Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2004.

Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2004. Introduction The obituaries appearing here deal not only with Bruneians, butalso with foreigners who have had some connection with the sultanate.The domestic death roll includes two ceteria, one distinguisheddiplomat, a retired air force officer, and a menteri darat ('landchief'). The two ceteria comprise, first, YAM yam,common name for some members of the Dioscoreaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical climbing herbs or shrubs with starchy rhizomes often cultivated for food. The largest genus, Dioscorea, is commercially important in East Asia and in tropical America. Pengiran Lela Wijaya PengiranDato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Yussof bin Pengiran Mohd Limbang (1917-2004)and, secondly, Pengiran Jaya Perkasa Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Hassanbin Pengiran Sabtu Kemaluddin; the diplomat was Dato Paduka Malai HajiAhmad Murad bin Syed Haji Mashor; the retired air force officer KolonelMohd Radin bin Datu Maharaja Setia Dian; and the menteri darat OrangKaya Indera Perkasa Awang Haji Zulkeflee bin Abdullah. The list of foreigners connected to Brunei who departed includessome important British diplomats and colonial service officers withdirect connections with the sultanate, notably Sir John Peel, Mr. EricBevington, Dr. J. A. R. Anderson and Commander J. A. Davidson, whosecombined careers in Brunei virtually furnish us with a history of thecountry for the first three decades after the Second World War. The NBDGovernment might well view with mixed feelings the demise of Tan SriKhoo Teck Puat Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat (Chinese: 邱德拔; Pinyin: Qiū D��b��; January 13 1917 - February 21 2004) a Malaysian-born banker and hotel owner with an estimated fortune of $4. , who had proved to be a little too smart for anyone inBandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan(bän`där sĕr`ē bĕgä`wän), city (1991 est. pop. 46,229), capital and chief port of the sultanate of Brunei, of which it is also the business and commercial center. . The geologist Professor N. S. Haile also died. Miscellaneous other personages are mentioned to round off the list.This category includes President Arafat and a host of British andAustralasian diplomats and soldiers, particularly from the ConfrontationEra, such as "Henry" Hall, the Duke of Devonshire, and LordHill-Norton, along with a former Director of the Special Air Service(SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. ) Regiment. The cut-off date is 20 November 2004. Bruneians YAM Pengiran Lela Wijaya Pengiran Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Yussofbin Pengiran Mohd Limbang (1917-2004) died on the morning of 14Jamadilakhir 1425 (1 August 2004) to be survived by his widow, PengiranDatin Hajjah Siti Hadizah binti PH Menudin. The marriage had beenblessed with ten sons and five daughters (PB 4.8.2004: 16 *). PLW Yussofwas a prominent nobleman, Privy Councillor, and sometime nominatedLegislative Councillor in the sultanate. The award of the title YAMPengiran Lela Wijaya on 12 August 1972 admitted him to the ranks of thelesser ceteria (WKNB 9.9.1972: 364; cf Brown 1970: 200, No 50). He wasalso decorated with the POAS POAS Principal Officials Accountability System (Hong Kong)POAS Pee On A Stick (home pregnancy test)POAS psychological operations automated system (US DoD)POAS Poop On A Stick in 1966 and the DSLJ in 1978. Born at Kampong Kuala Sungai Sumbiling in Brunei Town in 1917, hewas educated at Brunei Town Malay School and served in the ForestryDepartment before rising to become Assistant Minister of Social Welfareand Posts between 1965 and 1970. His other activities includedmembership in the Pilgrimage Advisory Council, the Municipal Council,and in the Majlis Kemajuan (Development Council). Alternative namespellings might be encountered, such as "Yusof" or"Yusoff"; and "Limbang" might be used instead of"Mohd Limbang." Another of the lesser ceteria, Pengiran Jaya Perkasa Pengiran AnakHaji Mohamed Hassan bin Pengiran Sabtu Kemaluddin DSLJ SNB PHBS PJK,died on the evening of 8 October 2004 at the age of eighty-three (RTB,cited in BBO Sa.9.10.2004: h8.htm). During his early days of servicewith the government, he worked at the Workshop Unit of the Public WorksDepartment Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally.In Australia: -New South Wales - Office of Public Works and Services, New South Wales before being employed as Ketua Kampung (Headman) of KampongBendahara Lama in Bandar Seri Begawan. He "was also a former memberof [the] Adat Istiadat [Council]" (BBO Sa.9.10.2004: h8.htm). Hisdecorations, besides