Brunei Darussalam has in recent months awakened to political and military reform. The country is best known for its oil wealth and absolute monarchy under Sultan Haji Has-sanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah. Each has, in different ways, produced a stable and prosperous environment that has endured since an abortive revolt in December 1962 was suppressed by British troops who remain in place.
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