Brunei’s liberty tested by Asia, Saudi and waning oil
Crackdown on press symptomatic of a nation in decrease
Luke Search, Bangkok
Updated: May 17, 2018 10:24 AM GMT
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Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha trip in a procession to mark their golden jubilee in Bandar Seri Begawan on Oct. 5, 2017. (Picture by Roslan Rahman/AFP)
But that liberty has been challenged by dwindling oil reserves with gas and oil manufacturing anticipated to come to an end over the following two decades prompting Brunei’s ruler, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, to start financial reforms and look for investment that is foreign.