Trains
Countries build railways – specifically, LRT or MRT because there are demands for it and the traffic jams are unbearable, such as those in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong.
Several years ago, people talk about the possibility of building such train in Brunei, but its no so practical to built one. Whose going to finance such project has always been a main economic concern (note that the Pulau Muara Beser project as suggested has no real backers).
Transportation in Brunei is cheap, cars are cheap, locals don’t use the buses claimed some and taxis are charging high fees since no Bruneians would use them. So, to build a LRT or MRT, is not economical. It’s a nice dream but its not practical.
Gifts That Spell Evil
A gift is not always just a gift when given to an officer or a senior Civil servant.
Several years ago, people talk about the possibility of building such train in Brunei, but its no so practical to built one. Whose going to finance such project has always been a main economic concern (note that the Pulau Muara Beser project as suggested has no real backers).
Transportation in Brunei is cheap, cars are cheap, locals don’t use the buses claimed some and taxis are charging high fees since no Bruneians would use them. So, to build a LRT or MRT, is not economical. It’s a nice dream but its not practical.
Gifts That Spell Evil
A gift is not always just a gift when given to an officer or a senior Civil servant.
The value of such a gift gets excluded from its real purpose, as it would be given with the idea of expecting something in return.
Religious leaders here called on the Ummah to be cautious when accepting such a gift from someone, as it could be categorised as bribery. - Borneo Bulletin, December 9th, 2006
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From many experiences of the public, its always the public servants who wanted the gifts and some even specified such gifts to be given to them. The worse is during Hari Raya...
Who are willing to give anyway? Why always blame the public when its those in authority who asked for it, or else all things wouldnt get done. Having TPOR does not mean anything to some public servants...
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