ORIGINS OF MODERN CIVIL SERVICE IN BRUNEI

This book is brief story of how Brunei survived as an independent Malay Sultanate and narrates the historical importance of British Residency Rule in Brunei. Faced with extinction due to the machinations of the Brooke regime in Sarawak and the British North Borneo (Chartered) Company,Brunei’s sovereignty was miraculously kept intact by the wisdom of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam (r. 1885-1906) and the political will of Britain to conserve Brunei’s ancient monarchy. This book also highlights the mission and vision of British administrator M. S. H. McArthur to ensure Brunei’s revival. The end result has been the blossoming anew of an ancient culture. Had Brunei been allowed to disappear, it would have been a disastrous loss not only to Bruneians today – but to mankind as a whole.

A concise exploratory study of how Brunei was able to survive during the reign of Sultan Mohammed Jalil ul Alam as a separate Sultanate in 1906 despite moves to wipe out the kingdom from the face of the earth by the British colonialists, especially White Rajah James Brooke

A description of Brunei's traditional Government and society as highlighted in the 1954 Report drafted by Hugh Hickling, the then Assistant Attorney General in Sarawak who was sent to report on the feasibility of introducing a first written constitution for monarchic Brunei.

This book is an annotated edition of the 1954 Report compiled by a former Attorney General, late Professor R. H. Hickling who was sent to Brunei to report of the existing political culture, institutions and laws of Brunei Darussalam so that the British Colonial Office can be well informed before the drafting of a new Constitution.

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This paper discusses in detail the role of Brunei State Council set up after the introduction of the British Residency system in 1906 and functioned until 1959 when a new written Constitution was promulgated in September 1959 by Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifudddien.

This article narrates the long-standing diplomatic relationship between Malcolm MacDonald and Brunei. MacDonald played a significant role in safeguarding Brunei’s survival as an independent Malay Islamic sultanate during decolonisation. He prevented Brunei from becoming a British crown colony in 1946 unlike the neighbouring states of Sarawak and North Borneo. Having failed to unite the three North Borneo territories into a federation, he may have concurred with Brunei’s decision to opt out of the Malaysian Federation in August 1963 and thereafter. Due to his empathy with the Brunei sultans, especially Omar Ali Saifuddin the III, MacDonald’s approach for Brunei’s future contradicted the vision of his contemporaries for democratising Brunei.

This paper provides an overview of strategic planning in Brunei Darussalam. It is based on an 'insider's view' – including participating in the formulation of the first strategic plan for the Brunei Prime Minister's Office and nearly three decades of experience with planning in Brunei. First, the history of planning both globally and in the context of Brunei is summarised. Second, the paper then proceeds to outline the benefits and challenges of strategic planning processes and outcomes as well as to define and simplify what strategic planning is and could potentially be. Third, the 5D model of strategic planning, which is aimed specifically at Brunei's civil service, is described, so that it can be used by civil servants to prepare their strategic plans. Fourth, the paper concludes with some crucial lessons learned whilst engaging in the process of strategic planning. These lessons are intended to further enhance the benefits and positive outcomes obtained from strategic planning in Brunei in the future.

This newspaper article discussed about how the Brunei Administrative Service (BAS) first came into being.