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| 00BANDARSERIBEGAWAN695 | SULTAN OF BRUNEI'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT [...] FOLLOWING IS AN ADVANCE COPY OF SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH'S LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT REGARDING THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 15-16 APEC LEADERS MEETING IN BRUNEI. WE EXPECT THAT BRUNEI EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON WILL DELIVER THE ORIGINAL. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF SULTAN'S LETTER. YOUR EXCELLENCY, [...] | 2000-10-12 07:18:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | APEC ECON OPDC BX |
| 04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN255 | TO WED OR NOT TO WED: THAT IS THE ROYAL QUESTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CROWN PRINCE, AL-MUHATADEE BILLAH, IS EXPECTED TO WED IN AUGUST. THE ONLY UNANSWERED QUESTION IS WHO WILL BE HIS BRIDE. THE WEDDING IS IMPORTANT. IT WILL ALLOW THE CROWN PRINCE TO START A FAMILY -- AND, WITH LUCK, PRODUCE A MALE HEIR. IT WILL ALSO SET THE STAGE FOR A TRAN [...] | 2004-05-13 00:23:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BX |
| 04BANDARSERIBEGAWAN270 | ROYAL WEDDING ANNOUNCED [...] SUMMARY: THE BRUNEI INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED MAY 15 THAT THE CROWN PRINCE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HAJI AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, 30, IS TO MARRY ON SEPTEMBER 8. HIS BRIDE-TO-BE IS AN UNKNOWN SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, DAYANGKU SARAH BTE PENGIRAN HAJI SALLEH ABDUL RAHAMAN. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2004-05-19 00:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
| 05BANDARSERIBEGAWAN431 | TFUS01: OFFER OF CASH DONATION FROM THE SULTAN OF [...] (C) MFA Political II Acting Director Alihashim Yusof contacted Charge on September 7 to inform him that the Sultan had decided in principal to make a cash contribution in support of Hurricane Katrina victims and to inquire into the modalities of donation. Alihashim reported a specific dollar [...] | 2005-09-07 08:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN AEMR AMGT BX |
| 05BANDARSERIBEGAWAN597 | SINGAPOREAN VIEW OF BRUNEIAN ADHERENCE TO PSI, [...] (C) Summary: The Singaporean High Commissioner believes Malaysia,s coolness toward the Proliferation Security Initiative may be causing Brunei to delay a decision on adherence to PSI principles, in accordance with Brunei,s desire to avoid taking a stand on any issue on which its two closest [...] | 2005-12-09 07:48:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL BX MY SN |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN148 | ADMIRAL FALLON'S CALLS ON THE SULTAN AND CROWN [...] (C) Visiting USPACOM Commander, Admiral William Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Skodon and POLAD Huso, had an audience March 1 with the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hossanal Bolkiah. Also in attendance was the Commander of the Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Halbi. The Sultan, dressed in the [...] | 2006-03-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN167 | DISCOURAGING VISIT TO IRAN BY SULTAN OF BRUNEI [...] (S) Summary: As a result of our demarches about the inadvisability of the Sultan accepting an Iranian government invitation to visit Iran, it now appears less likely that any such invitation will be accepted. The British will reinforce our position in their own contacts with the Government o [...] | 2006-03-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET | PREL BX IR |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN398 | BRUNEI/LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION, [...] (U) On August 7, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on UNSC draft Lebanon resolution to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Permanent Secretary I Pengiran Dato Osman. There was no immediate substantive response other than a repetition of the standard Government of Brunei (GOB) position t [...] | 2006-08-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX IS MOPS PTER UN |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN414 | BRUNEI'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEBANON RELIEF AND [...] (C) Government of Brunei (GOB) Foreign Minister II Pehin Lim Jock Seng told Ambassador on August 15 that Brunei is contributing BDOLS 1 million (approx USDOLS 633,000) for immediate humanitarian relief in Lebanon in response to an OIC appeal. Lim said the GOB may be willing to contribute mor [...] | 2006-08-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IR LE PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN415 | BRUNEI CONTINUES TO PLAN UNIFIL CONTRIBUTION, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Brunei (GOB) continues to plan contribution of a mechanized infantry company to UNIFIL and remains publicly committed to such a deployment in conjunction with Malaysian and/or Indonesian troops. Privately, GOB defense officials recognize the challenges that a Leban [...] | 2006-08-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL BX IS LE |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN422 | REQUEST FOR FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SULTAN AND CROWN PRINCE OF BRUNEI ARE BEING SUED IN A NEW YORK COURT FOR ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT, BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED TO BE A SLOVENIAN NATIONAL AND WHO CLAIMS HE HELPED COVER UP THE CROWN PRINCE'S AFFAIR WITH A SLOVENIAN WOMAN. GOVERNMENT OF [...] | 2006-08-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN440 | BRUNEI'S UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT: MILITARY PREPARATIONS [...] (C) In meetings August 29 and 30, senior GOB officials indicated to us that plans are well advanced for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces to fulfill the Sultan's pledge to contribute troops to UNIFIL should UNSYG Annan request a Bruneian contribution. They said that they understood that Israel ha [...] | 2006-08-30 07:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL UN IS LE BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN452 | CHINA FIRM WINNER IN BRUNEI BLOCK L&M PRODUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN459 | BRUNEI: INMARSAT CANDIDATE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche in support of the U.S. candidate for INMARSAT Director Steven Lett to USA Desk Officer at the MFAT Arni Abu Bakar on September 7. No response was given. SKODON [...] | 2006-09-11 04:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KHLS AORC ECPS EWWT BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN460 | BRUNEI RECEPTIVE TO NAM DEMARCHES [...] (C) DCM delivered ref B demarche on general NAM Summit issues on Sept. 7 to Arni Abu Bakar, USA Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She welcomed U.S. views in advance of the Summit. Although she could not give a formal reply to the issues raised, Abu Bakar indicated tha [...] | 2006-09-11 06:48:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN461 | BRUNEI: APEC COUNTER TERRORISM MANDATE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points separately on Sept, 7 to USA Desk Officer at the MFAT Arni Abu Bakar and Deputy Director of the Research Department at MFAT Bustamam Hj Abang. Both welcomed receiving U.S. views, but did not have an immediate response as to the GoB's position on APEC's CT man [...] | 2006-09-11 06:49:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PTER BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN462 | BRUNEI SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. VIEWS ON WAR ON TERROR [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A points on the President's Announcement on detainees and U.S. views on the War on Terror separately to USA Desk Officer at the MFAT Arni Abu Bakar and Deputy Director of the Research Department (Brunei's external intelligence service) at MFAT Bustamam Hj Abang on Septe [...] | 2006-09-11 07:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN485 | BRUNEI CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UNSC RACE [...] (C) On September 19, Ambassador asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Pengiran Dato Osman for an update on Bruneian views of the contest between Guatemala and Venezuela for a Latin American UNSC seat. After checking with others at the Ministry, Osman got back t [...] | 2006-09-22 08:45:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA VE BX GT |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN488 | LOW-KEY BRUNEIAN REACTION TO PAPAL COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Bruneian reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg comments regarding Islam has been moderate and low-key. Unlike the furor regarding cartoons demeaning to the Prophet Muhammad earlier this year (reftel),this time around there have been no statements of condemnation from the government [...] | 2006-09-26 08:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SOCI PHUM KIRF BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN496 | BRUNEI: WAIT AND SEE ON EAS, PREFERS APEC [...] (C) Foreign Minister II Lim Jock Seng, in a wide-ranging conversation with Ambassador and DCM (septels) on September 21, told us that Brunei had very limited expectations for the East Asia Summit (EAS). Lim said that in shaping the EAS agenda, China was deferring to ASEAN to take the lead. AS [...] | 2006-09-28 07:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PTER BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN497 | HEART OF BORNEO: UPDATE ON BRUNEIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) remains solidly behind the Heart of Borneo (HOB) project, a WWF initiative that aims to establish a tropical forest conservation area consisting of 85,000 square miles of contiguous protected zones across the three countries that share the world' [...] | 2006-09-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SENV ID MY BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN499 | REQUEST FOR SUGGESTION OF HEAD OF STATE IMMUNITY [...] (C) As instructed, Ambassador shared with Foreign Minister II Lim Jock Seng the points in para 8 of ref B regarding the case of Gligorov et al v.s. Sultan of Brunei et al. After considering those points and consulting with the U.S. law firm retained by the Sultan and Crown Prince (Cravath, Sw [...] | 2006-09-28 09:11:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN500 | BRUNEI MAY DOWNSIZE PLANNED UNIFIL CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) As the original notion of a Indonesia-Malaysia-Brunei combined force contribution to UNIFIL fades away and is replaced by a more traditional pattern of separate but coordinated national contingents, the Government of Brunei (GOB) is looking at revising its planned contribution from a mecha [...] | 2006-09-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR BX IS LE UN PREL |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN518 | BRUNEI AGREES WITH U.S. VIEWS ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Hj Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on October 11. Maimunah agreed fully with the U.S. assessment that North Korea's "destabilizing" actions showed a "reckless disregard for peace and security." S [...] | 2006-10-12 23:50:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN523 | BRUNEI INFORMED AND COMPLYING WITH UNSCR 1718 [...] (SBU) DCM delivered ref A points to Florence Chong, Assistant Director of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 16. Chong welcomed the information and informed DCM that Brunei would fully implement the mandated sanctions. She noted that [...] | 2006-10-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN524 | BRUNEI WILL STICK WITH GUATEMALA [...] (C) DCM delivered ref A demarche to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at OOB on October 16 (twelve hours ahead of OOB in New York). Chong responded that Brunei's support for Guatemala remained firm (ref B). She shared o [...] | 2006-10-18 08:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN531 | BRUNEI SHARES OUR CONCERN ABOUT UN DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche together with the Australian DCM on October 19 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. We were forced to wait until the 19th because the Australian Embassy in Brunei did not receive instr [...] | 2006-10-20 08:36:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA PHUM PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN553 | IMI: BRUNEI INVITATION FOR ITS AIRPORT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] The Department of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Communications is inviting all interested parties to participate in its Airport National Development Plan projects. This announcement was made at the Information Day briefing organized by the Department of Civil Aviation on October 17. [...] | 2006-10-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN555 | OCTOBER MEETING OF CTAG CHIEFS OF MISSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Chiefs of Missions from G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) member countries resident in Brunei plus Australia discussed following topics at their October meeting: -- CTAG members continue to rate the threat of domestic terrorism in Brunei as low, but remain concerned ab [...] | 2006-11-01 06:31:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET | PINR PTER BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN559 | BRUNEI RESPONSE TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY [...] Embassy delivered reftel request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 20 with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. 