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This digital document is an article from Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 3586 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Comprehensive and written clearly, the Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations features consistent coverage of all countries while allowingfor easy comparison on the different nations of the world. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 7700 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pengkalan Batu, Brunei-Muara, Serasa, Brunei-Muara, Labi, Belait, Kuala Belait, Belait, Seria, Belait, Berakas A, Brunei-Muara, Kota Batu, Brunei-Muara, Kianggeh, Brunei-Muara, Sengkurong, Brunei-Muara, Mukim Bangar, Brunei, Berakas B, Brunei-Muara, Gadong A, Brunei-Muara, Labu, Brunei, Rambai, Tutong, Bukit Sawat, Belait, Burong Pinggai Ayer, Brunei, Liang, Belait, Lumapas, Brunei-Muara, Mentiri, Brunei-Muara, Pekan Tutong, Mukim, Sungai Kebun, Brunei-Muara, Sungai Kedayan, Brunei-Muara, Peramu, Brunei-Muara, Gadong B, Brunei-Muara, Tamoi, Brunei-Muara, Saba, Brunei-Muara, Telisai, Ukong, Kilanas, Brunei-Muara, Keriam, Bokok, Amo, Brunei, Lamunin, Batu Apoi, Sukang, Belait, Tanjong Maya, Kuala Balai, Belait, Melilas, Belait, Kiudang. Excerpt:Amo is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei . It is located in south of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Batu Apoi to the north-east, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the east and south, Mukim Bokok to the west and Mukim Bangar to the south-west. Areas and Divisions Mukim Amo includes these following areas: A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Batu Apoi is a mukim in the Temburong District of Brunei . It is located in the east of the Temburong District to the centre, bordering Mukim Labu to the north, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the east, Mukim Amo to the south and Mukim Bangar to the west. Areas and Divisions Mukim Batu Apoi includes these following areas: A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Berakas 'A' is a mukim in the Brunei-Muara district of Brunei . It is located in the north, centre facing the South China Sea , bordering Mukim Mentiri and Mukim Berakas 'B' to the east, Mukim Kianggeh and Mukim Gadong 'B' to the south and Mukim Gadong 'A' to the west. Areas and Divisions Mukim Berakas 'A' includes these fol... ... Read more

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Chapters: Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Air Force, Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Military Forces Based in Brunei, Gurkha Reserve Unit. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Royal Brunei Navy (Malay: , abbreviated TLDB) is the naval defence force of Brunei Darrussalam. It is a small but relatively well-equipped force whose main responsibility is to conduct search and rescue missions and to deter and defend the Brunei waters against attack mounted by sea borne forces. The Royal Brunei Navy was established on the 14 June 1965, the second unit created after The Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The RBN is based in Muara, which is situated 4 km from Muara Town with the majority of the crews being Malays. Since 1977, The Royal Brunei Navy has been equipped with missile gun boats and other coastal patrol craft. All the ship's names are prefixed KDB as in Kapal Diraja Brunei (Royal Brunei Ship in Malay). The Royal Brunei Navy has been commanded by Col (L) Hj Abdul Halim bin Hj Abu Hanifah since May 2008. The Royal Brunei Navy was formed on 14 June 1965, four years after the formation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. It was initially known as Boat Section of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Its strength was only 18 in number, including one officer from the First Battalion who had attended a basic military course in Malaya in 1961 until 1964. This Boat Section was equipped with a number of aluminium boats, known as Temuai in Malay and Fast Assault Boats (FABs). The role of the Boat Section was solely to provide transportation of infantry elements to the interior of Brunei. As the organization expanded with the aid of stable economic growth, the Boat Section was renamed the Boat Company in 1966. The Boat Company received 3 River Patrol Boa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2078664 ... Read more