those listed above, included the Long Service Medal This is awarded to military personnel of the AFP by the Chief of Staff, AFP, and Major Service Commanders.To earn this award, a military person must have completed 20 years of faithful and honorable service with the AFP and for each additional five (5) years, one bronze star and the Coronation Medal (according to BBO Sa.9.10.2004: h8.htm)."Hassan" is sometimes used instead of "MohamedHassan." The death of Tuan Yang Terutama Dato Paduka Malai Haji Ahmad Muradbin Syed Haji Mashor, Ambassador of NBD to the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates,federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. fromAugust 2001, had to be deduced from an application for probate dated 25February 2004 by his widow, Datin Hajjah Rafeah binti Dato Haji MdYassin, published in Pelita Brunei (Iklan section) on 17 March 2004(page 7, column three, paragraph 6). The exact date of death is notgiven. The last reference I have for him as Ambassador to the UAE is PBA13.8.2003: 9; his successor, TYT Awang Haji Adanan Zainal, was appointedin April 2004 (GBOW ON Tu.13.4.2004). Born in 1943, Dato Ahmad Murad was educated at Al-Azhar University,where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Islamic Law, BirminghamUniversity (Diploma of Education The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries such as Australia which certifies the awardee to practice as a teacher. ), and at the University of Oxford(diplomatic course). He joined government service in 1971, initially asa lecturer at the Hassanal Bolkiah Arab Secondary School (PB 13.8.1997:1). He succeeded Dato Haji Othman Bidin as Principal of the Seri BegawanSultan Teacher Training College in 1975 (Brunei Annual Report 1975:274). Switching to the diplomatic corps in 1981 (PB 13.8.1997: 1), hewas a Senior Administrative Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairsbetween 1981 and 1984 (PB 13.3.1996: 4). He then became Ambassador toEgypt (1984-1986) and to Saudi Arabia (1987-1989), before beingappointed to posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bandar SeriBegawan, first as Director of the Political Department and then asDirector of Administration (Pengarah Pentadbiran). This was followed byAmbassadorships in the Philippines (1993-1996) and Japan (1997-2001),sandwiched by a spell as High Commissioner in Canberra (1996-1997). Amember of HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's entourage during the haj of1987 (Abdul Aziz Juned 1990: 10), his awards included the DPMB DPMB Don't Pass Me By (Beatles song)DPMB Defense Programs Management Board , Order ofthe Republic, PIKB (Abdul Aziz Juned 1990:10), with the PKL following in1996 (PBA 24.1.1996: 7). He was presented with his letters ofappointment as NBD Ambassador to the UAE by HM Sultan Bolkiah in aceremony held at the Istana Nurul Iman The Istana Nurul Iman palace is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. The palace is located on a leafy, riverside sprawl of hills on the banks of the Brunei River directly south of Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, no more than a few miles outside on 15 August 2001 (PBA 22.8.2001:4). The name variations "Masshor" and "Mashore"might be encountered. Orang Kaya Indera Perkasa Awang Haji Zulkeflee bin Abdullah died atthe age of sixty-four on 4 January 2004 at his home in Skim Tanah KurniaRakyat Jati Noun 1. jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter) Lorong Tiga Selatan. His funeral was held in Seria on 5January 2004 (BBO Tu.6.1.2004: h8.htm). Appointed headman of Lorong Tigain October 1992, he was appointed Orang Kaya Indera Perkasa in May 1996(PB 5.6.1996: 16). This is a title held by menteri darat (land chiefs)in Belait District (Brown 1970: 205). "Zulkeflee" appears invarious alternative forms, such as "Zolkeeflee,""Zolkeflee," "Zolkiflee," and "Zulkifli."The application for probate by his widow, Hajjah Kasmah binti Abdullah,reveals that he was a convert to Islam, originally known as Numba binElai (PBI PBIprotein-bound iodine. PBIabbr.protein-bound iodinePBI,n See iodine, protein-bound.PBIprotein-bound iodine. 