2. MFAT Acting Deputy Director Haji Naaim Mohd Salleh of International Organizations Department informed embassy that Brunei supports both the [...] | 2006-11-01 08:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN560 | BRUNEI BFIF FY06 PROGRAM OUTCOMES REPORT [...] Per reftels, the following is the program outcomes report for Embassy's FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection - Monthly rental charges ------------------------------------------ The stand alone computer for the Partnership Pilot IT Connection was installed [...] | 2006-11-02 00:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN564 | PSI UNSCR 1718 LETTER DELIVERED [...] (U) DCM delivered the letter requested reftel to Pg. Dato Hj Osman, Permanent Secretary for Regional Policy (coordinator for PSI) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),care of Pg. Hj. Alihashim, Acting Director for Bilateral Affairs at MOFAT. Alihashim said that we would ensur [...] | 2006-11-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN565 | BRUNEI WILL UPHOLD UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Nov. 2 to Pg. Hj. Alihashim, Acting Director of the Department for Bilateral Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Alihashim said that Brunei took its responsibilities seriously to uphold UNSC resolutions. He noted that B [...] | 2006-11-02 07:04:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN572 | BRUNEI'S HARI RAYA: OPEN TALK AT OPEN HOUSES [...] (C) At this year's Hari Raya open houses -- a custom that distinguishes Brunei's celebration of the post-Ramadan month -- Ambassador and DCM heard unusually candid views from senior GoB officials on issues ranging from royal succession, bilateral security cooperation, and the status of major [...] | 2006-11-08 03:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC ECON SOCI CVIS MARR PTER PHUM |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN573 | BRUNEI WANTS FREE TRADE AT TOP OF APEC AGENDA [...] (C) Brunei's top priority for the upcoming APEC Leaders meeting and beyond is to encourage movement on regional free trade agreements (see also ref B). The GoB'sapproach to multilateral fora will remain to listen to others and seek consensus. The GoB wants to advance APEC's capacity-building [...] | 2006-11-08 06:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PARM PTER TSPL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN580 | BRUNEI RESPONSE TO APEC FARMER AGRICULTURAL [...] Embassy delivered reftel request to the Agricultural Department on October 26 with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. On November 11, Embassy received response from Mrs. Hajah Aidah Mohd Hanifah of the Agriculture Department informing us that they are not able [...] | 2006-11-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN581 | BRUNEI FY06 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftels, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection ------------------------------------------ (E-speed installation and rental charges for one year May 2006 to April 2007) Budget: USD1,500 Expend [...] | 2006-11-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN582 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA LOURDES Q. MAURICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Federal Aviation Administration Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Office of Environment and Energy Lourdes Q. Maurice to visit Brunei from November 30 - December 1 to do a presentation on Communicating Aviation's Environmental Challenges f [...] | 2006-11-14 04:17:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ASEC BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN583 | BRUNEI LIKELY TO JOIN NAM ON UN HR RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Charge delivered ref B & C demarches on November 9 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Chong explained that Brunei regularly joins with consensus positions adopted by ASEAN, the OIC and t [...] | 2006-11-15 06:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN606 | PROMOTING U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRUNEI. [...] A Bruneian student's achievement of a perfect 2400 score on the SAT Reasoning Test has provided evidence that post efforts to promote U.S. higher education in cooperation with the Government of Brunei (GOB) are having some effect, and also given us an opportunity to further publicize U.S. educ [...] | 2006-11-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN609 | ASEAN SUMMIT PREPARATION: ASEAN CHARTER [...] (U) The ASEAN Eminent Persons Group (EPG) completed its report on recommendations for an ASEAN Charter during its November 28-29 meeting in Brunei. The report will be presented to ASEAN leaders at their December 11 summit in Cebu (reftel),in the expectation that they will appoint a drafting [...] | 2006-12-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ASEAN XE BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN622 | EPG RECOMMENDS DISCIPLINARY MECHANISMS IN ASEAN [...] (C) According to a local ASEAN diplomat, the ASEAN Eminent Persons Group (EPG) which met recently in Brunei (Ref B) included among its recommendations for the ASEAN Charter a proposal for monitoring and disciplining the adherence of ASEAN members to the organization's policy decisions and agre [...] | 2006-12-07 06:49:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN BX XE |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN625 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel B points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Research Department Deputy Director Bustaman on December 7. Bustaman said that he would search GoB records but doubted whether any information would be turned up connecting these people to Brunei. SKODON [...] | 2006-12-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN629 | BRUNEI MONITORS JAMA'AT AL-TABLIGH [...] (S) French Ambassador to Brunei told Ambassador that the Government of Brunei's Internal Security Division (ISD) informed the French external intelligence service that it is actively monitoring approximately 400 Bruneian residents who are members of the Islamic missionary organization Jama'at [...] | 2006-12-14 07:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC BX PINR PTER |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN630 | BRUNEI KEEPS THE OIL TAPS WIDE OPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brunei's oil production and exports look set to reach their highest annual levels in 25 years in 2006, due to technical advances in offshore fields and a policy decision by the Government of Brunei (GOB) to maintain production at the maximum sustainable rate. The GOB has no pre [...] | 2006-12-14 07:17:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET BX |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN636 | PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFO EXCHANGE WITH BRUNEI [...] (C) Reftel requested reporting on Government of Brunei (GOB) activities to collect identifying personal information on terrorists or suspected terrorists. Following post assessment is keyed to questions posed reftel. The majority of this information has not/not been publicly released by the [...] | 2006-12-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET | ASEC BX CVIS KHLS KVPR PINR PREL PTER |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105 | BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - MORE SMALL STEPS [...] (C) Brunei took another small step forward on the path to more representative government when the State Legislative Council (LegCo) convened for its third session March 6-11. Repeating last year's move toward greater fiscal transparency (ref A),the appointed and indirectly-elected members of t [...] | 2007-03-20 09:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | BRUNEI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US INITIATIVES IN [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points and proposals on March 22 to Sharifa Amalina Murad, Assistant Director of the ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Sharifa welcomed receiving the proposals in advance but had no initial comment. 2. (SBU) Sharifa and MOFAT Deputy [...] | 2007-03-22 07:46:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR EAID PARM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN109 | BRUNEI POLITICAL PARTIES: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO [...] (C) The PAKAR Political party, one of just three in Brunei, was declared dead by police on March 19. Foul play is not suspected, as intra-party personality conflicts led to PAKAR's untimely demise. Brunei's other two parties, the NDP and PPKB, are active, and in NDP's case, growing in member [...] | 2007-03-23 08:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN112 | DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON UNSCR 1747 AND IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. MFAT Desk Officer for Middle East Latifah Zaini attended meeting as notetaker. Reftel talking points and text of UNSCR 1 [...] | 2007-03-29 06:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BX EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN113 | DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). (We were unable to arrange for a joint demarche with Russian Federation; it has no resident diplomatic represe [...] | 2007-03-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN118 | BRUNEI: DELIVERY OF IRAN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points and non-paper on April 4 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) USA Desk Officer Arni Abu Bakar and MOFAT International Organizations Assistant Director Florence Chong. Both welcomed the information but had no immediate comment. Post will report sepa [...] | 2007-04-06 01:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN121 | BRUNEI NONCOMMITTAL ON NATANZ OPENING PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche at OOB on April 9 Pg Ali Hashim, Director for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Ali Hashim thanked us for the information and said he would immediately pass our request to MFAT leadership for consideration. He cautioned that in [...] | 2007-04-09 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN123 | IRAN EMBASSY LOOKING AT SPACE IN OFFICE BUILDING [...] (S/NF) On March 7, the new Iranian Ambassador surveyed the office space on the 5th floor of the office building housing the U.S. Embassy with an eye toward leasing the space for the Iranian Embassy. In June 2006, post had vacated that same office space when we took over the former Australian E [...] | 2007-04-11 07:13:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN124 | BRUNEIAN AMBASSADOR ATTENDED NATANZ OPENING [...] (C) Ambassador encountered Pengiran Ali Hashim, Director for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at a social event the evening of April 10 and asked if Brunei's Ambassador in Teheran had attended the previous day's ribbon-cutting at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant [...] | 2007-04-12 08:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BX IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN138 | BRUNEI DECLINES TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBE ASIA [...] (SBU) On April 24, immediately prior to receipt of reftel, DCM met with Pg. Ali Hashim, Director for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Unprompted, Ali Hashim informed that the Ministry of Education had decided not/not to participate in the GLOBE Asia program. A [...] | 2007-05-04 08:05:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGLB SENV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN14 | BRUNEI WELCOMES INFO ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered demarche reftels on January 11 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director of the UN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Chong welcomed U.S. transparency in providing the draft text and background information. 2. (SBU) Chong stated that ASEAN would need [...] | 2007-01-12 06:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN140 | ASEAN ADVANCES FTA'S WITH EU, JAPAN [...] (C) ASEAN Economic Ministers used the occasion of their annual "retreat" to conduct consultations with the European Union and Japan that advanced Free Trade Area negotiations with both of these ASEAN partners. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson agreed to the establishment of a joint committee t [...] | 2007-05-09 06:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN BX ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EUN ECIN JA |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN149 | BRUNEI MAY HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO DROP SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) As discussed Ref C, Brunei is still likely to support Belarus in at least the first round of UNHRC voting. At this late stage, drawing on Ref C paragraph 3 points, USUN may still be able to help move Brunei to abstain on Belarus in subsequent rounds now that we understand Bosnia has announ [...] | 2007-05-18 04:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN152 | BRAVO ZULU FOR BRUNEI PORT CALL OF USS CHUNG HOON [...] Ambassador Skodon and the staff of U.S. Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan express their appreciation and thanks to CDR Aiken and the crew of the USS Chung Hoon for a highly successful May 19-23 port visit to Brunei Darussalam. The two COMREL activities conducted by ship's personnel - cleaning and u [...] | 2007-05-25 02:17:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN156 | BRUNEI MOVING FORWARD ON HEART OF BORNEO [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei is pushing forward with projects under the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative that it hopes will establish Brunei as a leader of this rainforest protection project. This month Brunei will receive the first-ever ASEAN peer review of its forest management practices an [...] | 2007-06-01 06:09:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN16 | NEW ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY TO EMPHASIZE MODERATE [...] The Sultan of Brunei has announced establishment of an Islamic university which will educate Muslim students from across Southeast Asia in mainstream Islamic doctrine. Brunei's government will fund scholarships for nine prospective Filipino Islamic clerics in the new university's first enteri [...] | 2007-01-17 03:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN160 | BRUNEI DEFENSE WHITE PAPER FURTHER ALIGNS GOB WITH [...] (C) Brunei's newly updated Defense White Paper promises to further transform Brunei's military capabilities to enable Brunei to play a wider role in regional security initiatives and disaster response. We have advocated that the GoB take just these kinds of steps to counter current regional s [...] | 2007-06-07 03:17:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN161 | BRUNEI: WHY WE CARE, HOW WE'RE DOING [...] (C) A mid-fiscal year stocktaking confirms that Brunei's significance for the U.S. continues to be summarized in three words: oil, religion, and location. The following developments have occurred in each of these areas so far during FY-07: -- Increased oil and gas exports helped reduce mark [...] | 2007-06-07 04:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SENV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165 | BRUNEI SEEKS U.S. CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel and Lim Jock Hoi, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, led their respective delegations for the third meeting of the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Council (TIC) under the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Fr [...] | 2007-06-11 07:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN19 | IMI: TELEKOM BRUNEI BERHAD INVITATION FOR BIDS ON THE [...] The Telekom Brunei Berhad is inviting all interested parties to participate in the tender exercise on the supply, delivery, and training of PABX/KTS system. This announcement was made in the Borneo Bulletin on January 15, 2007. 2. Tender Documents can be obtained from the Office of Company [...] | 2007-01-18 00:56:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN190 | ICAO ASSEMBLY: STATUS REPORT - BRUNEI [...] DCM delivered points from reftels on June 25 to Ang Kian Guan, Director at the Ministry of Communications whose responsibilities include civil aviation and ICAO issues. To date, we have not received a reply. SKODON [...] | 2007-07-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD SENV ECON BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN191 | BRUNEI UNLIKELY TO JOIN VIETNAM PHYTOSANITARY PROGRAM [...] DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS ON JUNE 28 TO HAKASHAH SAMAD, SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICER, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (MOFAT). SAMAD HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED TO US THAT BRUNEI WOULD LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO SEND ANY PARTICIPANTS TO THIS PROGRAM. AS MOST KEY MOFAT TRADE OFFICIALS ARE IN CAIRNS F [...] | 2007-07-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL ASEAN BX CB ID LA MY RP SN TH |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN194 | BRUNEI-MALAYSIA OFFSHORE OIL DISPUTE -- RESOLUTION [...] (C) In recent weeks we have picked up a number of hints that the long-running dispute between Brunei and Malaysia over delineation of offshore oil exploration zones may finally be nearing a compromise settlement. There has been no exploration activity in the zones, designated as Blocks "J" [...] | 2007-07-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET BX MY PREL |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN203 | BRUNEI (ALMOST) READY TO SIGN TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (C) The GoB is ready to sign an HSPD-6 Memorandum of Understanding to share terrorist screening information with the USG. The Foreign Ministry is looking to a high level meeting as a hook to push the Brunei bureaucracy to give approval to the text as it currently stands. The GoB says it is s [...] | 2007-07-17 02:17:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS CMGT CPAS KFRD PREL PINR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN205 | BRUNEI RELEASES FIVE ISA DETAINEES [...] The Government of Brunei (GOB) has announced release of five detainees held without public trial on counterfeiting charges since February 2004 under provisions of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Detentions under the ISA are usually for two-year renewable periods, but in this case the release [...] | 2007-07-17 09:05:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN206 | HEART OF BORNEO: BRUNEI WILL OFFER TO HOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) intends to push for a quick decision on establishment of a professional secretariat to help implement the Heart of Borneo (HOB) SIPDIS tropical forest conservation initiative when it meets with Malaysia and Indonesia at the forthcoming HOB trilat [...] | 2007-07-17 09:05:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID BX ID MY SENV |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN21 | BRUNEI RESPONSE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN22 | IMI: BRUNEI CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT TENDER NOTICES [...] The Department of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Communications is inviting all interested parties to participate in the following tenders: a) The supply, delivery, installation, integration, testing, training, and commissioning of Instrument Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment [...] | 2007-01-18 08:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN227 | HEART OF BORNEO TRILAT STARTS TO COORDINATE RAIN FOREST [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei hosted a trilateral Heart of Borneo (HoB) meeting at which Indonesian and Malaysian representatives agreed to an 11 point action plan (ref A) to begin stitching together national plans into a coherent strategy for conserving Borneo's remaining primary rain forest. [...] | 2007-07-30 07:16:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN228 | HEART OF BORNEO TRILAT STARTS TO COORDINATE RAIN FOREST [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei hosted a trilateral Heart of Borneo (HoB) meeting at which Indonesian and Malaysian representatives agreed to an 11 point action plan (ref A) to begin stitching together national plans into a coherent strategy for conserving Borneo's remaining primary rain forest. [...] | 2007-07-30 07:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN229 | BRUNEI TO REVIEW SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND MANAGEMENT [...] (C) The visit of U.S. Treasury experts to initiate a dialogue on sovereign wealth fund management practices succeeded in raising the issue at senior levels of the GoB. Brunei sees itself as a small player in global wealth management. The Brunei Investment Agency declined to disclose details [...] | 2007-08-03 05:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN230 | BRAVO ZULU FOR DV FLYOUT TO USS NIMITZ [...] (U) BRAVO ZULU to the USS Nimitz for outstanding support for a DV flyout by the Minister of Energy of Brunei, Pehin Yahya Bakar on August 2. Pehin Yahya, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force and acting CHOD Pehin General Mahmud Saidin, the Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Of [...] | 2007-08-03 06:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR OVIP PREL EPET BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN239 | APCSS OUTREACH SEMINAR IN BRUNEI [...] SUMMARY: A four-day disaster management workshop co-sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) attracted Cabinet-level support from the Government of Brunei (GOB),widespread participation from over two dozen GOB agencies, and extensive media coverage. Participants pro [...] | 2007-08-08 07:13:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN24 | IMI: BRUNEI PORTS DEPARTMENT INVITATION FOR BIDS ON THE [...] The Ports Department under the Ministry of Communications is inviting all interested parties from experienced International Container Terminal Operators to participate in the tender exercise on the operation and maintenance of Brunei Muara Container Terminal (MCT). This announcement was made i [...] | 2007-01-19 01:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN240 | JAPAN BIGGER WINNER IN TRADE DEAL WITH BRUNEI [...] (C) Japan appears to be the bigger winner in the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement it signed with Brunei June 18. Japan secured easing of tariffs on automobiles and other manufactured goods, while Brunei gained a dispute settlement dialogue should Japan seek to back out of long term ene [...] | 2007-08-09 01:55:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL JA BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN246 | BRUNEI AND MALAYSIA CLOSER TO RESOLVING OFFSHORE [...] (C) At the annual Malaysia-Brunei Leaders Consultations, Prime Minister Abdullah and Sultan Bolkiah made progress toward resolving a maritime border dispute that has prevented exploration of potentially large offshore oil and gas fields located in areas claimed by both countries. Officials hop [...] | 2007-08-16 07:49:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL MY BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN248 | BRUNEI FY07 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftel, the following is the interim expenditure report for the Embassy's BFIF FY07 grant. Project: CS IT System Connectivity (E-speed rental charges for one year May 2007 to April 2008) Budget: USD 1, 700.00 Obligation to date: USD 1, 700.00 (E-speed rental May 2007 - May 2008) Pr [...] | 2007-08-20 23:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN252 | BRUNEI TO EXTEND PARTICIPATION IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) Deputy Defense Minister Pehin Yasmin told Ambassador that Brunei had decided to extend its participation in the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in the southern Philippines for another year in response to Manila's request. Brunei's current ten-person contingent attached to the Malaysia [...] | 2007-08-21 05:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL RP BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258 | BRUNEI - DEMARCHE ON ENSURING ROBUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is still working on the implementation reports to the UNSC Sanctions Committee called for in UNSCR's 1737 and 1747. Its discussions with other agencies of Brunei's government have so far turned up no prohibited activities, but the MF [...] | 2007-08-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP IR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN259 | BRUNEI SULTAN WILL ATTEND PRESIDENT'S LUNCHEON FOR [...] Embassy received MFAT diplomatic note number JPK 693/2007 dated August 25 confirming the Sultan's acceptance of the President's invitation to the September 7 luncheon for ASEAN leaders attending the APEC Leaders Meeting in Sydney, Australia. Text of the diplomatic note reads as follows: 2. [...] | 2007-08-27 06:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN273 | BRUNEI FY07 BFIF FUND CITE ADDITIONAL FUNDING [...] Per reftel A, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting for FY07 BFIF grant of USD3,100: Project: CommunicAsia 2007 Budget: USD1,400 Expenditure: USD1,399.54 - Lodgings: USD756.00 (US$189 x 4) - M & IE: USD494.00 - Taxi fare: USD149.54 2. Fund balance of USD1,70 [...] | 2007-09-11 04:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN276 | USTR PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON IP PROTECTION [...] (SBU) In a visit to follow up on issues discussed under the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) (ref A) USTR Director David Katz pressed Brunei to take more active measures against intellectual property rights violations. GoB officials welcomed USG training at ILEA and [...] | 2007-09-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN279 | BRUNEI POLITICAL PARTIES CALL FOR RIGHTS EDUCATION BEFORE [...] (SBU) In an effort to raise the level of political maturity in Brunei, the country's two active political parties recently held events designed to educate the public on political rights currently available to Brunei citizens. Party leaders expressed concern that some GOB officials still see th [...] | 2007-09-18 05:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288 | BRUNEI SUPPORTS UNPRECEDENTED ASEAN ACTION TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche separately to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) Permanent Secretaries Dato Shofry Ghafor and Pengiran Dato Osman Patra SIPDIS on October 2. Both indicated that Brunei fully supported the ASEAN position on Burma, noting that ASEAN had [...] | 2007-10-03 07:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN29 | BRUNEI: NO REPLY YET ON PROPOSED ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points and proposed economic agenda on January 18 to Kai Lip Ang, Second Secretary, Multilateral Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Ang said that he would make sure the right people at the MFAT saw our draft prior to the meeti [...] | 2007-01-23 23:56:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EAIR ETRD PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN293 | BRUNEI RELEASES ISD DETAINEE; CONDITIONS DETAILED [...] (C) On September 28, the Internal Security Department (ISD) released the last of four persons detained for selling and leaking state secrets, bringing the total still held by the ISD under the Internal Security Act (ISA) down to five persons. A former detainee told us that conditions of deten [...] | 2007-10-05 00:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN301 | THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, FORTY YEARS ON [...] (C) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the world's third-longest reigning monarch, marks his fortieth anniversary on the throne as the most popular and respected public figure in Brunei. As an absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal's authority is unquestioned and even minor matters are directed to him [...] | 2007-10-09 06:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN304 | BRUNEI TEXTILE BUST MAY BE LEVELING OFF [...] (U) Continuing the trend reported in ref B, Brunei's textile/apparel industry has declined significantly since the expiration of global quotas in January 2005. The number of textile/apparel manufacturing companies has been reduced to just a handful. Total textile exports in 2006 were just ove [...] | 2007-10-12 01:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN309 | BRUNEI COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHAN YIU KEI [...] EMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO CHAN YIU KEI, COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, FROM O/A OCTOBER 24 TO 26, 2007. 2. POC AT EMBASSY: JOSEPHINE CHAN, TELEPHONE: (673)(2) 229-670; FAX: (673)(2)22-1775; EMAIL: CHANYY@STATE.GOV. 3. THE EMBASSY IS LOCATED AT TECK G [...] | 2007-10-22 00:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BMGT OTRA SN BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN316 | BRUNEI REQUESTS TARGETED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING [...] (SBU) This is an action request for ICE Singapore to organize a study visit to the U.S. for GoB anti-TIP personnel. See paragraph 2. ----------------------- ACTION REQUEST ----------------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GoB) has requested USG support in improving its abili [...] | 2007-10-23 07:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN317 | BRUNEI DEFENSE PROCUREMENT: PERSONNEL CHANGES [...] (C) Brunei's Defense White Paper update of May gives new urgency to procuring systems to fill critical gaps in Brunei's surveillance and C4I capabilities. However, turnover at the top of the Ministry of Defense and realignment of procurement responsibilities continue to slow movement on long- [...] | 2007-10-23 07:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PGOV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN318 | BRUNEI PREFERS A CONSENUS CANDIDATE FOR UN IAAC [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel CV and points on October 24 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Chong replied that the GoB would prefer for the WEOG to come to a consensus on a single candidate to avoid a contested election. [...] | 2007-10-24 06:13:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UNGA BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN319 | BRUNEI LIKELY TO REPEAT LAST YEARS' VOTES ON UNGA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered ref A demarche on October 24 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Chong replied that Brunei would likely take positions on single country resolutions similar to last year (see also ref B),when Brunei [...] | 2007-10-24 07:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PHUM PREL UN BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN32 | HEART OF BORNEO UPDATE [...] According to the Government of Brunei (GOB),there is yet one more procedural step to be taken before the Heart of Borneo (HOB) partner nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei) can begin to implement the HOB forest conservation declaration that was endorsed by their leaders at the ASEAN Cebu S [...] | 2007-01-26 07:45:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR PREL ASEAN BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN320 | ABBAS VISIT TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas paid a low-key visit to Brunei to brief Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on preparations for the proposed Annapolis international meeting. He outlined plans for over 30 countries to attend and sketched out a pathway for negotiations leading to Palestinia [...] | 2007-10-25 05:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN321 | BRUNEI LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) on October 25. Chong responded that Brunei was opposed to sanctions in principle and had supported the Cuba resolution last year. DCM p [...] | 2007-10-26 07:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN322 | BRUNEI FAVORS UN LEAD ON BURMA [...] (C) The GoB believes that the efforts of UN Special Representative Gambari are and should continue to be central to the international community's attempt to bring Burma toward dialogue and national reconciliation. China's leverage is probably overrated, in the GoB view. While the Bruneians b [...] | 2007-10-26 07:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN329 | A GLIMPSE OF BRUNEI STYLE DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 28, DCM and Pol/Mil Assistant observed the election for the Village Chief of Kampong Lumapas. Voters approved by a vote of 226 to 20 the single candidate placed on the ballot after official screening. GoB officials were disappointed at the low turnout, but noted than [...] | 2007-11-02 05:04:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN332 | AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: BRUNEI SUSPENDS POLITICAL [...] (C) In mid September, the GoB suspended one of Brunei's two remaining political parties, the PPKB for failing to file annual reports with the Registrar of Societies (ROS). PPKB President Abdul Latiff Chuchu readily admits his predecessor failed to file the mandatory reports, but asserts that t [...] | 2007-11-06 06:45:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN333 | BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL ON ARGENTINA INTERPOL REQUEST [...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points on October 27 to Pehin Zainuddin Jalani, Chief of Police of Brunei and head of Brunei's delegation to the Interpol meeting. Zainuddin was well briefed on the issue, telling the Ambassador that both sides are strong and adament on their respective position [...] | 2007-11-06 07:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | SECRET | KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN335 | BRUNEI WILL SUPPORT ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION IF [...] (SBU) Charge delivered Ref A points on November 14 to Adnan Jaafar, Acting Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Adnan is recently returned to Brunei, having served as Brunei's Deputy PermRep in New York. Updating Brunei's position from ref B, [...] | 2007-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN SOCI UNGA BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN347 | IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRUNEI [...] (C) On December 5 Ambassador delivered ref A demarche regarding the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program to Dato Shofry bin Abd Ghafor, who is dual-hatted as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as Director of the External Research Bur [...] | 2007-12-05 02:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN348 | BRUNEI UNDECIDED ON PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Following receipt of reftel on December 5, Ambassador consulted with French Ambassador Bonneville re invitation for Government of Brunei (GOB) to attend Paris donors conference. Bonneville confirmed that Foreign Minister Kouchner had issued a written invitation to GOB Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-12-07 04:18:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL XF BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN350 | BRUNEI WILL ATTEND PARIS CONFERENCE AT [...] (SBU) On December 10 French Ambassador Bonneville informed Ambassador that Brunei had accepted his government's invitation to the Paris Donors Conference in support of Palestinian reform and capacity building. The Bruneian delegation will be headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II [...] | 2007-12-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT IS XF BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN351 | HEART OF BORNEO: BRUNEIAN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN [...] Brunei has completed its draft Project Implementation Framework (PIF) for the Heart of Borneo (HOB) forest conservation initiative, meant to serve as a national roadmap for HOB implementation. It recommends expanding the HOB zone to 74 percent of Brunei's land area, divided into forest prese [...] | 2007-12-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN359 | PSI SAVE THE DATE NOTICE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Prior to delivering reftel non-paper, Ambassador coordinated with the Australian High Commission in Brunei and received the assurance of the High Commissioner that Australia supported the pre-invitation. Note: by mutual agreement with the USG, Australia has the lead on PSI in Brunei. [...] | 2007-12-22 06:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP KSTC PARM PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN50 | BRUNEI SEES P4 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Brunei likes the flexibility of the P4 Free Trade Agreement and sees it as a potential framework for a broader Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. However, GoB officials believe that some ASEAN nations may continue to prefer ASEAN-style, positive, sector-by sector opt-in trade agreements [...] | 2007-02-09 08:16:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL APECO XB BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN51 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN BRUNEI: HOW ST. ANDREW GOT [...] (C) The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew,s has finally received a permit to resume rebuilding its church in Bandar Seri Begawan, the first major construction project on a non-Muslim house of worship to be approved in Brunei in decades. This follows several months in which the congregation was i [...] | 2007-02-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN64 | BRUNEI VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER, REGIONAL [...] (C) The Government of Brunei (GOB) views the progress made toward an ASEAN Charter as the most important outcome of the Cebu ASEAN Summit, since it believes further ASEAN integration is necessary for Southeast Asia to keep pace with the growing influence of China and India. The Brunieans see [...] | 2007-02-21 07:45:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN XE BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69 | BRUNEI TO ISSUE BIOMETRIC PASSPORT IN FALL [...] (U) The Government of Brunei announced on Thursday, February 15 that it had awarded a contract for production of biometric-compliant e-passports to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) of Germany. G&D will partner with a the local firm ITPSS to equip Brunei's immigration department with necessary produc [...] | 2007-02-22 07:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN72 | BRUNEI VIEWS ON MIDEAST ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) appears to be viewing Mideast issues increasingly through the prism of a broader Sunni-Shia divide. Over the course of a long conversation with Dato Shofry, the Acting Head of the GOB external intelligence service, Shofry expressed concern about i [...] | 2007-02-27 03:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX IR IZ |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80 | ASEAN ENVIRONMENT MINSTERS POSITIVE AFTER BRUNEI MEETING ON [...] (U) ASEAN Environment Ministers met in Brunei February 28-March 1 to discuss regional plans to combat haze in advance of the dry season. This year's session had added urgency as the forcast effect of the expected El Nino surface ocean temperature rise could lead to a hot-dry March-August creat [...] | 2007-03-07 01:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PGOV BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87 | BRUNEI TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...] | 2007-03-09 06:43:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN88 | BRUNEI WAITING FOR NEXT STEPS ON IRANIAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on March 7. Following on Ambassador's exchange with Senior MOFAT Officials (ref B) on Iran and Middle East issues, Charge urged the GoB to con [...] | 2007-03-09 06:55:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ARF PARM IR BX |
