The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 85: Urang versus Orang: The frequency of Bruneian students’ use of Standard and Brunei Malay by Ili Arina Zainal.Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract: Despite the various research done about the languages and many linguistic aspects in Brunei Darussalam, little is known regarding the current frequency and perception towards the official language, Standard Malay, as the majority of Bruneians prefer to speak in English and Brunei Malay. This paper investigates how frequent students use Standard Malay within…

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 84: Doing Fieldwork on Indonesian Chinese Migrant Workers in Brunei Darussalam by Westly Lo Siong Wei.Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract: This paper makes the case for a more spontaneous approach to collecting data from the field in qualitative studies of labour migration rather than an overly planned one. It shows the benefit of this supplemental method in fine-grained investigations by illustrating how my own fieldwork in a circle of the Indonesian Chinese migrant workers transitioned from…

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 83: Living with Landslide Risk in Penanjong, Tutong by Hjh Nur Hazirah Hj Awang Hamdani.Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract:  Landslides have been a concern for many residents in the Penanjong area of Tutong District. This is due largely to the proximity of their homes to the steep slope of sandstone ridges in the area. Affected residents have adapted to the condition as there is no landslide risk management for the area. The paper therefore aims…

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 82: University Graduates and Online Food Entrepreneurship in Brunei Darussalam by Siti Nurfarina Hasriana and Dr Sin Yee Koh (IAS). Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract:  This paper explores the experiences of degree graduates in Brunei who engaged in online food entrepreneurship – an emerging yet understudied area in relation to youth unemployment in the country. Through semi-structured interviews with 10 such entrepreneurs conducted in 2023-2024, this paper examines their motivations and challenges in choosing this career…