20.10.2004: 3a #2). Kolonel Mohd Radin bin Datu Maharaja Setia Dian, a retired officerof the Royal Brunei Air Force This article or section needs sourcesorreferences that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , was killed in a road accident on theevening of 21 February 2004 at the age of fifty-four (BBO Th.26.2.2004:h35.htm). He had been run over by a car along the highway near KampongMadang when he was on his way home from Muharram prayers at the JameAsr' Hassanil Bolkiah in Kiarong (BBO M.23.2.2004: h10.htm). He wasburied at the Muslim cemetery near the said mosque on the morning of 22February 2004 (BBO M. 23.2.2004: h10.htm). A former Deputy Commander ofthe Royal Brunei Air Force doubling as Officer Commanding TrainingBranch (PB 4.1.1995: 14), he had ended his career as a military attacheat the NBD Embassy in Indonesia (BBO M.23.2.2004: h10.htm). Foreigners Dato Sir John Peel, Mr. Eric Bevington, Dr. Robb Anderson, andCommander James Davidson are taken in chronological order of theirappearance in Borneo. Their combined obituary provides us with athumbnail sketch of the history of Brunei Historians believe that there was a forerunner to the present day Brunei Sultanate. One possible predecessor state was called Vijayapura, which possibly existed in northwest Borneo in the seventh century A.D. from 1946 until 1978, whilstthe career of Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat takes us forward into the 1980s.Mention is also made of Mr. Nigel Nicolson and Professor N.S. Haile. Dato Setia Sir William John Peel MA Cantab (1912-2004) was BritishResident in Brunei (1946-1948) upon the resumption of civilianadministration after the Second World War. Peel, always helpful tostudents of Brunei history, was also a member of a British Parliamentarydelegation to the sultanate in 1959. Knighted in 1973, he also held twoBrunei datoships, the DSNB DSNB Department Store National BankDSNB Data Set Name Block 1971 (WKNB 25.8.1973: 401) and the DSLJ 1969(WKNB 26.12.1970: 316). Sir John, who died at his London home on 8 May2004 aged ninety-one, was survived by his widow, three daughters(Joanna, Alethea, and Lynda), one son (Quentin), and variousgrandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family funeral was due totake place at Putney Crematorium on 18 May 2004 (DTM DTMdermatophyte test medium. .12.5.2004: 24h#8ff). A wealthy gentleman, he left an estate valued at 681,057 [poundssterling] net (DT Sa.7.8.2004: 22c #3). Born on 16 June 1912, he was the son of Sir William Peel KCMG KCMG Kindly Call Me God :-)KCMG Knight Commander of St Michael and St GeorgeKCMG Kitsap County Master Gardener (Bremerton WA)KBE(1875-1945), who rose to become Chief Secretary of the Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. MalayStates and then Governor of Hong Kong The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: 香港總督; abbreviated 港督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio ("a dignified personageunlikely to cause nervousness at Whitehall," Welsh 1994: 390). In1936 W. J. Peel married Rosemary Mia Minka Redhead. Educated atWellington and Queen's College, Cambridge (DT W.12.5.2004: 25 *),he served in the Colonial Administrative Service from 1933 until 1951,including three years as a prisoner of the Japanese (1942-1945), andending as Resident Commissioner, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert and Ellice Islands,former British colony in the central and S Pacific. See: Kiribati and Tuvalu. Gilbert and Ellice IslandsFormer British colony, west-central Pacific Ocean. (1949-1951). "Within six months of returning home [from Japanese POW camp],Peel was appointed British resident in the sultanate of Brunei, then aBritish protectorate. It was regarded as an auspicious sign that a mangotree in the residency's grounds flowered for the first time sincethe Japanese occupation. While in Brunei he became friendly with OmarAli Saifuddin Omar Ali Saifuddin is the name of three Sultans of Brunei: Omar Ali Saifuddin I (reigned 1762-1795) Omar Ali Saifuddin II (reigned 1829-1852) Omar Ali Saifuddin III (reigned 1950-1967) , father of the present Sultan, who later made a point ofsummoning old friends to his personal suite at the Dorchester; in 1969he made Peel an honorary member of the Brunei nobility [sic]" (DTW.12.5.2004: 25 *). Peel was Member of Parliament for Leicester South-East constituencybetween 1957 and 1974. A parliamentary private secretary A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). In this role, the MP acts as the Parliamentary contact for a senior minister, shadow minister, or sometimes a group of ministers. This is an unpaid[1] position. from 1958 until1960, he was an Assistant Government Whip in 1960-1961 and a LordCommissioner of the Treasury from November 1961 until the ConservativeParty lost power in October 1964. Among his many later appointments, SirJohn was a Member of the British Delegation to the European Parliamentin Strassburg in 1973-1974, a Member of Council of the Victoria Leaguefor Commonwealth Friendship from 1974 until 1983, and honorary Directorof the Conservative Party's International Office in 1975-1976 (WW2002: 1668). Sir John was the last-surviving former British Resident ofBrunei by the time of his death, albeit not the longest-lived; thatdistinction belonged to his