From the 14th to the 16th centuries Brunei Darussalam was the seat of a powerful sultanate extending over Sabah, Sarawak and the lower Philippines. Thus, the current Sultan represents one of the oldest continuously ruling dynasties in the world. By the 19th century, the Brunei Darussalam Empire had been whittled away by wars, piracy and the colonial expansion of European powers.
In 1847, the sultan concluded a treaty with Great Britain and in 1888 Brunei Darussalam officially became a British protectorate. In 1906, the Residential System was established in Brunei Darussalam. A British Resident was nominated as a representative of the British government to advise the sultan in all matters except Malay customs, traditions and Islamic reli..
GUAVA fruit (Psidium guajava) is originated from tropical America, especially from Brazil and Antilles, where it is found in great number of varieties.
Guava fruit is very affordable and easy to grow in Central America. Now guava fruit spread to Southeast Asia including Indonesia, to South Asia, India and Sri Lanka.
These guava fruits can grow in the fertile lowland areas to the altitude of 1200 meters above sea level. At the age of 2-3 years have started guava fruit. There are seed..
WE better watch out with glee or with fear with the advent of the Year of the Tiger. China is set to assume the No.2 economic position in the world surpassing Japan.
With fresh teeth out of new free trade agreements with ASEAN, India, Europe, etc. and with the hosting of the World Expo beginning this May in Shanghai and of the Asian Games in Guangzhou this November, China will have arrived by..
This light-hearated lens is dedicated to “2010 - The Year of the Metal/White Tiger, (which begins auspiciously on February 14th when Valentine’s Day is also celebrated.)
2010—Year of the White Tiger
The Tiger (associated with good fortune, power, and royalty), is viewed with both fear and respect; hence, their protection and wisdom i..
The region now called Iran was occupied by the Medes and the Persians in the 1500s B.C. , until the Persian king Cyrus the Great overthrew the Medes and became ruler of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, which reached from the Indus to the Nile at its zenith in 525 B.C. Persia fell to Alexander in 331–330 B.C. and a successi..
WIND power is one of the fastest growing forms of new electricity generation in the U.S. In 2007, 35% of all new generation capacity added to the electric grid in the U.S. was from wind power projects. Electric utilities are increasingly adding wind power to their power supply portfolios, as a clean, inexhaustible, and domestic source of electric generation.
From the 14th to the 16th centuries Brunei Darussalam was the seat of a powerful sultanate extending over Sabah, Sarawak and the lower Philippines. Thus, the current Sultan represents one of the oldest continuously ruling dynasties in the world. By the 19th century, the Brunei Darussalam Empire had been whittled away by wars, piracy and the colonial expansion of European powers.
GUAVA fruit (Psidium guajava) is originated from tropical America, especially from Brazil and Antilles, where it is found in great number of varieties.
Guava fruit is very affordable and easy to grow in Central America. Now guava fruit spread to Southeast Asia including Indonesia, to South Asia, India and Sri Lanka.
This light-hearated lens is dedicated to “2010 - The Year of the Metal/White Tiger, (which begins auspiciously on February 14th when Valentine’s Day is also celebrated.)
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