| 07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN90 | BRUNEI WANTS SOLID UN BURMA REPLACEMENT FOR GAMBARI [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on March 7. Chong said that the GoB had welcomed UN U/S Gambari's efforts in Burma and hoped that the gap between Gambari and his replacement [...] | 2007-03-09 08:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN101 | BRUNEI: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY [...] (U) Per reftel B, Ambassador met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Datin Maimunah to urge formal Government of Brunei (GOB) endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) prior to the May 28-29 PSI Fifth Anniv [...] | 2008-03-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN103 | BRUNEI: DEMARCHE ON BURMA REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brunei views the Burmese regime's announcement of a referendum as a "positive step" and believes it should be given a chance to move its roadmap process forward. The Bruneians have privately advised the Burmese government that they hope to see a peaceful and inclusive process of [...] | 2008-03-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING TO [...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan is pleased to welcome you to Brunei. Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Commander General Halbi is enthusiastic about your visit, and his staff has supported our request for you to meet with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (not yet confirmed). Yours is the highest- [...] | 2008-04-03 02:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN106 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BRUNEI GRANTED FOR ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Brunei from April 8 to 9, 2008 to Admiral Timothy J. Keating and the following members of the Admiral's official party: Mrs. Wandalee Keating Ambassador Gene B. Christy Mr. Paul Hanely Mr. Angelo Manginelli CAPT [...] | 2008-04-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 FUND CITE - SINGAPORE AIRSHOW OUTCOME [...] As per reftel, the following is the outcome and expenditure report for post's participation at the Singapore Airshow, February 19-24, 2008: Program outcome and follow-up ----------------------------- Post participated in the Asia Now showtime one-on-one meetings with U.S. companies at the A [...] | 2008-04-08 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN111 | USTR BRUNEI VISIT MOVES FORWARD IP PROTECTION & HALAL FOOD [...] (SBU) USTR Director Karl Ehlers moved forward our dialogue on intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement and trade in halal food with Brunei during his March 29-31 visit. Ehlers cautioned key Government of Brunei (GoB) interlocutors that the Special 301 review for Brunei was still underway [...] | 2008-04-15 07:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN118 | BRUNEI CONSUMERS PARTIALLY INSULATED FROM RICE PRICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Government subsidies are helping to shield Brunei consumers from the full effect of increase in the price of rice imported from Thailand. Domestic retail prices for subsidized varieties of rice have not changed despite their trading prices on the world market having [...] | 2008-04-23 07:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12 | BRUNEI TO "LISTEN" TO VISITING BURMA PM [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Pengiran Dato Osman Patra on January 9 to urge that the Government of Brunei (GoB) challenge Burma Prime Minister Thein Sein about decreased regime cooperation with UN Special Envoy Gambari during Thein Sein's visit to [...] | 2008-01-11 08:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN128 | BRUNEI SPECIAL 301 REPLY - MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER ON IP [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, DCM informed Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) officials on April 25 of the decision not/not to place Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. DCM followed up, delivering the full demarche to MoFAT Permanent Secretary for Trade Dato Lim Jock Hoi on April [...] | 2008-04-30 08:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN129 | BRUNEI TO ADMIRAL KEATING: WE NEED AMERICANS IN [...] (C) During PACOM Commander Admiral Keating's visit to Brunei, we heard one clear and consistent message: in Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's phrasing, "we need the Americans around this region." In a wide-ranging conversation, the Sultan welcomed U.S.-Brunei mil-mil activities including the ann [...] | 2008-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN13 | BRUNEI TO CONSIDER KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE RESPONSE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on January 9 to Pengiran Dato Osman Patra, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Ambassador emphasized the importance that would be attached to the actions of Muslim countries such as Brunei when Kosovo follows through w [...] | 2008-01-11 08:09:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN130 | BRUNEI - NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES OR EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) Post is not aware of any investment disputes or expropriation claims in Brunei Darussalam involving U.S. persons or companies. SKODON [...] | 2008-05-01 06:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN131 | SULTAN SAYS BRUNEI WILL STAY IN PHILIPPINES IMT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: After a confused initial Bruneian reaction to Malaysia's announcement that it will begin a phased withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao, the Sultan of Brunei has reportedly decided that Royal Brunei Armed [...] | 2008-05-01 07:52:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL RP BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN135 | NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY [...] (U) DCM delivered ref A and B talking points and non-paper on April 24 and May 2, 2008 respectively to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Organizations staff working on NPT issues. No immediate response was given. Post will inform the Department of any follow-up substantive r [...] | 2008-05-06 06:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN136 | Brunei Fraud Conditions Summary - FY2008 [...] (U) Brunei is a low-fraud environment for consular services and historically has had low rates of fraud and low non-return rates. Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced that it would begin issuing ICAO compliant bio [...] | 2008-05-06 07:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139 | Brunei Issues Biometric Passport [...] (SBU) On May 5, the Government of Brunei (GoB) began issuing ICAO-compliant biometric passports. Post requests Department clearance to issue the press release in paragraph 4 and update our web information for Brunei citizens seeking visa waiver travel to the U.S. END SUMMARY and ACTION REQUE [...] | 2008-05-06 08:35:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CPAS CVIS KFRD CMGT ASEC BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN142 | STRENGTHENING U.S.-BRUNEI EDUCATION TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Skodon met with Brunei's Minister of Education, Pehin Rahman Hj Mohamed Taib, to discuss how the U.S. could contribute to the Minister's ambitious agenda for educational reform, including integrating 'American-style' elements and a more holistic approach to Brunei's education sys [...] | 2008-05-08 05:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN144 | BRUNEI WANTS TO GIVE HUMANITARIAN AID TO BURMA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points on May 8 to Joana Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response, but offered to follow up later in the day. 2. (SBU) That afternoon, M [...] | 2008-05-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN147 | BRUNEI REJECTS GAS CARTEL [...] (C) In the most definitive statement we've heard to date, Minister of Energy Pehin Yahya rejected the idea of a natural gas cartel along the lines of OPEC, although he acknowledged the concept has strong backing from Russia, Iran, and Qatar. Evolving market conditions are pushing natural gas aw [...] | 2008-05-13 05:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN153 | BRUNEI: MFAT VIEWS ON BILAT ISSUES, APEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following topics were covered in discussions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials occasioned by Ambassador's impending departure: -- Government of Brunei (GOB) support for APEC remains undiminished. APEC Leaders Meetings were the regional meetings the S [...] | 2008-05-19 06:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN156 | BRUNEI ROYALS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN [...] (C) In the Ambassador's farewell calls, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Crown Prince Al Muhtahdee Billah, and Acting Foreign Minister Princess Masna emphasized that Brunei welcomes and recognizes the importance of a robust U.S. presence in Southeast Asia and desires a close bilateral relationshi [...] | 2008-05-22 01:30:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158 | BRUNEI WORKING ON IPR ENFORCEMENT, AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Communications Pehin Abu Bakar on May 19. The Ambassador thanked Abu Bakar for his Ministry's support for the USG-sponsored seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights scheduled to take place in early June, and stressed our [...] | 2008-05-23 04:29:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR EAIR CVIS ETRD EWWT BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN159 | BRUNEI TO KEEP INVESTMENTS IN U.S.; DOMESTIC [...] (C) During the Ambassador's May 19 farewell call on Minister of Finance II Pehin Abdul Rahman, the Minister said he subscribed to the view that the worst of the U.S. economic slowdown would be over by the end of the year. He said the Ministry and the Brunei Investment Agency (he is a member [...] | 2008-05-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN162 | BURMA DONOR CONFERENCE MESSAGES DELIVERED TO BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on May 21 and ref B points on May 22 to Joana Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response. Please note that Friday is a non-working [...] | 2008-05-23 06:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN173 | BRUNEI SEEKS MEASURED ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE [...] (C) At Ambassador Skodon's final farewell call, Deputy Minister of Defense Pehin Yasmin Umar suggested some targets for enhancing the bilateral defense relationship to go along with the growing mil-mil relationship as the Government of Brunei (GoB) signaled in reftels, including: signing an A [...] | 2008-06-03 06:24:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN176 | BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 FUND CITE - OUTCOME AND EXPENDITURE [...] As per reftel, the following is the outcome and expenditure report for post's participation at the following events in Singapore 22 - 29: Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2008, April 22-25, 2008 --------------------------------------------- ---- Post's Commercial Assistant, Josephine Chan, introduc [...] | 2008-06-06 06:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178 | BURMA FORCED RELOCATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on June 4 to Joanna Hj Daniel, Assistant Director of the Political I Department (ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). She had no immediate response to our points but said that she would ensure that our message receive [...] | 2008-06-09 00:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN179 | BRUNEI BRIEFED ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel briefing on May 29 to Malai HjH Halimah, Director of the Political II Department (U.S. and non-ASEAN member countries) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) and Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations at MoFAT and point of [...] | 2008-06-09 00:28:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PHSA |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18 | BRUNEI IMPLEMENTS EXCISE DUTY ORDER [...] The Government of Brunei has taken a first step to gradually remove import duties to fulfill its obligation under the various FTAs it has signed including the ASEAN FTA (compliance before 2010) and P4 (end trade tariffs by 2015). The Ministry of Finance held a series of industry education even [...] | 2008-01-15 08:32:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN187 | INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION - BRUNEI [...] (U) Below please find post's submission for the Intercountry Adoption Flyer for Brunei. We have adhered as closely as possible to the model text provided by CA/OCS/CI. Post would like to acknowledge and thank John Groch from Embassy Singapore for