immediate successor, Mr. L. H. N. Davis CMG,who died on 16 June 2003 at the age of ninety-four (DT W.18.6.2003: 24f#4ff). Eric Raymond Bevington CMG CEng MIMechE (1914-2004), who departedthis life on Friday 30 April 2004, had been Commissioner of Developmentin Brunei between 1954 and 1958, when he was responsible for theimplementation of the first National Development Plan. He was actingBritish Resident for a few weeks from 18 December 1955 until 11 January1956 whilst J. O. Gilbert was on leave (BGG 31.1.1956, BGG 29.2.1956).He also doubled on occasion as Controller of Civil Aviation (BGG 31.12.1954). A volume of his memoirs, The Things We Do For England, appearedin 1990; a manuscript version, dated 1970, is held at Rhodes HouseLibrary in Oxford. Educated at Cambridge University, Mr. Bevington worked for HMOverseas Service for twenty-six years between 1937 and 1963, originallyin the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Much of his career was spent in Fiji,where he became a District Officer in 1942 and an Administrative Officerin 1950. In 1951 he was appointed Assistant Colonial Secretary(Development) there. After leaving Brunei he returned to Fiji as FinanceSecretary (1958-1961) and then as Commissioner of Development(1962-1963). He had spent an interval in Nigeria (1945-1946) asSecretary of the Commission of Enquiry into cost of living allowances.Back in the United Kingdom, Mr. Bevington served as Senior Housing andPlanning Inspector at the Department of the Environment (1970-1978) andas a member of the New Forest District Council (1979-1983). Husband,father, grandfather and great-grandfather, his funeral was held atBurley Parish Church on 14 May 2004 (DT M.10.5.2004: 22e #6). Dr. James Aidan Robb Anderson OBE MC PBS PBSin full Public Broadcasting ServicePrivate, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, (1922-2004), who died on25 May 2004 (Sarawak Association Newsletter 2004: 3), was a member ofthe Sarawak Civil Service for two decades (1951-1971), acting as StateForest Officer in Brunei between in 1956-1957 whilst B. E. Smythies wason leave. As Deputy Conservator conservatorn. a guardian and protector appointed by a judge to protect and manage the financial affairs and/or the person's daily life due to physical or mental limitations or old age. of Forests in Sarawak, he visitedBrunei, for example on 1 February 1966 (Brunei Annual Report 1966: 89).His doctoral thesis on "The Ecology and Forest Types of the PeatSwamp Forests of Sarawak and Brunei in relation to theirSilviculture silviculture:see forestry. " was accepted by the University of Edinburgh (body, education) University of Edinburgh - A university in the centre of Scotland's capital. The University of Edinburgh has been promoting and setting standards in education for over 400 years. in 1961. Born at Bamburgh in Northumberland (England) on 11 July 1922, RobbAnderson was educated at Durham School and gave distinguished warservice (MC and bar) with the Black Watch in the Second World War. Afterdemobilization de��mo��bil��ize?tr.v. de��mo��bil��ized, de��mo��bil��iz��ing, de��mo��bil��iz��es1. To discharge from military service or use.2. To disband (troops). in 1946, he studied forestry at Edinburgh University andundertook post-graduate research in Finland. He joined the ColonialOffice in 1951 and was immediately posted to Sarawak. In 1972 he foundeda private forestry consultancy with David Marsden, and in this capacity,"he conducted the first full survey of the forests of Brunei,commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei. This was to be his last majorachievement before the contraction of Weil's Disease forced hisearly retirement in 1984." He is survived by his widow, Anne, whomhe married in 1963, and by three sons (DT 21.6.2004: 21). Commander James Alfred Davidson should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. OBE RN (1922-2004) was British HighCommissioner in Brunei in the mid-1970s (1974-1978), when he took partin negotiations for a new Brunei-UK Treaty, eventually signed on 7January 1979, sometime after he left Bandar Seri Begawan. He also wrotearticles about the sultanate, such as "Postal Services inBrunei's Water Town" (Brunei Museum Journal 1976) and"Brunei Coinage" (BMJ 1977). He was a Fellow of the RoyalNumismatic Society Royal Numismatic Society is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics.It was founded in 1836 as the Numismatic Society of London . Educated at Christ's Hospital and at the Royal Navy College inDartmouth, Commander Davidson served with the Royal Navy for more thantwenty years (1939-1960), including spells in the Far East during thePacific War and again during the 1950s (BMJ 1977: x). Called to the Barat Middle Temple