- Borneo Bulletin
The "Borneo Bulletin" is a daily English-language newspaper in
Brunei . It is published byBrunei Press , which also publishes a Malay-language daily, "Media Permata ". The "Bulletin" circulates around 20,000 copies on weekdays and 25,000 copies on Saturday and Sunday [http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/links/bb_history.html History of the Borneo Bulletin] ] .History
The paper was first published in 1953 as a weekly community newspaper for
expatriate s in Brunei. It consisted of 12 pages and had a circulation of 3,500 copies. In 1959, the paper was sold to the "Straits Times " of Singapore [http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/links/bb_history.html History of the Borneo Bulletin] ] . The paper was expanded over the years to include over 40 pages of content and advertising. It was published on a Friday.In 1985,
Brunei 's first public-listed company, QAF, took over part of the shares of Brunei Press from the Straits Times. In September 1990, QAF acquired full ownership and the "Borneo Bulletin" became a daily (Monday - Saturday) paper [http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/links/bb_history.html History of the Borneo Bulletin] ] . In 1991, it added its "Sunday" edition and thus became a true daily paper.The paper launched an online version in the mid-1990s.
Contents and Sections
The are seven main sections to the newspaper - Local News, Borneo News, Regional News, World News, Financial, Classified and Sports. With the exception of local news and some borneo news, most of the other sections contains reports from other international news services [International News services used include
Reuters ,Associated Press (AP),Agence France Presse (AFP)Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa),Xinhua ,Bernama , the Guardian,Washington Post andLos Angeles Times . See [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/thu/about.htm About Us, Borneo Bulletin - retrieved 22-05-2007] ] . There are occasional analysis and special reports covering a wide array of topics which are mostly obtained from overseas news services. The newspaper practices self-censorship in its choice of topics to avoid angering theBrunei government.However, letters to the editor often included comments critical of the government's handling of certain social, economic, and environmental issues. On occasion the government responded to public opinion on topics concerning social or environmental problems [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61602.htm Country Report: Brunei, US Department of State - retrieved 22-05-07] ] .
Borneo Bulletin Online
Launched in
1995 , Borneo Bulletin Online is free of charge and granted access to all sections and articles found in the print edition. The online version can be viewed either though theBrunei Press site [http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/] or via one of Brunei's local ISP website [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/thu/local.htm] .ee also
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Media of Brunei External links
* [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/thu/local.htm Borneo Bulletin]
** [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/weekend/ Weekend Borneo Bulletin]
** [http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/sunday/ Sunday Borneo Bulletin]Notes and References
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