his valuable support in drafting this message [...] | 2008-06-17 01:18:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC CMGT BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN193 | BRUNEI SUPPORTIVE ON ARF DISASTER PREP STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on June 23 (earliest available date) to Sharifa Amalina, Assistant Director of ASEAN Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). Sharifa responded that in general, Brunei was supportive of the scope of the proposed elements of the stateme [...] | 2008-06-27 00:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF EAID ASEAN BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN195 | MEDIA OUTLETS PRACTICE SELF-CENSORSHIP IN BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge and ECA Assistant recently met with the Home Editor of the Brunei Times who described how self censorship operates in practice within the framework of the Sedition Act which gives the Government of Brunei authority to monitor media content. The Brunei Times, a 2 year old independen [...] | 2008-06-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KISL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN198 | BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Datin Hjh Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on June 30, emphasizing that the change in status of the UN mission and Kosovo's track record in unilateral implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan showed that Kosovo [...] | 2008-07-01 05:11:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KV BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN199 | PSI: BRUNEI NEEDS ACTION FORCING EVENT TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A PSI meeting notes and ref B letter on June 30 to Datin Hajah Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) and policy lead on PSI for the Government of Brunei (GoB). Charge stressed that while the USG considered the GoB's a [...] | 2008-07-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN200 | BRUNEI FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points on June 30 to Datin Hajah Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) emphasizing that a united front by the international community had be key to the small, and apparently short-lived behavioral changes observed fro [...] | 2008-07-01 06:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN211 | BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROGRAM REPORTING [...] In response to Reftels, post would like to clarify that expenditures for the two BFIF projects have been previously reported as below: Food Hotel Asia (State 56950) - Reporting cable: Bandar Ser 00176 dd 06 Jun 08 Ambassador's Outreach at Regional Air Show (State 7566) - Reporting cable: [...] | 2008-07-21 00:14:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN230 | BRUNEI RECEPTIVE TO SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber was warmly received during his recent visit to Brunei. S/E Cumber steady message emphasized the U.S. commitment to increased participation in OIC, combating Islamic extremism, intrafaith dial [...] | 2008-08-26 07:18:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OIC PGOV PHUM BU |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN231 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Post delivered non-paper to Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance on August 22, 2008. Brunei officials will update when further action, if required, is taken. TODD [...] | 2008-08-28 07:36:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP EFIN MNUC |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN252 | BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL BUT UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT 2008 [...] (C) DCM met with Florence Chong, Deputy Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),International Organizations Division on September 15th. Post was unable to meet earlier with the MFAT and had wistfully hoped that GoB would have decisive opinions on the 2008 UNGA Third Comm [...] | 2008-09-19 08:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN259 | AMBASSADOR TODD OUTLINES AGENDA WITH SULTAN OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PM PREL EDU BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN27 | HARRIS CORP WINS BRUNEI COMBAT RADIO NET CONTRACT [...] (C) Harris Corporation has won a USD 25 million contract to provide a combat radio network to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). In beating French and German competitors, Harris has secured an important deal that could lead to significant follow on sales for itself and other U.S. defense f [...] | 2008-01-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL ETRD BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN295 | BRUNEI BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR TODD TALKS WITH BRUNEI, A [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 08:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KTIP BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN30 | BRUNEI - BFIF FY08 PROPOSALS [...] As per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2008 funding for participation in the DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Singapore Airshow 2008 --------------------------------- Post has requested for early BFIF funding for participation at the Singapore Airshow (ref. e-mai [...] | 2008-01-18 08:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN35 | CHINA TAKES DEFENSE CHARM CAMPAIGN TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Chinese Defense Minister, General Cao Guanchuan, led the latest detachment from China's charm offensive to Brunei for an official visit January 14-16. While no new agreements or business deals were announced during the three day visit, the General scored points with Brunei officials for ta [...] | 2008-01-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN36 | BURMA PM GETS LUKEWARM RECEPTION IN BRUNEI [...] (C) Brunei gave Burmese PM Thein Sein a correct, but lukewarm reception on a long-delayed official visit to Brunei January 15-17. Comments by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the obligatory palace banquet were notable for their focus on ASEAN and only limited mention of bilateral ties. Thein Sein' [...] | 2008-01-25 09:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN43 | USTR VISIT MAKES PROGRESS ON IP PROTECTION, TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel opened the door for closer Government of Brunei cooperation with the USG and rights-holders on enforcement of intellectual property rights. She also suggested that the GoB submit comments for the Special 301 process by the February 29 deadline and that it co [...] | 2008-01-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN44 | U.S. INVESTMENTS IN BRUNEI: ONE STILL ON THE LINE, [...] (C) Alcoa remains bullish on Brunei as a site for a large aluminum smelter that will help meet growing Asian demand. The project's ultimate fate will depend on whether Brunei and Malaysia can reach a resolution of an offshore boundary dispute that would allow development of new gas reserves to [...] | 2008-01-30 07:32:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EPET BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN49 | BRUNEI WELCOMES USG ARF PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) DCM delvered reftel points on January 31 to Datin Masrainah Ahmad, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Masrainah responded that Brunei supported efforts to strengthen ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) institutions and welcomed, without endorsing, the U.S. pr [...] | 2008-02-06 00:02:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN57 | MORE ON CHINA DEFENSE MINISTER VISIT TO BRUNEI [...] (C) In follow up conversations subsequent to reftel, the Chinese Ambassador to Brunei told the Ambassador that the visit of Defense Minister General Cao Guanchuan had been very successful from the Chinese point of view. In addition to activities reported reftel, General Cao had also offered to [...] | 2008-02-11 09:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL CH BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59 | BRUNEI WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered invitation letters per instructions reftel on February 6 to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Energy. We will inform the Department of the GoB response about participating in WIREC as soon as we receive it. SKODON [...] | 2008-02-13 03:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN60 | BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A points on February 12 to Malai Hajah Halimah Malai Yussof, Director for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Halimah welcomed the points and was well informed about some countries' concerns about the possible precedent a declaration of [...] | 2008-02-13 04:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV YI BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69 | BRUNEI: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Having recently reengaged with the Government of Brunei on IPR protection and enforcement (refs B, C and D),it is not yet time to put Brunei on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB enforcement efforts have been minimal in the past, but we see increased willingness to work with rights holders [...] | 2008-02-21 08:27:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON PREL BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80 | BRUNEI TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Please find below Post's submission in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit c [...] | 2008-02-28 06:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN88 | BRUNEIAN VIEWS OF ASEAN'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) Brunei's First and Second Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade have outlined a broad vision for ASEAN emphasizing the creation of a regional identity via actions that directly address the day-to-day problems of the population in member states. They appear to see ASEAN integration as [...] | 2008-03-11 05:14:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEAN BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN97 | BRUNEI/IRAN: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE, READOUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Brunei (GOB) readout of Foreign Minister II Lim's trip to Tehran paints it as a non-substantive event designed primarily to satisfy the diplomatic requirement of responding to a long-standing Iranian request for a high-level visit. The majority of the abbreviated [...] | 2008-03-19 04:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ECON IR BX |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN98 | BIA MANAGING DIRECTOR PROPOSES DIFFERENTIATED SWF [...] (C) Brunei Investment Agency Managing Director Dr. Mohamed Amin Liew told Ambassador that BIA intended to continue a conservative international strategy that emphasizes fixed income assets and passive portfolio investments. It would avoid country-specific funds as well as direct equity stakes [...] | 2008-03-21 07:56:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | TFFLU01: NO H1N1 CASES BUT BRUNEI REMAINING VIGILANT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. The Government of Brunei (GoB) remains vigilant and continues an active public health campaign. Quarantines have occurred and the use of thermal scanners and medical questionnaires continue to be in use at air and sea entry points. Hospital [...] | 2009-05-15 06:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN11 | BRUNEI - BFIF FY09 PROPOSALS [...] Per reftel, post submits proposals for BFIF FY2009 funding for participation in DOC certified trade events as follows: Project 1: Oil Technology Conference (OTC) 2009 --------------------------------------------- -- Oil Technology Conference (OTC),billed the worldQs premier offshore indus [...] | 2009-01-20 08:09:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN114 | BRUNEI WILL ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK VOTE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, DCM discussed Brunei's position on Kosovo's application for World Bank membership with Brunei's Ministry of Finance (MoF). MoF officials stated Brunei will abstain from voting on Kosovo's application for Bank membership. This position corresponds to Brunei's prior voting recor [...] | 2009-05-21 00:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN120 | BRUNEI'S ABAC CONFERENCE: TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES [...] (SBU) Brunei recently hosted APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting. Ambassador Todd attended a number of sessions, in addition to meeting with the U.S. delegates. The meetings resulted in wide ranging recommendations for APEC trade ministers. This included a rare mid-year letter with [...] | 2009-05-27 04:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN122 | COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY -- BRUNEI [...] Summary: Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced the production and issuance of fully ICAO compliant biometric passports. Prior to this announcement, the Government of Brunei had been issuing regular passports (red c [...] | 2009-06-03 00:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139 | BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...] | 