in 1960, he joined the Commonwealth Relations Officethat same year. He served as British High Commissioner in Dacca(1972-1973) and as Governor of the British Virgin Islands The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. (1978-1981).After retirement from the diplomatic service, he became, among otherthings, a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Studies,London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden (1982-1984) and Chairman of the PensionsAppeals Tribunals (1984-1995) (WW 1998: 492). Davidson died on 8 May 2004 at the age of eighty-two. He issurvived by his widow (Daphne), four children (Duncan, Gavin, Caroline,and Emma), and a multitude of grandchildren (DT Tu.11.5.2004: 22e #4).His photograph appears in the Brunei Annual Report 1975, facing page360. Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat (1917-2004) was born in Singapore on 13January 1917 and died on 21 February 2004, by which time, reportedlywith a little help from the now-defunct National Bank of Brunei, he hadamassed a fortune estimated at 1,500m [pounds sterling] (137th richestperson in the world, according to Forbes magazine). The Khoo family were"involved, from 1965, in the setting up and running of the NationalBank of Brunei. But in 1986 it was alleged that they had siphoned offmore than 300 million [pounds sterling] from the bank by means ofundocumented and unsecured loans to private investment companies. KhooTeck Puat was never charged, but in later years he adopted a lowerprofile in the business world." Despite the alleged scandal,"Khoo retained the admiration of his South-East Asian peers as asupremely shrewd investor and trader: he put his own success down toluck, timing and a knack of spotting undervalued UndervaluedA stock or other security that is trading below its true value.Notes:The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating. assets no one elsewanted to buy" (DT Tu.2.3.2004: 23 *). He was the son of Khoo Yan Thin, a rice merchant, landowner andstakeholder in several small Hokkien banks amalgamated in 1933 to formthe Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC OCBC Orange County Business CouncilOCBC Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (Singapore)OCBC Oakland Cannabis Buyers' CooperativeOCBC Oil City Birdge ClubOCBC Oil City Bridge Club (Casper, WY)). Educated at St.Joseph's Institution, Khoo Teck Puat joined OCBC as a clerk shortlyafter its formation, rising to becoming deputy general manager by thetime he left in 1959. A founder of Malayan Bank in Kuala Lumpur, he waspushed out after Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965. He then tookover some of Malayan Bank's assets in Singapore, including a hotel.Meanwhile, he had been a Senator in Malaysia during the years 1964-1965.In 1986 he acquired a 13.5% stake in Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank (LSE:STAN, HKSE: 2888 ) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. It operates a network of over 1,600 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) and employs almost 60,000 and helpedto block a hostile takeover bid by Lloyds Bank. A prominentphilanthropist, he had two wives (both of whom predeceased him) andfourteen children (DT Tu.2.3.2004: 23 *). This is a suitable place, perhaps, to remember Nigel Nicolson MBE(1917-2004), a co-founder in 1949 of the publishing firm of Weidenfeldand Nicolson, whose catalogue includes Lord Chalfont's biography ofHM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (By God's Will, 1989). Nicolson died onHari Guru (23 September) 2004. Finally, Professor Dr. Neville Seymour Haile (1928-2004) died on 20June 2004 (Sarawak Association Newsletter 2004: 3). Born in the UnitedKingdom in 1928, and educated at the University of Oxford, he worked forthe British Borneo Geological Survey for fifteen years between 1949 and1964, when he was appointed Professor of Geology at the University ofMalaya The University of Malaya (or Universiti Malaya in Malay; commonly abbreviated as UM) is the oldest university in Malaysia, and is situated on a 750 acre (3.0 km2) campus in southwest Kuala Lumpur, the capital city. (JMBRAS 1975/1: 134). A Memorial Service was due to be held atSt. Andrew's Church St. Andrew's Church, Church of St Andrew, or variations on the name, may refer to:In Australia: St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hobart, Tasmania St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham, New South Wales In Belgium: , Oxford, on 29 June 2004 (DT W.23.6.2004: 24f#11ff). Other Foreigners This section includes sundry British and Australasian diplomats andmilitary men, but begins with a Palestinian leader with connections toNegara Brunei Darussalam. President "Yasser Arafat" (1929-2004), nom de guerre nom de guerre?n. pl. noms de guerreA fictitious name; a pseudonym.