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Brunei Travel Guide - Communications

 

 


Telephone

Country code: 673. Public telephones are available in most post office branches and main shopping areas and there is a private internal service. There are both coin and card operated public telephones in Brunei. Telephone cards can be obtained at post offices or at the Telecom office.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone companies. There is good coverage around main cities and business areas, particularly in the northwest.

Internet

Internet cafes are available in Bandar Seri Begawan. A wireless network supporting ISDN lines is being launched, initially in the Rimba-Gadong area.

Post

Airmail letters to Europe take two to five days. Registered, recorded and express postal services (‘Speedpost’) are all available.

Post office hours: Mon-Thurs 0745-1630.

Media

Brunei's media are neither diverse nor free. The privately-owned press is either owned or controlled by the sultan's family, or exercises self-censorship on political and religious matters. A press law provides prison terms of up to three years for reporting "false news". The only local broadcast media are operated by the government-controlled Radio Television Brunei. Foreign TV stations are available via a cable network. Access to the internet is said to be unrestricted.

Press

• The only independent English-language newspaper is the daily Borneo Bulletin.
• Media Permata is a Malay-language newspaper.

TV

• State-controlled Radio Television Brunei broadcasts in Malay and English.

Radio

• State-controlled Radio Television Brunei broadcasts in Malay, English, Mandarin Chinese and Gurkhali.
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