The Bruneian

The Bruneian is an independent Bruneian weekly newspaper and news site established in 2018, focusing on business, entrepreneurship and the sultanate's economic diversification alongside general national news. It is one of the few privately owned news publications in Brunei, complementing the country's dominant state broadcaster and long-established mainstream daily press.

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The Bruneian at a glance

Country: Brunei
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: thebruneian.news ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Bruneian

Crosswire groups The Bruneian as Centrist for comparisons within Brunei's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The Bruneian sits in Brunei's press

The Bruneian is one of 5 outlets tracked in Brunei and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Brunei ranks 21st of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Bruneian outside Brunei, starting with Southeast Asia, are The Straits Times (Singapore), Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines), Tuổi Trẻ (Vietnam) and Eleven Media Group (Myanmar). Opening one of them beside The Bruneian is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.