[French : nom, name + de, of + guerre, war.]Noun 1. ofMohammed Abed Ar'ouf Arafat, President of the Executive Committee,Palestine Liberation Organisation (Al Fatah) from 1968, was born on 24August 1929. He visited NBD in July 1984, when he was granted anaudience with HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. He also held an unofficialmeeting with HRH the Pengiran Perdana Wazir Wazir may refer to: Wazir (tribe), a Pashtun tribe in Waziristan Haji Wazir, a prisoner at Guant��namo Bay, Cuba Vizier, a high ranking official at the twelfth Non-alignedMovement Summit in Durban in early September 1998 (PB 9.9.1998: 5).Known to his supporters as "Abu Amar," Mr. Arafat died inParis on 11 November 2004 (BBC R4 News, Th.11.11.2004: 0730h GMT); hisfuneral in Cairo, on 12 November 2004 (BBC R4 News, F.12.11.2004: 0855hGMT), was attended by HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and HRH the PerdanaWazir, who had both been performing the umrah The Umrah or (Arabic: عمرة ) is a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. at the time (GBOW ON F.12.11.2004). "Allahyarham will be fondly remembered by Bruneians asthe leader and hero of the Palestinians and their struggle for anindependent state of Palestine," Radio-Televisyen Brunei reported."Many Bruneians had the chance to meet him when he made a shorttrip to Bandar Seri Begawan twenty years ago" (cited in BBOF.12.11.2004: h3.htm). Of diplomats, mention might quickly be made, first, of Sir HoracePhillips KCMG (1917-2004), who was Ambassador of the United Kingdom toIndonesia from 1966 to 1968 (DT F.26.3.2004: 29 *). Secondly, theeleventh Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), a major grandee gran��dee?n.1. a. A nobleman of the highest rank in Spain or Portugal.b. Used as the title for such a nobleman.2. A person of eminence or high rank. who died on 3May 2004 (DT W.5.5.2004: 25 *), served (1960-1964) as a minister inMacmillan's government "first as parliamentary undersecretary,then as Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations and later asMinister of State for Colonial Affairs" (DT W.5.5.2004: 25 *).Thirdly, Lieutenant-General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards KCB KCVO KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1927-2004) was Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is the Queen's link with the diplomatic community in London, arranges the annual Diplomatic Corps Reception by the Sovereign, organises the regular in the United Kingdombetween 1982 and 1992. As such, he escorted TYT Pengiran Haji Mustaphabin Pengiran Metassan (NBD High Commissioner to the UK) when the latterpresented his letters of credence letters of credencepl.n.See letter of credence. to HM the Queen at Buckingham Palaceon 20 November 1990 (PB 19.12.1990: 11). He was also present at areception in London in February 1992 marking NBD's eighth nationalday (PB 29.4.1992: 11). He died on 5 October 2004 in Aix-en-Provence (DTTu.18.10.2004: 22f #8). Quite a few persons connected with the Confrontation Era havedeparted the scene. Let us start with the diplomat Harold Percival HallCMG MBE (1913-2004), known as "Henry," a "Colonial Office'troubleshooter' who travelled widely to ease the winding downof the Empire" (DT Th.18.11.2004: 31 *). For four decades, thereport continues, "he served in the Indian Army and the IndianPolitical Service This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. ; he was a Colonial Office official and deputy highcommissioner for Eastern Malaysia, Kuching and Sarawak [sic]." Hewas secretary to the Commonwealth Royal Commission on Malaysia'sconstitution, when "the Indonesians attacked Brunei [sic]. To theastonishment of all, Hall had an amiable working relationship with thefiery Major-General Walter Walker, in charge of the Borneo operations,thanks to their earlier acquaintance in India." A veritable platoon of military personnel reached "the lastpost" during 2004 (or late 2003). First to be mentioned is GroupCaptain "Bill" Sise (1917-2003), a "Beaufighter pilot whoenjoyed a reputation as a 'ship buster' for leading torpedoattacks on German convoys" during the Second World War, and alsoserved at the headquarters of the Far East Air Force in Singaporebetween June 1960 and September 1963. A New Zealander born on 22 January1917, he died on 23 December 2003 (DT W. 18.2.2004: 25 *). Secondly, Wing Commander George Walter "Johnnie" Johnson(1923-2004) was born on 8 January 1923 and died on 28 July 2004. InFebruary 1962 "he was appointed to command the Operations Wing atRAF Tengah, Singapore, the home of four RAF squadrons of Hunters,Javelins