...BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ABSTRACT People seem to forget that they're not the only ones that matter. When doing business with other business people, we need to keep in mind things they make them feel comfortable doing business with us. It's easier to tell what that might be when doing business within the US, but however, nowadays it's essential that we expand our horizons and seek economic advances. To do this we must communicate with others outside our country. However, we mustn't forget social differences and standards they're accustomed too. When doing business with world countries, their social formalities differ greatly from ours, which means we have more things to learn before we come in contact in them. By doing this we eliminate or significantly lower that chances of offending them or creating an awkward situation. This also allows for easier communication, and definitely a better possibility of succeeding in their country. The purpose of this paper is to help expatriates understand Brunei and their culture and practices. INTRODUCTION Brunei is located south east of Asia, bordering the south China Sea and Malaysia. They came into existence when they regained their independence from the UK on January 1, 1984. This makes them a pretty young country, but their economic growth has been significant, where they averaged a 56% growth rate between 1999-2008. This put them as one of the fastest growing GDP/PPP in the world. Not only are they a young country, they are also relatively...
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...Introduction During the second half of the twentieth century, tourism industries become an integral part of the country economy growth. One of the earliest tourism was mass tourism; this kind of tourism did not take fully ‘sustainability’ into account. After several years, most of the countries realised that they are facing problems and issues associated with tourism industry (by the tourist and tourism entrepreneurs) either on the country’s economics, social and environment i.e. impacts that can be positive and negative. Due to this, new form of tourism emerged – sustainable tourism, as an alternative to the classic mass tourism. Concepts of Sustainability Tourism: Ecotourism After 1960, sustainability has become a commonly used term, however, the definition of term or concepts of ‘sustainable’ is ambiguous. This is due to the lack of guidelines, and some countries and researchers’ theories have different perspectives and interpretations. The notion that tourism could be “sustainable” is part of the dialogue on sustainable development. The WT0-OMT defines sustainable tourism as “sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protection and enhancing opportunities for the future. It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems”....
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... middle high school and senior high school? Brunei Education is free in Brunei Darussalam not limited to government educational institutions but private educational institutions too. There are mainly two types of educational institutions namely government or public as well as private institutions. Several stages have to be undergone by the prospective students leading to higher qualifications such as Bachelor's Degree. * Primary School (Year 1 to 6) * Secondary School (Year 7 to 11) * High School [or also known as Sixth Form Centers] (Year 12 to 13) * Colleges (Pre-University to Diploma) * University Level (Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Professional) It takes six and five years to complete the primary and secondary levels respectively. Upon completing these two crucial stages, students have freedom to progress the sixth-form centers, colleges or probably straight to employment. Ahead of times, these students will be leaded to undertaking the university level programs in both, government and private university colleges. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student 1. When did they start the program? Brunei is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Borneo, sandwiched between two states belonging to neighboring Malaysia. The official name of this wealthy, oil-rich country that became independent of British control (although it was never an outright colony) in 1984 is Brunei Darussalam (Arabic for "Abode of Peace"). It has a predominantly...
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...FACULTY OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND POLICY STUDIES UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BB-5112 Human Resource Management Global Ageing Crisis- The Challenges in an Organisation Prepared by: Jacelyn Lee Sze Wei 11M0009 Hj Shril Hj Matsawali 11M0030 Mohd Samardi Samat 12M1432 Siti Afshah Abu Bakar 12M1417 Yvonne Yeo Chui Ping 11M0032 With Due Respect We the Group Members Submit This Case Study Assignment to Our Lecturer Dr Zahidul Islam Date of submission: 14th March 2013 Introduction: Trends in Human Resource Management (HRM) are changing. One of the factors that concern the HRM area is the workforce demographics. In 1980s, baby boomers enter the workforce and started to operate in the job market. This boosts influence not only the organization, but also a country’s economy. Today, most countries in the world are facing population ageing due to the fact that now those baby boomers are approaching their golden age. In Wikipedia, population ageing is defined as a phenomenon that occurs when the median age of a country or region rises due to rising life expectancy and/or declining of birth rates. These occurs because of several factors such as reduction in the mortality and fertility rates, increased in life expectancy, migration of foreigners to a country and most of the time because demographically the population shifted towards aged population. This phenomenon will not only bring major implications to the social, economy and financial...
