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VISITOR INFORMATION
Newspapers
Brunei Darussalam publishes newspapers in
multiple languages covering local, regional and
international news. Borneo Bulletin is the oldest
paper in Brunei, published since 1953. The English
paper started off as a weekly report, targetting
the expatriate community in the Belait District.
Published daily by Brunei Press, Borneo Bulletin
is the country’s leading source of trusted and
in uential information. Borneo Bulletin is
available in print and online.
Media Permata is theMalay equivalent of Borneo
Bulletin. The paper was initially published as a
weekly Malay insert in its English counterpart on
January 13, 1994 but was eventually published
daily from July 30, 1998.
Pelita Brunei is a Malay newspaper, produced by
the Information Department at the PrimeMinister’s
Of ce. The paper primarily covers government-
related news and events including features on
tender information, inter-department sports
activities and job vacancies within government
institutions. The paper can be found in various
places nationwide: government departments, the
airport and petrol stations among others.
Foreign newspapers available in Brunei include
Borneo Post and New Straits Times from
Malaysia and the Straits Times, Singapore.
Malay daily Berita Harian and Chinese dailies
See Hua Daily, Sin Chew Daily and United Daily
from Malaysia are also circulated here.
Television and Radio
On May 2, 1957, Brunei saw its inaugural radio
broadcast go live. The station was operated by
the state, which later evolved into Radio Television
Brunei (RTB); Brunei’s state television and radio
network. RTB was inaugurated on May 2, 1957
by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan
Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien,
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
when colour television service was launched.
RTB operates three channels: RTB Perdana
focussing on government policies, current affairs
and international information; RTB Aneka for
family entertainment; and RTB Sukmaindera for
all sorts of news related to Brunei. RTB also runs
ve radio channels: Nasional FM (92.3 or 93.8),
Pilihan FM (95.9 or 96.9), Pelangi FM (91.4 or
91.0), Harmoni FM (94.1 or 97.7) and Nur Islam
FM (93.3 or 94.9). The RTBGo mobile app was
launched in October 2020 for the public to watch
TV shows and listen to radio stations broadcast.
Apart from RTB, DST Sdn Bhd offers cable
television through its joint project with Astro
Malaysia, bringing Kristal-Astro – DST’s subsidiary
– to Bruneian viewers. With over 100 channels,
radio programmes and other interactive services,
DST provides these features through digital Direct-
To-Home (DTH) satellite television services.
Another DST subsidiary – Kristal Media Sdn
Bhd – runs the radio channel KRISTALfm – one
of Brunei’s private commercial radio stations.
The popular station is known to play a variety
of music, from current chart-toppers to
throwback songs and classic tunes. KRISTALfm
is available through 90.7FM for Brunei-Muara
listeners and 98.7FM for Belait listeners.
In 2020, Progresif Sdn Bhd launched its digital
media streaming platform, Progresif Media. The
app is an evolution of Progresif Radio, Brunei’s
rst app-based radio station which went live in
2017. Progresif Media brings together local,
regional and Hollywood content while keeping
the best of Progresif Radio with its Local, Live, On
Demand and Podcast content.