The hoisting of the giant national flag serves as a symbolic start to the country’s annual celebration, fostering unity and patriotism among the people of Brunei Darussalam. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN ...

and then the flag was hoisted by personnel of the Royal Brunei Navy. Brunei is an oil-rich country located in the northern part of the Borneo island, with a population of 450,000 and a high level ...

To mark Brunei’s National Day, which celebrates the country’s independence ... Captain Czarena became the first female captain of a flag carrier in Southeast Asia. She told The Brunei Times ...

Full independence came relatively late in 1984. In 2014 Brunei became the first East Asian country to adopt strict Islamic Sharia law which allows punishment such as stoning for adultery and ...