (536 words)

	Brunei Darussalam - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Brunei Darussalam is a Sultanate, which occupies 5,765 square kilometres on the north-west corner of the island of Borneo.
		Brunei is ruled by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the 29th Sultan in one of the oldest continuous lines of monarchy in the world.
		Brunei is an important partner for Australia in the Commonwealth, APEC and multilateral organisations, including the UN and the World Trade Organisation.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/brunei/brunei_brief.html (2535 words)

	1BluePlanet Brunei
		The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines.
		Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy.
		Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the developing world.
	www.1blueplanet.com /brunei.html (458 words)

	Brunei
		Brunei is the third-largest oil producer in Southeast Asia, averaging about 203,000 barrels a day.
		Brunei is preparing to tender concessions for deepwater oil and gas exploration.
		Brunei's proven oil and gas reserves are sufficient until at least 2015, and planned deep-sea exploration is expected to find significant new reserves.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/brunei.html (2988 words)

	PERU: parliamentary elections Congreso de la República, 2001
		Elections were held for all seats in the House of Assembly following the premature dissolution of this body.
		In his statements Mr Montesinos had threatened to reveal the role of the President in their "shared history", most notably the existence of a network of secret Swiss bank accounts and alleged human rights abuses committed during the war on leftist guerrillas and drug traffickers during the early 1990s.
		On 3 June 2001, Mr Alejandro Toledo won the second round of the presidential election with 53 per cent of the votes.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2251_01.htm (536 words)

	Brunei
		Brunei Darussalam is a small, wealthy, Islamic country ruled by the same family for over 600 years.
		The International School of Brunei and the Jerudong International School were exempt from these requirements.
		The Consumers' Association of Brunei (CAB), established in 2002, attempted to address human rights but was impeded by the Government from doing so.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41636.htm (5655 words)

	ASIANOW - Asiaweek
		Brunei, like all other countries in the region, has been affected by the financial crisis.
		Brunei depends on oil and gas, so Brunei's financial reserves were affected.
		Brunei is now looking at diversifying its economy so that it is not dependent on oil and gas alone.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0813/nat2.html (894 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Brunei
		A tiny country with a small population, Brunei was the only Malay state in 1963 to choose to remain a British dependency rather than join the Malaysian Federation.
		While oil and gas exports account for the bulk of government revenues, reserves are dwindling and Brunei is attempting to diversify its economy.
		In September 2004 the sultan reopened Brunei's parliament, 20 years after it was suspended.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1298607.stm (572 words)

	U.S Elections - U.S. Embassy Brunei Darussalam
		All American citizens are reminded that 2006 is an election year in the United States.
		Overseas citizens are eligible to participate in primary, run-off, and special elections that occur throughout the year, as well as the general elections in November.
		You are encouraged to register to vote and/or request absentee ballots as early in the year as possible to ensure that you will receive all ballots for which you are eligible.
	bandar.usembassy.gov /u.s_elections (525 words)

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		His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei is an enthusiastic and accomplished player, known for his precise skill on the field.
		The last time when elections were held in Brunei 42 years ago, the winner was a party that wanted full democracy and to join newly independent Malaysia.
		James Brooke was granted Sarawak by the Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddin II.
	www.lycos.com /info/brunei--sultan.html (164 words)

	Abbas to set stage for Hamas showdown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Abbas is due to announce his decision formally in a speech Thursday, when he will make the case for taking this step while still keeping the door open to Hamas for talks, the official said.
		Hamas has said the absence of such a provision prohibits holding early polls, while Abbas's entourage says an election can be held since there is no passage specifically prohibiting it.
		But Abbas did say that if Hamas were to agree on forming a unity government early elections would not be necessary, PLO executive committee member Mustapha Barghuti said.
	www.brunei-online.com /bb/mon/dec11w22.htm (550 words)

	Brunei - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On Oct. 5, 1992 Brunei celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sultan's accession to the throne, the biggest event since the country's independence in 1984.
		In 1993 Brunei established further diplomatic ties with Asian countries such as Laos in July and Myanmar in September while the country also sent 12 policemen to join peacekeeping forces in Cambodia, the first such time that Brunei had ventured into international peacekeeping.
		Also during 1993, Japan and Brunei renewed their expiring 20-year agreement to supply Japan with their entire liquefied natural gas output and Brunei and Malaysia agreed to establish a joint border committee to discuss boundary disputes involving the Limbang salient, Sarawak, and offshore economic zones.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/brunei.htm (1068 words)

	AdmiNet - Brunei Darussalam
		Embassies and Consulates of Brunei Darussalam to other countries:
		Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Française en Brunei Darussalam
		Southeast Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library - Brunei
	admi.net /world/bn (156 words)

	Security Council
		U Thant completely disregarded the supporters of the Brunei People's Party (PRB), which had transformed itself into the North Kalimantan People's Party (PARAKU), and other political parties in Sabah and Sarawak who were against Malaysia's proposal and for a unification with Sabah.
		Inspired by Indonesia's independence struggle, PRB's platform was to fight for independence from the British and to transform Brunei into a republic with a socialist economy, where the sultan would only have a symbolic role as is in most European monarchies.
		Azahari's independence movement in Brunei, which had its resonance in Sarawak, was a threat to Royal Dutch Shell.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/etimor26.htm (2006 words)

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