{"id":26297,"date":"2026-10-15T11:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26297"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:13:16","slug":"brunei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brunei\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunei"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Brunei Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the third meeting of the India\u2013Brunei Darussalam Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was convened to review bilateral trade and economic cooperation and identify avenues for strengthening commercial ties between the two countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Brunei<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located along the northern coast of <\/span><b>Borneo Island in Southeast Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordered by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Brunei is bordered by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/facts-about-south-china-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>South China Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north and on all other sides by <\/span><b>Malaysia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brunei is divided into two non-contiguous parts by a portion of the Malaysian State of Sarawak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bander Seri Begawan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member country of the <\/span><b>Commonwealth and ASEAN.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Brunei<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of flat coastal plain rises to mountains in the east; hilly lowland in the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The climate of Brunei (or Brunei Darussalam) <\/span><b>is equatorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e. <\/span><b>hot, humid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rainy throughout the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain:<\/b> <b>Bukit Pagon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the highest point in the country at 6,069 ft along the border with Malaysia in the eastern mountainous region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Numerous rivers drain the land, including the <\/span><b>Belait, Pandaruan, and Tutong.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of <\/span><b>crude oil, natural gas, and tropical timber.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2323562&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brunei is located along the northern coast of Borneo Island in Southeast Asia. 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