Expectations run high as Brunei welcomes new year


Members of the public at a shop on New Year's Day in Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan. Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 2 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): As the people of Brunei ushers in 2022, the desire to return to stability and prosperity burns brighter than ever after a gloomy end to 2021.

Businesses and the public are looking forward to the new year with hope and eagerly looking for change and betterment. The previous year was wrought with Covid-19 causing considerable damage in terms of lives lost and a dwindling economy.

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