and Canberras and a RNZAF RNZAFRoyal New Zealand Air ForceRNZAFn abbr (= Royal New Zealand Air Force) → neuseel?ndische Luftwaffe fbomber squadron. In November 1963[thus] the generally even tenor of station life overseas was interruptedby the 'confrontation' with Indonesia. With detachments of hissquadrons in Malaysia, Kuching and Labuan [sic], Johnson had a hectictime, commenting that 'confrontation' became 'a way oflife, never reaching a climax but causing a good deal of frustration,proving that 'action stations' with no subsequent action isextremely debilitating de��bil��i��tat��ingadj.Causing a loss of strength or energy.DebilitatingWeakening, or reducing the strength of.Mentioned in: Stress Reduction " (DT Tu.14.9.2004: 23 *). Serving with theRAF from 1941 until 1969 and then with Hawker Siddeley Aviationmarketing team (1969-1988), he wrote a memoir, Three Greens (2000), andis survived by a daughter. Thirdly, Lord Hill-Norton GCB (1915-2004), Freeman of the City ofLondon, was Second in Command, Far East Fleet (1964-1966) and in 1969went back to the "Far East" for a while as Commander-in-Chief.He was the author of No Soft Options, published in 1978 (DT W.19.5.2004:25 *). Fourthly, Lieutenant-General Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe WattsKt CB CBE MC. (1930-2003), born on 27 August 1930, died on 10 December2003. Educated at the elite Westminster School and Sandhurst, he servedwith the world's most famous regiment (22 SAS) in Malaya(1955-1957) and then in Borneo (1964-1965) during the"Confrontation" era. "The task of maintainingsurveillance along nine hundred miles of border, combined with carryingout cross-border raids to damage the enemy's forward bases, hadoverstretched o��ver��stretch?v. o��ver��stretched, o��ver��stretch��ing, o��ver��stretch��esv.tr.1. To stretch excessively; overstrain.2. To stretch or extend over.v.intr. the regiment, and another squadron was essential. Wattsraised and trained 'B' Squadron and, within a few months, itwas not only fully operational but was the first unit to be allowed topenetrate up to six miles into enemy territory--three times the previouslimit--in a conflict which became public knowledge only a decadelater." In a distinguished military career Watts rose to becomeDirector of the SAS (1975-1978) before moving to Arabia, where he becameCommander of the Sultan of Oman's Land Forces between 1979 and 1984(DT M.15.12.2003: 27 *). Fifthly, Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy GCVO GCVO Grand Cross of the (Royal)Victorian Order (knight)GCB KBE CB DSO(1913-2004), born on 8 February 1913, was involved immediately after theSecond World War in the evacuation of civilians during the fighting inthe Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies:see Indonesia. . His "appointment in 1965 as theCommander-in-Chief of Far East Command during the period ofconfrontation with Indonesia gave him responsibility for the threeBritish services and several Commonwealth countries" (DTTu.6.1.2004: 25 *). Grandy subsequently became Governor of Gibraltar The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. (1973-1978) and then Constable of Windsor Castle for ten years. He diedon 2 January 2004. Sixthly, Major-General Simon Lytle (1940-2004), who ended hiscareer as Director of [UK] Army Aviation (1992-1995), "had beenattracted to helicopter flying following his command of the Faughs'Air Platoon on operations in Borneo." Born on 1 October 1940 atWeybridge, he died on 17 October 2004, to be survived by a widow andthree sons (DT Th.11.11.2004: 25 *). Finally, Air Chief Marshal air chief marshalNouna very senior officer in an air force Sir David Lee GBE CB, who was born on 11September 1912, and died on 13 February 2004, might be noted here as theauthor of an official history, Eastbound: A History of the RAF in theFar East (1984) (DT W.18.2.2004: 24f #5). Symbols, Abbreviations, and Sources * monochrome photograph. # paragraph. 24f #11ffpage 24, column six; paragraph eleven from foot of page. BAR, Brunei Annual Report. BBC R4, British Broadcasting Corporation (company) British Broadcasting Corporation - (BBC) The non-commercial UK organisation that commissions, produces and broadcasts television and radio programmes.The BBC commissioned the "BBC Micro" from Acorn Computers for use in a television series about using computers. , Radio Four. BBO, Borneo Bulletin (online). BGG, Brunei Government Gazette. BMJ, Brunei Museum Journal. Brown 1970, D. E. Brown, Brunei: The Structure and History of aBornean Malay Sultanate (Brunei Museum, 1970). BST (convention) BST - British Summer Time. The name for daylight-saving time in the UK GMT time zone. , British Summer Time British Summer TimeNouna time