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💡 Brunei ranks 2nd in ASEAN for internet penetration (2025).

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Brunei actively involved in regional fight against piracy

Despite the fact that Brunei's maritime law enforcement agency is not participating in the two-day conference this year, which is being attended by 150 participants from 24 countries, at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2009 International Maritime Conference, the Sultanate is one of 14 members of the Regional Cooperation Agreement in Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), when it joined in 2006.

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Economy Story 1

Brunei explores niche specialty

ON THE sidelines of the Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition yesterday, one of the distinguished panel of speakers commented on the uniqueness of BRIDEX, as well as the force-multiplying benefits and prestige that it draws for the Sultanate.


Economy Story 2

Brunei may be small, but we have a voice in APEC

"APEC is not the answer to everything," said Dato Paduka Timothy Ong, Acting Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board, "but it is a rare club that includes the three biggest economies of the world, which gives prestige and value and that in itself is the beauty and the real value that comes with the membership itself."