Brunei Darussalam in 2016
The Sultan Is Not Amused
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Date of publication
January 2017
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ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X.
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7
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© 2017 by The Regents of the University of California.
Brunei continued in 2016 to suffer from declining oil and gas prices. The budget deficit grew. The Sultan made economic diversification and ‘‘prudent spending’’ the year’s central political themes. He criticized several government institutions during ‘‘surprise visits’’ and sharply attacked the Ministry of Religious Affairs for ‘‘delaying’’ the full enforcement of an Islamic legal reform.
K E Y W O R D S : Brunei, oil price crisis, economic diversification, legal reforms, Sharia
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