set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time: used in Britain from the end of March to the end of October, providing an extra hour of daylight in the evening Abbrev: (BST) . CB, Companion of the Order of the Bath. CBE, Commander of the Order of the British Empire. CEng, Chartered Engineer. CMG, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. DPMB, Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia, DarjahKedua / Crown of Brunei Order, second class (carrying the title DatoPaduka). Note that when an Awang Haji is awarded the DPMB, his new titlebecomes Dato Paduka Awang Haji; but when a Pengiran Haji receives thesame award he is known as Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji (emphasis added). DSLJ, Dato Seri Laila Jasa. DSNB, Dato Setia Negara Brunei / Order of Setia Negara Brunei,instituted 1959, second class; carries title Dato Setia. DSO, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (UK). DT, The Daily Telegraph (London). fffrom foot (of page). GBE, Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire. GBOW ON, Government of Brunei Darussalam Official Website, onlinenews. GCB, Knight Grand Cross Knight Grand Cross (or Dame Grand Cross) is the most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, four of which are obsolete. The rank entails admission into knighthood, allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before his or her name. of the Bath. GCVO, Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order “CVO” redirects here. For other uses, see CVO (disambiguation).The Royal Victorian Order is an order of chivalry that was established by Queen Victoria on 21 April 1896. . GMT, Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich mean timeor Greenwich meridian time(GMT), the former name for mean solar time at the original site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which is located on the prime meridian. . JMBRAS, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal AsiaticSociety The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS) was, according to its Royal Charter of August 11, 1824, established to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia. (Kuala Lumpur). KBE, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. KCB, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. KCMG, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. KCVO, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Kt, Knight Bachelor (i.e., a knight not belonging to any particularorder of chivalry). MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire. MC, Military Cross. MIMechE, Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is the British engineering society concerned with mechanical engineering. OverviewVision statement: ''"Improving the World through Engineering". . NBD, Negara Brunei Darussalam (1984-); previously known as Brunei. OBE, Officer of the Order of the British Empire. PB, Pelita Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan). PBA, Pelita Brunei (Aneka section). PBI, Pelita Brunei (Iklan section). PBS, Pegawai Bintang Sarawak / Officer of the Order of the Star ofSarawak. PHBS, Pingat Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan / Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah(Coronation) Medal (est. 1968). PIKB, Pingat Indah Kerja Baik / Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal is a senior level military decoration presented to denote acts of non-combat meritorious service worthy of recognition. The following is a list of Meritorious Service Medals issued by various countries: . PJK, Pingat Jasa Kebaktian / Loyal Service Medal. PKL, Pingat Kerja Lama / Long Service Medal. POAS, Pingat Omar Ali Saifuddin III / Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin IIIMedal. RAF, Royal Air Force. RN, Royal Navy (UK). RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zealand components of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force . RTB, Radio-Televisyen Brunei. SNB, Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia, Darjah Ketiga /Setia Negara Brunei Order, third class. TYT, Tuan Yang Terutama / His Excellency. Welsh 1994, Frank Welsh, A History of Hong Kong The history of Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. While pockets of settlements had taken place in the region with archaeological findings dating back thousands of years, regularly written records were not made until the engagement of and (HarperCollinsPublishers, London, pbk, 1994; first published in 1993). WKNB, Warta Kerajaan Negeri Brunei / State of Brunei GovernmentGazette. WW, Who's Who (London). YAM, Yang Amat Mulia (used for nobles, i.e. high-ranking pengiran). A. V. M. Horton 180 Hither Green Lane Bordesley Worcestershire B98 9AZ ENGLAND