2009-06-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN141 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE OF ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C) Ambassador Todd met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary, Datin Maimunah, to deliver reftel demarche. Ambassador Todd stressed the important role both Brunei and ASEAN play in support of UNSCR 1874. While highlighting the need to avoid unnecessary confro [...] | 2009-06-24 07:55:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146 | H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...] | 2009-06-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN15 | BRUNEI: RELUCTANT TO LEAD IMT, AND CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) Poloff on 15 January met with Haji Mulok Haji Jamat, the Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific Affairs in the Political I section of the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Mulok told Poloff that Brunei plans to only supply monitors to the International Monitor [...] | 2009-01-27 07:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN150 | BRUNEI?S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTY (NDP): CHANGING WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158 | ENCOURAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165 | BRUNEI H1N1 CASES GROW DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 case load grows dramatically each day. Total confirmed cases have surpassed 270. To date there has been one death attributed to H1N1, but the young patient had numerous pre-existing health conditions. Over 850 close contact persons have been quarantined, including [...] | 2009-07-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN166 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S. - RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BX RU |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN172 | BRUNEI'S REACTION TO 2009 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 04:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178 | BRUNEI MOVES TO MITIGATION [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to move from containment of the H1N1 virus to mitigation. As noted in reftels, this announcement has been expected. Concerns have been raised that the MoH's public health campaign and statements made by senior department officials are no [...] | 2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN185 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM [...] (SBU) Senator Nelson: Your August 16-18 visit to Brunei comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Brunei continues to improve as The Government of Brunei (GoB),lead by His Majesty the Sultan, seeks closer ties with the United States. Particular attention is focused on expa [...] | 2009-08-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN189 | BRUNEI PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Charg, in coordination with Australian High Commissioner, sent invitation letter to Dato Eusoff Agaki, Deputy Minister, Prime Minister's Office encouraging Brunei's participation in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop to be held in Sydney. Working clos [...] | 2009-08-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN191 | BRUNEI SUPPORTS ASEAN STATEMENT ON ASSK CONVICTION BUT [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Charg delivered demarche to Sheikh Fadillah, Director, Political Affairs I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Fadillah stated that Government of Brunei (GoB) fully supports the ASEAN Chair's statement on Burma and the conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). He note [...] | 2009-08-14 00:47:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN204 | WIPING OUT MUSIC PIRACY IN BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Recording Industry Malaysia (RIM) recently announced their permanent presence in Brunei. They addressed the lack of right holder's physical presence often cited by the Government of Brunei (GOB) as a deterrent in their efforts to put an end to ramp [...] | 2009-08-28 02:06:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN205 | SENATOR BILL NELSON WELL RECEIVED VISIT TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson's well received visit to Brunei focused on numerous key USG policy goals and objectives. During wide ranging meetings with the Sultan of Brunei, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Pehin Lim Jock Seng, the Senator received assurances that Brunei res [...] | 2009-08-28 03:29:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX PINR |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN208 | BRUNEI MUSICIANS ACKNOWLEDGE IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHT [...] (SBU) Local music composers and lyricists recently met with the International Confederation of Authors and Composers (CISAC) to discuss the establishment of a collective management organization (CMO). The CMO will manage and protect the copyright of players in the local music industry by colle [...] | 2009-09-04 06:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN209 | BRUNEI MUSICIANS ACKNOWLEDGE IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHT [...] (SBU) Local music composers and lyricists recently met with the International Confederation of Authors and Composers (CISAC) to discuss the establishment of a collective management organization (CMO). The CMO will manage and protect the copyright of players in the local music industry by colle [...] | 2009-09-04 07:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN213 | USTR FOLLOWS UP ON IPR CLIMATE IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 05:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN22 | BRUNEI: TERRITORIAL DISPUTES WITH MALAYSIA REMAIN [...] (U) Poloff and Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) on 21 January met with Pg Datin Shazainah Pd Sharifuuden, the acting director of Policy Planning in the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Garry Ramlee, a research officer in Policy Planning, for an update on territorial disputes bet [...] | 2009-02-05 05:46:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PREL PTER BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN226 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 08:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP UNGA PARM IAEA PREL AORC BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN227 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Charge d' Affaires (CDA) delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). CDA urged Brunei to meet with Kosovo's UN delegation on the margins of the UNGA, in addition to continuing to urge Brunei to formally r [...] | 2009-09-18 08:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA AORC BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN229 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered demarche request on September 10th to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). MFAT responded on September 19th that Brunei's Foreign Minister, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, plans to attend the Partnering for Food Security meeting on September 26th. TODD [...] | 2009-09-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN23 | EMBASSY BRUNEI CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Brunei contact for ASEAN related issues is John McIntyre, Deputy Chief of Mission, mcintyrejw@state.gov TODD [...] | 2009-02-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN PREL ASEAN BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN247 | BRUNEI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD UPDATES DIPLOMATS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 07:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN256 | BRUNEI'S ONLY POLITICAL PARTY WELCOMES U.S. ELECTION LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 02:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN257 | PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY - BRUNEI'S [...] DCM and Economic Assistant delivered letter noted in para 7 of reftel to Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On October 28, 2009, MFAT sent Embassy a response from His Royal Highness, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Complete tex [...] | 2009-10-29 08:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258 | BRUNEI'S PRISONS: CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM CASC BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN262 | BRUNEI'S STILL REVIEWING POSITION ON GLADSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Ms. Chong noted Brunei is still developing its position on the Gladstone Report. Ms. Chong provided Brunei's UN delegation with U.S. positions, as noted i [...] | 2009-11-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN263 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Particular emphasis was placed on cooperation with U.S. on human rights issues, OIC defamation of religion resolution, and improving UN voting coincidence. [...] | 2009-11-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN267 | U.S.-BRUNEI DEFENSE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) The U.S. and Brunei conduct an annual defense dialogue via the Joint Defense Working Committee (JDWC). The JDWC began in 1996 and this year's host is U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). Brunei participates in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise (CARAT) with the U.S. M [...] | 2009-11-09 03:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 | DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...] | 2009-11-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN272 | U.S. INTEREST IN BRUNEI'S AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Embassy Commercial Assistant met with Dr. Sergio F. Nates, President of the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF),National Rendering Association (NRA) and Victor Suresh, Director of Nutrition & Feeds, Integrated Aquaculture International (IAI),for an update on U.S. interest in th [...] | 2009-11-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN281 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PEACKEEPING SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) US Embassy and British High Commission delivered demarches to Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Haji Erywan, Permanent Secretary, International Organizations, MFAT and Ms. Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, MFAT noted the validity of points made i [...] | 2009-11-20 07:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN282 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel, post verified that Sino Technology Co. Ltd, based in Taiwan, is registered as an offshore company, and does not have physical presence in Brunei. Company data is listed below. Please inform Post if additional information is required. Sino Technology Co. Ltd Company Registration: [...] | 2009-11-23 08:05:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC KOMC ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288 | OVERVIEW OF BRUNEI'S HAJJ PILGRIMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GoB) is committed to supporting the Hajj pilgrimage for Bruneian citizens, including recent converts to Islam. As Brunei's pilgrims return, it is useful to highlight how the GoB supports the annual Hajj pilgrimage. This year, there were 766 official Bru [...] | 2009-12-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN31 | BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ICJ KVIR AORC BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN35 | CROWN PRINCE BILLAH AND LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSS BRUNEI AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 07:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN39 | BRUNEI FLOODS: IS THERE A LONG TERM IMPACT? