Articles on Bruneians

Pay-per-view-style high-speed access - Oct 30, 2009

Blogs Local ISP incumbent TelBru is introducing pay-per-view access to high(er) Internet speeds. The service, called Speed on Demand, is pretty much self-explanatory: Users pay an hourly rate for a temporary boost ... Read story »

Anti-piracy measures turning to the court of law - Jun 22, 2009

Blogs A second company in Brunei has been charged for using pirated software. Putting aside the usual back-and-forth banter on piracy, the only thing going through my mind is Has it really ... Read story »

Brunei submerged, country at standstill - Jan 22, 2009

Blogs After two nights of torrential rain Bruneians now find themselves knee-deep in water. Emergency and public services have been hit so hard that the country is quite literally at a standstill. ... Read story »

3.5G networks, please! - Apr 27, 2009

Blogs Bruneians don't strike me as gadget-loving geeks. Sure, you'll find the rare individual whose bulging pockets conceal a love of all things silicon. I count my brother among this number; his ... Read story »

Brunei Bloggers, a retrospective look. Part 1: The Bang - Jan 8, 2009

Blogs Bruneians have been blogging from as early as 2001, perhaps earlier, but it wasn't until 2006 when the Brunei Blogging scene witnessed an explosion in interest. Something happened that year that ... Read story »

Brunei Bloggers, a retrospective look. Part 2: The Scare - Jan 15, 2009

Blogs Saturday 25th February 2006 -- Brunei's main newspaper, the Borneo Bulletin, runs a headline that scares the blessed crud out of Brunei Bloggers: Bloggers Beware Libel Lawsuits. Read Part 1. I ... Read story »

A Nation treading lightly - Jul 26, 2009

Blogs A little over a week ago, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei celebrated his 63rd birthday. As with every year he addresses the nation, but this year's speech was a stark ... Read story »

Wanted: Brunei's one-stop eHaven - May 8, 2009

Blogs Last week, I found myself in Den Den Town, Osaka's electronics paradise. You could spend the entire day exploring until your feet fall off and still not have walked the entire ... Read story »

Biometric passports by month's end - Aug 1, 2007

Blogs In February of this year, the Immigration and National Registration Department committed itself to raise the security level of Bruneian passports with the inking of a contract for the e-passport project. ... Read story »

Kurapak kurapak kitani... - Apr 2, 2007

Blogs Greetings from Brunei Darussalam! I'm so excited to be posting for CNET Asia! For those who have not visited Brunei Darussalam, this is a great introduction posted on YouTube and subsequently ... Read story »

The Bruneiandroid Codefest - Feb 20, 2008

Blogs The Bruneiandroid Codefest, in parallel with the Google Android Developer Challenge hosted by the Authority Info Communication Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AiTi), supported by the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), was ... Read story »

Legislative Council addresses e-government - Mar 19, 2009

Blogs "e-government" has long lost its buzzword glamor since it debuted in the late 1990s. Nearly a decade later I'm still struggling to understand what it means in a Bruneian context. At ... Read story »

I know that you know - Mar 16, 2009

Blogs Seven months ago, Brunei was embarrassed in front of the entire world during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. What's a country to do in such a media-laden environment ... Read story »

Auto-Gate for Brunei Airport - Jan 2, 2009

Blogs Earlier this week, a pair of automatic entry systems, Auto-Gates, began operation in Brunei International Airport. For travelers carrying biometric passports, visiting Brunei is now as easy as walking through a ... Read story »

Time to offer more (than) money - Feb 16, 2009

Blogs When it comes to choosing between working for the public or the private sector the decision is pretty clear for most Bruneians: They prefer the perks and stability afforded by a ... Read story »

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