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Belait River
The Belait River ( ms, Sungai Belait) is a river in Belait District, Brunei. It is the longest of the four main rivers in the country. History During World War II from 1941 onwards, the whole of Brunei was under Japanese occupation until 1945. On 26 May 1979, Borneo's only floating drydock arrived in Belait River. After being towed from Melbourne by a Japanese tug for 50 days, the 1943 Australian built drydock, formerly named AD 1001, was acquired by the Kuala Belait Shipyard. Sites Kuala Belait is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through, while on the west bank lies the Kampong Sungai Teraban and Kampong Rasau. Going upstream will lead to Mukim Kuala Balai. Some of Brunei's historical sites are located along the river banks, which included the Menara Cendera Kenangan, a monument in celebration of His Majesty's 50th birthday. Kuala Belait port is one of the three existing ports in Brunei and it's operated by Brunei Shell ...
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Rasau
Rasau is an area in Brunei. The area contains one of the two oil fields of Brunei, the Rasau Field,About BSP – History of Oil and Gas
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and a small village, Kampong Rasau, which has a population of 103.
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Rasau is located in the Belait district on the west bank of the south of
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