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Negara Brunei Darussalam continued to enjoy tranquillity in 2004. The principal events in the country during the year were the wedding of the Crown Prince al-Muhtadee Billah and Dayangku (Lady) Sarah and the resurrection of the Legislative Council. Twenty years of independence have witnessed significant progress in many fields, but political and religious freedom remains wanting.

The tiny, oil-rich Sultanate of Brunei, situated on the north-west coast of Borneo, regained full independence at the end of 1983, when the United Kingdom surrendered responsibility for its defence and foreign policy. Internally, the predominantly Muslim, Malay State has been self-governing since 1959, albeit by an autocratic monarchy. In this article, however, I shall focus on the British 'Residency' in Brunei, which lasted from January 1906 until September 1959.

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