Picture: Infofoto, Dept of Information, Brunei.Many foreign media ascend into Brunei to cover the 60th Birthday of HM Sultan of Brunei and because they only come to Brunei on special occassions hence not familiar with the local culture of the country, they made some mistakes when making their reports about Brunei. Some of the common mistakes when covering the recent event are:
a) Brunei civil servants didnt get a salary rise and if one wants to be politically correct, it's the ALLOWANCE of civil servants in Division 4 and 5 which were increased as well as those of daily-paid staff. This salary increase is the FIRST after 22 years of "Independence" from the British in 1984.
b) The correct title of Her Majesty is RAJA Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, and only she has the right to be called Her Majesty, the Queen of Brunei. As for Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar, she is addressed as Her Royal Highness, ie. HRH
c) The British newspaper, The Times, observed "... marble mosques with welcome signs studded with diamonds" .... i dont think these diamonds really exisits in the welcome sign! Brunei roads are not paved with gold, you know...
d) Why are foreign media so curious about Prince Jefri? Since everyone knows that he's on a self-exile, so why bring his name up again? Brunei is not always about him, you know... Bo liaw....
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