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 00:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN40 | BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND STATU [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request, Post recommends changing Brunei's current Special 301 status in 2009. After careful review of the Government of Brunei (GoB) delayed Special 301 submission, assessment of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) recommendations, discussions per [...] | 2009-03-10 00:55:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN41 | PETROLEUM BRUNEI SEEKS EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) DCM and Commercial Assistant recently met with the CEO and Head of Commercial Sales and Planning for Petroleum Brunei (PB). CEO Haji Jaafar Awang Bakar and Head of Planning, Danilo Verastigue, stated that Petroleum Brunei are not changing their current business plan and, in fact, are look [...] | 2009-03-11 08:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN49 | BRUNEI DISTANCING ITSELF FROM ROHINGYA ISSUE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission met with Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss Brunei's position regarding the Rohingya refugee issue. Reading primarily from a prepared text, MFA Deputy Director, Politics I, Haji Mulok Jamat, stated that the Brunei's position is this is an issue [...] | 2009-03-13 07:15:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL BM BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59 | BRUNEI-MALAYSIA TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENT OVERSHADOWED BY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN68 | BRUNEI LEARNING MORE ABOUT IPR BUT GAPS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Over the past month, post has seen more engagement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, primarily driven by the private sector. Under the sponsorship of the Brunei Economic Development Board's (BEDB) ICentre, US based IPR attorneys provided detailed briefings to new IT businesse [...] | 2009-03-25 05:52:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN69 | BRUNEI SUPPORTIVE OF TCG EFFORTS IN BURMA [...] (C) Per Reftel, CDA McIntyre noted USG concerns regarding adverse actions taken by the Burmese government against the Tripartite Core Group's (TCG) existing authority in a March 26th meeting with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials. CDA urged GoB to discourage the recent restrictive conditions [...] | 2009-03-26 07:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL BM BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN71 | AMBASSADOR TODD HOLDS WIDE RANGING DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Todd met with Brunei Deputy Foreign Minister, Pehin Lim Jock Seng, on March 19th at Pehin Lim's request. Ambassador Todd pressed USG concerns regarding religious freedom, especially at private religious schools. Pehin Lim Jock expressed surprised and consternation that this iss [...] | 2009-03-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KIPR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN73 | AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: BRUNEI LIKELY TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) After repeated discussions with DCM, Government of Brunei (GoB) officials confirmed that Brunei is planning on attending the March 31 "International Conference on Afghanistan" in the Netherlands. Ms. Janeh Sukaimi, Deputy Director, Politics II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFA [...] | 2009-03-30 06:16:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN76 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] As instructed reftel, post obtained written confirmation of receipt of following items in June 2008 by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense. 25 units MUM-14 Gen III Multifunction Universal Night Vision Monocular with Standard Accessories TODD [...] | 2009-04-02 00:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC KOMC ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80 | AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Todd has encouraged Government of Brunei (GoB) officials, as well as the private sector to pursue more definitive actions to protect the environment. Of particular interest is the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative. Recently, Ambassador Todd met with the likely new head of Brune [...] | 2009-04-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EAID KINR BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN81 | BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN91 | IMF-WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO: BRUNEI HAS NO [...] Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered ref points on April 13 to Dato Ali Apong, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Finance. Dato Ali's response was surprisingly positive given the reticence to address the Kosovo issue in general with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT). He ap [...] | 2009-04-17 08:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL BX KV |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN94 | GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 00:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN95 | GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH [...] (SBU) Representatives of Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) were back in Brunei on April 21 to discuss RIM's IPR concerns with the Brunei Attorney General's Chambers, Judiciary Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, and Royal Customs & Excise. After the meeting with GoB agencies i [...] | 2009-04-27 01:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN96 | BRUNEI CONCERNED BUT NOT SURPRISED BY 2009 SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Per Reftel A, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) McIntyre delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Dato Lim Jock Hoi and Vincent Kong, Director, Trade Division regarding the results of the Special 301 review for Brunei. (NOTE: DCM was required to [...] | 2009-04-28 08:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD BX |
| 09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99 | MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 05:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
| 10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12 | NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW REGULATIONS FOR CREDIT CARDS AND [...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GOB) rang in the New Year with a series of immediately applicable personal credit card regulations enforced throughout the banking community. Raising minimum age limits, regulating card balance limits independent of bank control, and imposing mandated deposits w [...] | 2010-01-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ETRD ECON BX |
| 10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN18 | Microsoft Finds Light At The End Of The [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:13:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EINV USTR BX |
| 10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN32 | BRUNEI DEBATING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 00:35:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KINR BX |
| 10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN38 | BRUNEI CIRCLING WITH INTEREST USG SHARK PROPOSAL FOR CITES [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, DCM delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations, Ms. Florence Chong. Ms. Chong indicated that the Government of Brunei is interested in attending COP 15 but has not yet determined which GoB officials will attend. Ms. Chong stated [...] | 2010-02-25 00:02:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA CITES AORC UNEP BX |
| 10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN6 | BRUNEI'S EXPANDING ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Brunei has seen a relative increase in corruption case brought to trial as well as said trials receiving extensive media coverage. Most cases involve Government of Brunei (GoB) employees charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The GoB employees range from a career diplomat receivi [...] | 2010-01-08 04:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KINR BX |
| 10EFTOBANDARSERIBEGAWAN24 | RAYTHEON'S RECENT VISIT AND RUMBLINGS FROM THE [...] (SBU/NF) The Raytheon team recently briefed the Ambassador about a recent turn of events where Deputy Minister of Defense Pehin Yasmin revived a pet project, developing and building Brunei's National Modeling and Simulation Center, that a subordinate of his, Ministry of Defense Permanent Secre [...] | 2010-01-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV USTR KIPR KINR ECON BX |
| 85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1399 | SULTAN OF BRUNEI STRIKES TWO MORE RAPID BLOWS AT [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. AS REPORTED REFTEL THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI BOYCOTTED ACTIVITIES MARKING THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY ON NOV 25 IN ANGER AT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAVING INTRODUCED SEPARATION OF THE SEXES AT THE CELEBRATION. EVEN THOUGH THE DECISION TO SEPARATE THE SEXES WAS REVERSED, [...] | 1985-12-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XX |
| 85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN214 | BIG BUSINESS IS ROYAL BUSINESS IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] | 1985-03-04 06:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BX KPRP |
| 87BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1188 | THE SULTAN'S FIRST YEAR ON HIS OWN - A SOLID PERFORMANCE [...] No summary [...] | 1987-11-27 05:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BX |
| 89BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1285 | THE SULTAN'S NAME [...] (LOU) EMBASSY HAS NOTED THAT IN A NUMBER OF RECENT FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO THE SULTAN, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS, HIS NAME HAS BEEN SHORTENED IN A FASHION WHICH, IN BRUNEI, WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. THE MOST ABBREVIATED FORM OF THE SULTAN'S NAME WHICH IS ACCE [...] | 1989-12-18 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL BX |
| 90BANDARSERIBEGAWAN834 | ADMIRAL HARDISTY'S MEETING WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI [...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: USCINCPAC ADMIRAL HARDISTY MET WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI 21 NOV TO DISCUSS PROSPECTS FOR MODEST EXPANSION OF U.S.-BRUNEI MILITARY RELATIONS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED WERE PHILIPPINE BASE NEGOTIATIONS, U.S.-SINGAPORE AGREEMENT, SULTAN'S VISIT TO U.S. AIRCRAF [...] | 1990-11-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BX |
| 94BANDARSERIBEGAWAN318 | BRUNEI CONSIDERS CONSTITUTIONAL REVISIONS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BRUNEI'S TWO-YEAR-PLUS CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW PROCESS APPEARS TO BE NEARING COMPLETION. MOST OBSERVERS REALISTICALLY EXPECT CHANGES TO BE MODEST, AND THE SULTAN'S FULL POWERS TO REMAIN INTACT. MODERATES ARE PRESSING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BROA [...] | 1994-04-05 07:25:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BX |
| 95BANDARSERIBEGAWAN430 | FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) BRUNEI'S FOREIGN MINISTER, PRINCE MOHAMED BOLKIAH, VISITED IRAN APRIL 10-12. THE APRIL 18 EDITION OF THE BORNEO BULLETIN, DRAWING FROM A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE VISIT, REPORTED THAT THE TWO COUNTRIES HAD "FORTIFIED THEIR EXCELLENT BILATERAL RELATIONS." 2. ( [...] | 1995-04-18 07:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX IR PARM |
| 96BANDARSERIBEGAWAN290 | SULTAN: BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE US "EXCELLENT" [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THERESA A. TULL. REASON: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. SUMMARY: DURING MY APRIL 16 FAREWELL CALL, THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI WAS EFFUSIVE IN EXPRESSING HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE "EXCELLENT" STATE OF THE US-BRUNEIAN RELATIONSHIP, AND HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT WHAT HE PERCEIVES [...] | 1996-04-22 07:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BX |
| 96BANDARSERIBEGAWAN308 | BRUNEI: A FRIEND WORTH CULTIVATING [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THERESA A. TULL. REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. SUMMARY: BRUNEI HAS PROVEN INCREASINGLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT IT IS A FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES, GRATEFUL FOR OUR FORWARD DEPLOYED PACIFIC PRESENCE, AND COOPERATIVE IN OUR EFFORTS ON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL IS [...] | 1996-04-25 23:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BX |
| 97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN631 | VICE ADMIRAL NATTER'S MEETING WITH THE [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SULTAN BOLKIAH EXPRESSED HIS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE U.S. DEFENSE UMBRELLA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHARACTERIZING IT AS ESSENTIAL TO THE REGION'S PEACE AND PROSPERITY. HE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE BROADER U.S.-BRUNEI BILATERAL RELATIO [...] | 1997-07-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BX |
| 97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822 | ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...] | 1997-09-19 08:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI BX |
| 98BANDARSERIBEGAWAN209 | SULTAN'S SON TO BE MADE CROWN PRINCE [...] AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26, STATED THAT THE SULTAN'S ELDEST SON, PRINCE AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, WILL BE CROWNED "PUTERA MAKHOTA" OR CROWN PRINCE, AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN AUGUST. 2. THE CEREMONY IS EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND LAVISH, STEEPED IN TR [...] | 1998-03-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BX |
| 98BANDARSERIBEGAWAN550 | SULTAN'S ELDEST SON MADE CROWN PRINCE; [...] No summary [...] | 1998-08-14 08:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON |
| 99BANDARSERIBEGAWAN381 | BRUNEI RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR BIOGRAPHIC [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES GEORGIA T. WRIGHT. REASONS 1.5 (C). 2. (C) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO A DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR BRIEFING MATERIAL IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING APEC MEETINGS (REFTEL A). 3. (U) OBJECTIVES OF BRUNEI'S LEADERS AND KEY FOCUS. AS REPORTED IN RE [...] | 1999-07-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR APEC BX |
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