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Prince Bahar Of Brunei
Bahar ibni Jefri Bolkiah (born 20 August 1981) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son and third child of Prince Jefri Bolkiah by his first wife, ''Pengiran Anak Isteri'' Pengiran Norhayati, thus making him a prince of Brunei. He is regarded as one of Southeast Asia's top polo players. Early life Pengiran Muda Bahar was born in Brunei on 20 August 1981 as the third child and second son of ''Paduka Seri Pengiran Di-Gadong Shahibul Maal'' Pengiran Muda Haji Jefri Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien and Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati binti Al-Marhum ''Pengiran Jaya Negara'' Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman. He has an elder brother and sister, Pengiran Muda Abdul Hakeem (born 13 June 1973) and Princess Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah (born 26 April 1977). On his sixteenth birthday, he was given $400 million. Sports career During the 2017 SEA Games polo competition at the Putrajaya Equestrian Park, Brunei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang District, Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia. , its population was 460,345, of whom about 100,000 live in the Capital city, capital and largest city, Bandar Seri Begawan. The government of Brunei, government is an absolute monarchy ruled by its Sultan of Brunei, Sultan, entitled the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Yang di-Pertuan, and implements a combination of English common law and sharia law, as well as general Islamic practices. At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Bolkiah, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is claimed to have had contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah
Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah (born 26 April 1977), also referred to as Hamidah Jamalul Bolqiah, is a member of the royal family of Brunei as eldest daughter of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, fourth son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. Personal life Hamidah is born on 26 April 1977, Brunei to Prince Jefri Bolkiah and his wife, Pengiran Anak Norhayati. She has an elder brother and younger brother, Prince Abdul Hakeem (born 13 June 1973) and Prince Bahar (born 20 August 1981). It was said that her father, Jefri, was surviving off borrowed money after his ten-year ordeal had finally come to an end. Jefri's former advisor, Thomas Derbyshire, claims that following Hamidah's second wedding, Prince Jefri and his children received a letter from the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA)'s attorneys that basically states, "All of your property in Brunei is being repossessed, and you have until June to vacate." They had around four weeks to prepare. Her father was furious at the evicti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, border with Thailand and Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government. The nearby Planned community#Planned capitals, planned capital of Putrajaya is the administrative capital, which represents the seat of both the Government of Malaysia#Executive, executive branch (the Cabine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
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Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north, and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Poetically, Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name Kumintáng. Batangas is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. It is home to the well-known Taal Volcano, one of the Decade Volcanoes, and Taal Heritage town, a small town that has ancestral houses and structures dating back to the 19th century. The province also has numerous beaches and diving spots including Anilao in Mabini, Sombrero Island in Tingloy, Ligpo Island and Sampaguita Beach in Bauan, Matabungkay in Lian, Punta Fuego in Nasugbu, Calatagan and Laiya in San Juan. All of the mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calatagan
Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,719 people. Calatagan comprises the Calatagan Peninsula between the South China Sea and Balayan Bay. The peninsula's near white sand beaches are well-known vacation and leisure sites. There are several beach resorts including the Banak House Calatagan on Calatagan beach, the Ronco Beach Resort in barangay Bagong Silang, Playa Calatagan in barangay Santa Ana, the Golden Sunset Resort in barangay Uno, Lago de Oro Resort in barangay Balibago, Villa Agustina in barangay Bagong Silang, and Nacua Sea Park in barangay Quilitisan. Calatagan was formerly titled as the Forbes Park of the South, because of the rich families who own estates here. An extremely rare example of pre-Spanish Philippine script was found in Calatagan. The script is called Baybayin in Tagalog, and was derived f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 SEA Games
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019. However, due to a narrow calendar, some sports started before the opening ceremony as early as November 24. This edition was marked by the first major decentralization in the history of the Games, with competition venues spread in 23 cities across the country and divided into four clusters; all were located on the island of Luzon (Metro Manila, Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, Clark, Subic, Zambales, Subic/Olongapo, and a fourth cluster consisting of standalone venues in Cavite, Laguna (province), Laguna, and La Union). This was the country's fourth time to host the games, and its first since 2005 Southeast Asian Games, 2005. Previously, it had also hosted the 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo At The 2019 SEA Games
The polo competitions at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines were held at the Miguel Romero Polo Field in Calatagan, Batangas. Competition schedule The two polo events, 0–2 low goal and 4–6 high goal took place from 24 November to 8 December 2019. Due to Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) matches scheduled for 3, 4, and 6 December were postponed to 5, 6, and 8 December with the gold and bronze medal matches pushed to 9 December. Venue Polo was held in two venues: the Miguel Romero Polo Field in Calatagan, Batangas, a newly-renovated venue inaugurated on 23 November 2019 which was formerly known as the Globalport Polo Field. and the Iñigo Zobel Polo Field. Format Playing rules set by the Hurlingham Polo Association were used for these polo events. Participating nations Four nations participated in two events in polo. Each participating country was eligible to nominate 24 horses for either of the two event. Brunei brought in 45 horses in preparation for their part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain Bandial
Quratul-Ain Bandial known as Ain Bandial is a journalist and media entrepreneur in Brunei. She co-founded and became the editor of "The Scoop" in 2017. It is the first newsdesk run by women in Brunei. Life She began work as a journalist for the Brunei Times in about 2010. She worked on news concerning Brunei and south-east Asia. In 2016 the Brunei Times gave its readers 24 hours notice that the newspaper was to cease publication. The reason given was competition and continuing financial losses although it was also noticed that the paper had published a news story that it had redacted about the cost of tickets to Mecca for pilgrimages. It was said to be a "forced closure". In 2017 Bandial helped create a new and independent news source. The website cost $1,700. ''The Scoop'' is the first newsdesk in Brunei led by women and it was self funded and founded by four people: Ain Bandial, Hadthiah Hazair, Rachel Thien, Rasidah Hj Abu Bakar. Ain Bandial and Rasidah Hj Abu Bakar served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team. The purpose of the award is recognize the contribution of the individual's efforts amongst a group effort, and to highlight the excellence, exemplariness, and/or outstandingness of a player's performance amidst the performance of their peers in question. The term can have different connotations depending on the context in which it is used. A 'League MVP' is the most valuable player in an entire league, and refers to the player whose performance is most excellent in the league. Similarly, a "Team MVP" is the most valuable player on a team, referring to the player whose team contribution is greatest amongst their teammates. In many sports, MVP awards are presented for a specific match—in other words, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handicapping
Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which the advantage is calculated. In principle, a more experienced participant is disadvantaged, or a less experienced or capable participant is advantaged, in order to make it possible for the less experienced participant to win whilst maintaining fairness. Handicapping is used in scoring many games and competitive sports, including go, shogi, chess, croquet, golf, bowling, polo, basketball, and track and field events. Handicap races are common in clubs which encourage all levels of participants, such as swimming or in cycling clubs and sailing clubs, or which allow participants with a variety of standards of equipment. Often races, contests or tournaments where this practice is competitively employed are known as ''Handicaps''. Handicappi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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