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...ASEAN COMMUNITY IN FIGURES Vision One Vision One Identity One Community ASEAN COMMUNITY IN FIGURES The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. For inquiries, contact: The ASEAN Secretariat Public Outreach and Civil Society Division 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 Indonesia Phone : (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991 Fax : (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504 E-mail : public.div@asean.org General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org Catalogue-in-Publication Data ASEAN Community in Figures 2011 (ACIF 2011) Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, April 2012 315.95 1. Statistics – ASEAN 2. Economics - Social - Environment ISBN 978-602-8411-81-3 The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted with proper acknowledgement. Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2011 All rights reserved FOREWORD ASEAN Community in Figures (ACIF) 2011 is the fourth in a series of annual publications by the ASEAN Secretariat focusing on key economic and social developments in individual ASEAN Member States and in the ASEAN Community as a whole. The pocket-sized ACIF is intended as a handy reference on selected and most recent economic and social indicators. It contains more than 50 tables and...
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...One BSM Fueling Brunei’s Future Shell or Royal Dutch Shell Plc is a Dutch-British multinational oil and gas company with its headquarters at the Netherlands. It has operations in over 90 countries and has 44,000 service stations worldwide. Shell has been in Brunei Darussalam since 1929 with over 14,000 staff and contractors. Presently, there are 4 venture companies in Brunei which includes Brunei Shell Petroleum Sendirian Berhad (BSP), Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas (BLNG), Brunei Shell Tankers (BST) and Brunei Shell Marketing (BSM). BSM is a joint venture between His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Shell Overseas Holding Limited. BSM operates at Bandar Seri Begawan, Mura Depot and Brunei International Airport Depot with over 70 employees. BSM is the downstream line of the oil and gas industry in Brunei Darussalam. This means that BSM is responsible for marketing and distributing Shell fuels and other products such as lubricants, Jet fuels and Bitumen. Retail Stations BSM is the sole distributor of fuels in the country with 38 retail stations across the 4 district in the country. Currently, of the 38 stations in the country two of which is Company Owned and Company Operated (COCO) and the remainder are Dealer Owned Dealer Operated (DODO). However, BSM faces competition on their other products such as lubricants and Bitumen. Current state Currently, only the two COCO stations are up to par with Shell Global Standards while most DODO dealers...
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...BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East- Asian Growth Area) It was launched in 1994 as a cooperation initiative by the four national governments to close the development gap across and within the EAGA member countries as well as across the ASEAN-6 member states. BIMP-EAGA covers * the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam * the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and * West Papua of Indonesia; * the states of Sabah and Sarawak and * the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; * Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines. The Program BIMP-EAGA cooperation aims to increase trade, tourism and investments with and outside the sub region by: * Facilitating the free movement of people, goods, and services * Making the best use of common infrastructure and natural resources * Taking the fullest advantage of economic complementation The BIMP-EAGA initiative is envisioned to be private sector-led and market-driven. Its goal is to accelerate economic development in focus areas which, although geographically distant from their national capitals, are in strategic proximity to each other, in one of the world's most resource-rich regions that includes the Heart of Borneo (HoB) and Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME). To achieve its development goals, the BIMP-EAGA cooperation is anchored on five strategic pillars: Connectivity, Food Basket, Tourism, Environment, and Trade and Investment Facilitation. BIMP-EAGA...
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...the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) On 8 August 1967, in Bangkok, five governments in Southeast Asia established a political and economic organization, namely the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with preliminary concerns about Communist intrusion among the region. The founding members comprise of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. ASEAN, later, aimed to increase the economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region, and promoting regional peace and stability under the motto “One Vision, One Identity, One Community.” ASEAN was opened for participation by all states in the Southeast Asian region sharing the same aims, principals and purposes. Therefore, Brunei Darussalam joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. ASEAN, recently, consists of 10 member states, is seen as a successful model for developing countries that promote peace, stability and integration. ASEAN covers a land area of 4.46 million square kilometers, which is 3% of the total land area of Earth, and has a population approximately 600 million people, which is 8.8% of the world’s population. The sea area of ASEAN is about three times larger than its land counterpart. In 2011, ASEAN combined nominal GDP had growth to US$ 2.07 trillion, with the average per capital income of US$3,416 a year. In 2010, intra-ASEAN trade was 25.4% which was slightly higher than 24...
