Globalizing Brunei To The World

Have you ever come to Brunei Darussalam? If not, have you ever heard about Brunei? If you do, what do you know or what have you heard?

A lot of assumptions have been said about Brunei. Maybe only a few knew some of it. Of course Brunei has one of the largest and the most beautiful water village in the world known as ‘Kampong Ayer’ which has been titled as Venice of The East. But besides that, it was once the administration and ruling centre and it has undergone a lot of modernization, changes and challenges in defending its existence ages ago until now....

Another reason maybe because Brunei has the largest palace in the world which has thousands of rooms including banquet room, prayer room, royal apartment and other royal facilities. Not many knew that it is also His Majesty’s office and the management centre of the Prime Minister’s Office day to day running. Besides, the banquet hall is also used for holding special occasions such as custom and traditional ceremonies and also for national festivities...

Or because it is one of the world countries having the world’s oldest reigning monarchy and centuries of royal heritage. But do you know that the monarchy system in Brunei has aged 600 years old. Or because Brunei got the most magnificent mosque in South East Asia but do you know that it was officiated and built from an idea outbreak of a Bruneian leader at that time who was the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien (the 28th Sultan), also known as the ‘Modern Brunei Architect’, and named after him...

Or do you only imagine a country which is wealthy and full of luxuries. But not many knew that not all the people are rich. There are also many classes of people such as the upper class, medium or lower ones as they do at any other countries. They all live peacefully and in prosperity. However, those poor ones and in need are given special attention from the government and private sectors. Only those who have already visited Brunei could picture the real situation. But more than that, those who have already came to Brunei may feel gifted amazing moment with a kind of peacefulness as claimed by many tourists coming to Brunei.

The peacefulness mentioned may be a subjective issue. Although Brunei does not have entertainment or gambling centres such as discos, pub clubs or lotteries, casinos and others which are found in other countries, it could still give something more valuable to tourists. Even Alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited. Furthermore, smoking is also banned from being advertised and reinforced in government buildings and public areas. Maybe the prosperity is gained because of the minimum pollution to the environment thus resulting in the clean and fresh air, calm because of the less crime rates or because of less noisiness, or maybe because there are totally no car-horn sounds on the streets, less serious traffic jams, or calm because of the calmness itself.

Actually, introducing Brunei or Brunei known to the global level is not only because of bilateral relationships made, or from the tourism promotions that offers many interesting places to visit with various festival celebrations scheduled throughout the year or many local products to break through the global market, but what lies in Brunei itself is unique and comprises from all aspects of religion, history, economy, culture, social and politics and thus introducing it worldwide. Although it is a small country but its beauty still shines. What’s more important is that Brunei is now striving towards being a ‘Chant Country’ or ‘Negara Zikir’. Let us all support and pray so that Brunei will be more blessed, safe and peaceful for us all.