The Independent - London, June 11th, 1998
Down the road from the Sultan's palace is his gift to the people of Brunei - a sprawling amusement park.
"It's not as big as Disneyland, but it's better," said Mohamhad Sofrihaten, aged 19, who like many Bruneians has dubbed the park the Sultan's Playground. "In Disney, money's king. Here, everything is free."
Some locals shrug off the free rides at Jerudong Park Playground as another perk of living in this oiich kingdom on the north coast of Borneo, ruled by one of the wealthiest men in the world. No-one pays taxes and medical care is free, thanks to the oil reserves that keep inflation non...
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