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The High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Canada iscurrently located in Ottawa, Canada, in the SandyHill neighbourhood at 395 Laurier Avenue East in thebuilding known as Stadacona Hall.Stadacona Hall wasbuilt in 1871 by local lumber baron John Cameron. Hedid not live in the house long himself, but rented itout to other notables. The first tenant was theSpeaker of the Canadian Senate Joseph EdouardCauchon. The building was named by Cauchon's wifeafter Stadacona, the First Nations name for theirnative Quebec City. It then became home to PrimeMinister John A. Macdonald and his family who livedthere from 1878 to 1883 before moving toEarnscliffe.It later became home to other powerfulindividuals such as Sir Frederick Borden and WilliamRowley. After World War II, it was purchased byBelgium and became the home of the Belgianambassador. In the 1990s, downsizing led them to putit on the market in 1995 for $1.7 million. It wasbought by the Government of Brunei, which uses it asits High Commission. ... Read more

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Chapters: Luke Air Force Base. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Brunei -Brunei was founded by Awang Alak Betatar. His move from Garang to the Brunei river estuary led to the discovery of Brunei. His first exclamation upon landing on the shore, as the legend goes, was Baru nah! (Which in English translates to "great!", or "excellent!") and thus, the name Brunei was derived from his words. It was renamed "Barunai" in the 14th Century, possibly influenced by the Sanskrit word varunai (), meaning "seafarers", later to become "Brunei". The word "Borneo" is of the same origin. In the country's full name "Negara Brunei Darussalam"( ), "Darussalam" means "Abode of Peace" in Arabic, while "Negara" means "Country" in Malay. "Negara" derives from the Sanskrit Nagara (), meaning "city." The power of the Sultanate of Brunei was at its peak from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Sultanate's suzerainty is thought to have extended over the coastal regions of modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, the Sulu archipelago, and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo. It has been debated when Islam first arrived in Brunei. A number of relics show that Islam may have been practised in Brunei by the 12th century. Amongst these relics are tombstones found in the various Islamic graveyards in Brunei, particularly the tombstone at Rangas graveyard of a Chinese Muslim by the name of Pu Kung Chih-mu. He was buried there in 1264. This is more than a hundred years before the conversion of Awang Alak Betatar who became the Islamic Sultan Muhammad Shah, the first Sultan of Brunei. Pu is a common surname which, according to Chinese historians, identifies a person as being a Muslim. The tombstone also identified Pu Kung Chih-mu as having originated from Chuan-chou City in China. Dur...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3466 ... Read more

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Years after his death, Dambudzo Marechera is still one of the most exciting and subversive writers Africa has produced. A cult hero for young Zimbabweans and a thorn in the flesh of officialdom, Marechera continues to inspire and disturb.

In this documentary reader, Flora Veit-Wild offers a multi-faceted portrait of a man whose life was as tortured as his fiction. Through a wide-ranging collection of personal interviews, memoirs by friends and fellow writers like Nadine Gordimer, previously unpublished manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia she explores the man and the myth.

The book resounds with Marechera’s own voice. It begins with a fascinating interview in which, with characteristic wit and honesty, he discusses his background and work. Subsequent chapters chronicle the major periods of his life: a poverty stricken childhood in Rhodesia, involvement in student unrest and expulsion from university, his return to Zimbabwe as a prophetic but rejected critic of post-colonial society. The final chapter draws on obituaries and tributes to assess his role in contemporary Zimbabwe. The reader is left with a contradictory, haunting image of a writer whose explosive creativity was equaled only by his urge for self-destruction.

This is not only the most comprehensive study of Marechera yet published, but an eloquent biography of a whole generation: those Zimbabweans who grew up under the Smith regime, experienced the loneliness of exile, and returned to taste the bitter fruits of independence. The book, with its extensive bibliography and array of previously inaccessible primary and secondary sources, is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in contemporary African literature. ... Read more

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This book is a thematic contemporary human geography of the ASEAN countries and essentially has been written to fulfil two objectives. First, to present an up-to-date statement covering some of the changes that are currently affecting the countries of the area, and second, to provide an account that gives greater detailed discussion than would normally be found in a general, regional geography. It is for this reason that a thematic approach has been adpoted. In addition, and arising from the objectives that have been set and the approach selected, the book focuses only on the countries of ASEAN, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. ... Read more

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