The History of the Streets of Bandar Seri Begawan

[My article below was published in The Brunei Times about two months ago.][Photo: Jalan Sultan in 1951]Even though Kampong Ayer has been the capital of the Brunei Sultanate for hundreds of years, Bandar Seri Begawan or the city on dry land is relatively recent. When the first British Resident, M.S.H. McArthur arrived in Brunei to begin his official duty, he stated that he '... wanted a clean dry