Brunei used to have a small 10km rail which was operated by the oil company. It was mainly to provide direct access through the thick jungles between Seria and Badas to the water pumping station located upstream of the Belait River. Reading this National Geographic article, it is quite interesting to know that the oil from the Seria field is so light that it can used to burn by ship without refining. No wonder Seria was one of the big trophies that Japan was after during World War II. Some of our elders and the more politically correct of us would still claim that Brunei has never been occupied by other nations. What ever it is, history told is only one side of a story that people want to tell and hear. The best we could do is learn from it and hopefully it will teach us a lesson and guide us when making a decision for the future.
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