Brunei Negara Brunei Darussalam (or Brunei) is a small country of 5,765 square kilometers (2,226 square miles), with a population of 358,098. About two-thirds of this population is ethnic Malay. Its capital is Bandar Seri Begawan, and it is located in...

As a Malay Islamic kingdom, independent Brunei Darussalam has undergone a profound Islamization of institutions and society. The temporal leader and head of religion in Brunei, the reigning sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah (b. 1946), wields absolute power....

Universiti Brunei Darussalam was established in October 1985 with an inaugural class of 176 students. It is the only university in Brunei Darussalam. Its emergence can be traced to a review of the sultanate's higher education program in 1976....

Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace Negara Brunei Darussalam CAPITAL: Bandar Seri Begawan FLAG: On a yellow field extend two diagonal stripes of white and black, with the state emblem centered in red. ANTHEM: National Anthem, beginning Ya Allah lanjutkan...

Brunei Darussalam, (pronounced /bruːˈnaɪ/ in English) officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: برني دارالسلام ), is a country located on the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Apart from...

A two-week lavish wedding celebration for the daughter of Brunei's sultan _ one of the world's richest men _ culminated Sunday in a ceremony steeped in the royal tradition of this tiny, oil-rich nation.Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, 31, and Khairul Khalil, 32, exchanged their vows...

A man was convicted Monday in a marriage scam discovered after an immigrant told authorities that hundreds of people won permanent residency illegally by paying to be fraudulently married to Americans.Prosecutor Michael Levy told jurors that defendant Peter Absolam was "caught red-handed acting as a...

Brunei topped the list of Asia's richest economies by per capita income and Hong Kong emerged as the biggest spender, according to a study released Monday.Nepal, meanwhile, was the region's poorest by both measures.The report by regional statistical agencies, coordinated by the Asian Development Bank,...

Southeast Asian nations and the European Union agreed Friday to start free trade talks, a breakthrough after more than two years of wrangling over military-ruled Myanmar's poor human rights record, a senior official said.The decision was made in Brunei where economic ministers of the 10...