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...Posted on March 12, 2012 by Sangeeta Dutta ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Countries) was established on 8th August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original member countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Philippines. In 1984 Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN followed by Vietnam in 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar in 1997 and Cambodia in 1999. It is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia. The main objective of ASEAN is the acceleration of economic growth, social progress and cultural development of its members along with the promotion of regional peace. Originally, ASEAN was meant to be an association of countries engaged in nation building. The end of World War II saw the emerging of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore as sovereign independent nations. Nation building was often vulnerable to foreign intervention. It was important for the governing people to have free hands to conduct their policies without interference from neighbouring countries. Small countries like Singapore and Brunei are always in fear of the influences exerted by bigger neighbouring countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. ASEAN was established to ensure sovereignty stayed resolutely located at the national level. The primary principle of ASEAN was noninterference. ASEAN is open to the participation of all States in the Southeast Asian region which are willing to subscribe to its aims, principles and purposes...
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...ea REGIONAL HAZE ACTION PLAN Introduction Smoke haze had affected Southeast Asian countries during the dry seasons in 1991, 1994 and 1997. From July to October 1997, ASEAN countries in particular Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, were badly affected by smoke haze caused by land and forest fires. The Philippines and Thailand were affected to a lesser degree. The severity and extent of the smoke haze pollution was unprecedented, affecting millions of people across the region. 2. The economic loss suffered by countries during this environmental disaster was enormous and has yet to be fully determined. Several economic sectors, including air, water and land transport, shipping, construction, tourism, forestry and agriculture, have been severely affected. The haze pollution has also resulted in considerable health impact on the people of the countries affected and the long-term health effects have yet to be determined. 3. ASEAN Environment Ministers had in June 1995 agreed on an ASEAN Co-operation Plan on Transboundary Pollution. The Co-operation Plan contains broad policies and strategies to deal with transboundary pollution. In light of the latest haze experience, the ASEAN Environment Ministers have agreed on this Regional Haze Action Plan, which sets out co- operative measures needed amongst ASEAN member countries to address the problem of smoke haze in the region arising from land and forest fires. Objectives 4. The primary objectives of this Plan...
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...Shadab Alam, Tuesday 8 - 11 10B8174 It is time that Brunei considered setting up residential homes for the elderly. How far do you agree/disagree with this statement? The ageing population is growing in number as a country develops and its standard of living increases. Countries such as Japan, is which has a high standard of living showing the population aged 65 years and above are at a steady 22.9% (CIA, 2011). Brunei, as a developed nation also is experiencing ageing population and is expected to rise in the coming years. The main reason for the rise is due to the high standard of living and a proper diet with a better medical facility. As a result of this, Brunei is facing several problems and is trying to tackle the problems. In this essay, I will discuss the problems faced by Brunei as a result of its ageing population and explain the alternative solutions for the ageing people. One of the problems that ageing causes is causing a burden to the economy of Brunei. This is because elders do not serve the government any longer and do not benefit Brunei’s economy but is provided with several medical benefits and other incentives. This is considered as a ‘burden to the country’. Furthermore, the elderly are provided with free medical facilities, as well as pensions. For example, medical facilities include, Renal Departments, more doctors for the Cardiology Department and other old age related diseases. Another problem of ageing population is related to the society where...
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...person who has experienced and witnessed a foreign culture to get to know about its non-verbal communication, I remember exactly how worried I felt. I remember being worried about as to where am I going to find a person like that and interview them. But there was some kind of anxiousness and excitement associated to it too. Luckily for me the cousin of mine who is a doctor and has been working in Brunei for the past three years called me on Saturday and told me that he had just arrived in Islamabad for a conference and was going to stay at Serena Hotel Islamabad. I instantly told him that I had to interview him for the assignment. After the interview ended I could tell how much I had learned about Brunei. People of Brunei are very soft spoken, humble and peace loving people. They do not like to indulge into emotions of anger and irritation and to avoid that they have developed an informal way of communication. They are very calm in nature and always maintain a face so that they do not express any kind of irritation towards the person they are talking to. As the religion of Brunei is Islam they have adapted a lot of things and etiquettes that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) had taught. They shake hands with both the hands and then put their right hand on their chests, and opposite genders do not shake hands. I further learned that they are very particular about giving respect to their elders as elders are the ones who are greeted first and served food first. There were also some strange...
