Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei was the world's richest man until 1980. Reports state that he has assets of over Rs 14,700 crore with oil reserves and natural gas being the biggest source of his earnings.
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OVER the years, it has been claimed online that the four Federated Malay States – Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Pahang – funded the construction of a Royal Navy battleship that was named HMS Malaya. Is this true?
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
My story begins more than a 100 years ago when the sun never set on the British Empire. As rulers they weren’t perfect. They indeed did rule the waves and wave the rules. But the countries were managed firmly and efficiently and they maintained the rule of law. In those distant days, jobs were scarce. People preferred to work for the government as the work and pay were secure and on retirement, they received a pension. For Ceylonese in those days British Malaya was a popular country to find employment and they returned home to become “Malayan Pensioners”.