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Asia’s Elite Jet in for ‘Subdued’ Brunei Wedding

FROM OUR AUGUST 2004 SHELL NEWS ARCHIVE

The New York Times: Asia’s Elite Jet in for ‘Subdued’ Brunei Wedding

“new mood of thrift in a palace once tainted by financial scandal.”: “Now, corporate sponsors are funding a big part of the total cost of celebrations, estimated at around $5 million.”: Oil and gas firms Brunei Shell and Brunei LNG and local car distributor Goh Hock Kee are among sponsors for the wedding…

By REUTERS

September 8, 2004

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) – A glittering guest list of Asian leaders and Middle East royalty began jetting into the oil-rich sultanate of Brunei on Wednesday for a royal wedding being billed as low-key by local standards.

The leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines will mix with Saudi and Bahrain royalty at Thursday’s celebrations, the climax of weeks of traditional nuptials between the heir to the Brunei throne and his teenaged bride. read more

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Brunei Shell contributes $500,000 for royal wedding ceremonies

brunei-online.com: Brunei Shell contributes $500,000 for royal wedding ceremonies

“no amount of contributions can justly reflect the importance of preserving the country’s traditional monarchy rule”: *Contribution or bribe to buy favour?

*Comment added by John Donovan

Posted 6 August 2004

By Lyna Mohamad

Pehin Dato Paduka Awang Hj Adanan, left, receiving the mock cheque from Hj Zainal Abidin.

Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP), Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd (BLNG), Brunei Shell Tankers Sdn Bhd (BST) and Brunei Shell Marketing Co Sdn Bhd (BSM) have committed $0.5 million for the upcoming ceremonies planned for the royal wedding.

The four joint-venture companies yesterday handed over the contribution for the royal wedding between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Yang Mulia Dayangku Sarah Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab Rahaman during a special ceremony held at the Centrepoint Hotel in Gadong. read more

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