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...“Satellite images reveal China has already constructed 3km runway on island it has formed in disputed ocean territory.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3043227/Satellite-images-reveal-China-constructed-3km-runway-island-formed-disputed-ocean-territory.html Spratly Islands is a disputed group of islands, including islets, atolls, cays and reefs. The Spratly archipelago has been claimed by six different countries namely Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Taiwan, China and Philippines and has been a controversial dispute between countries that are claimants of the said islands. Fiery Cross Reef, which is a part of the Spratly archipelago, is located on the western edge of the Dangerous Ground, a large area in the southeast part of the South China Sea. In 2014, the People’s Republic of China commenced reclamation activity in Fiery Cross Reef and it has been converted into an artificial or man-made island. Fiery Cross Reef has been considered as China’s man-made military island outpost. Via satellite images, it has been sited that China made a massive construction of airstrip in the artificial island atop of Fiery Cross Reef. An airstrip is used as a runway for aircraft or airplanes. Many believe that the airstrip has been constructed for military purposes. China’s key player for the Spratly Island dispute is its tough military intimidation or their so called “military muscle”. Smaller countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam have been fighting China’s military...
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...implemented and suggest methods to overcome the resistance. 1.2Background of the organization Baiduri Bank is one of Brunei largest Local bank. It started its operations in 1994. The bank shareholder includes Baiduri Holding, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Brunei Technical service and BNP Paribas. The Baiduri Bank Group consists of Baiduri Bank and Baiduri Finance. It is one of the largest Providers of Financial Products and services in Brunei Darussalam. The core business of the bank are services such as Institution or corporation, retail banking, Consumer financing and wealth management. Baiduri Bank is first bank in Brunei to offer a wide choice of payment card such as American Express, Visa, Master Card and Union Pay. This is to meet customer need in different segment. The Baiduri Bank Group network consist of 12 bank branches, a finance arm of 2 branches and 28 ATM machine to ensure consumer can access to their service easily. The Bank also provides an internet banking service to provide consumer an extra convenience to meet their need such as making payment online. For the past few year the bank has won a lot of awards due to its services such as ‘Best Banking Group For Brunei’ in Brunei from 2009 to 2011 and ‘Company of the. decade 2001-2010’. In the 2011 the total asset of the bank is measure to be BND 3.5 billion ranking it on the top place in the Brunei Banking Groups. 4.5 Reward This is amongst the most used HRD methods used by an organization in order to motivate...
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...Perodua sales grow in East Malaysia, 35% market share In Cars, Local News, Malaysian Makes, Perodua / By Danny Tan / 26 November 2010 3:20 pm / 147 comments [pic] Perodua launched the Viva Elite Exclusive Edition in Sabah yesterday following the Peninsular launch two weeks ago, adding sales momentum to its best seller in East Malaysia. The small car maker aims to sell 600 units of the RM42,000 leather equipped Exclusive Edition per month. According to Perodua MD Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh, a total of 240,000 Vivas have been sold since it was launched in 2007 and the high spec Viva Elite is the best selling variant of the range from January to October this year, accounting for 41.4% or 24,000 units from a total of 58,000 units. In East Malaysia, Aminar said that the Viva is the company’s best selling model at nearly 50% of total sales. “Of the 21,300 vehicles sold in East Malaysia, Sabah contributes 46% to our sales in this region and I believe this market still has a lot of room to grow,” Aminar told Bernama. The firm has high hopes on East Malaysia. “Sabah and Sarawak are our fastest growing regions with nearly 14% contribution or 21,300 vehicles to our overall sales so far this year. We aim to increase sales contribution from this region from its current to 20% within five years,” he added. Perodua is the market leader in East Malaysia with nearly 35% of total industry volume. Click here to view details and images of the Viva Elite Exclusive Edition from our...
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