The Last Bastion of Ingei by Aammton Alias

Indeed, despite the widespread perception that Bruneians simply “do not read for pleasure” (Nellie, 2012), I have been unable to find any empirical data to support this contention.

There have not been as yet any substantial studies on how the availability of digital reading material – free PDFs online, e-books – or the accessibility to international online bookstores that will ship to Brunei – has affected Bruneian reading habits. Pulp Malay language novels from the region are also readily available at stationery shops with fiction sections. There are a handful of small bookstores in the country, which stock primarily British and American bestsellers, usually in category and genre fiction and non-fiction. 1 A national university has run an experimental study to improve the reading habits of undergraduates (Raju, 2014). Non-profit grassroots organisations have sprung up with the stated aim of “fostering a stronger reading culture in Brunei”. This widespread perception has been the focus of several government initiatives aimed at boosting the reading culture in Brunei, including book fairs, reading carnivals, academic seminars and other public activities. First published in 2016.Who is reading Brunei? Who is writing Brunei?ĭespite a high adult literacy rate of over 90% (Noor Azam, 2016), the perceived lack of reading culture in Brunei is regularly lamented by educators and government via the Ministry of Education and the National Language and Literature Bureau (DBP). This is the first book of The BU NI AN Conspiracy Series. Meanwhile, a captain in the elite 5th Recon Unit is brought back to face an unspoken tragedy that no one believes happened, whilst elsewhere, recent supernatural events re-activate a secretive vanguard for human salvation: The LIMA. Soon, the fate of Mankind will hang in the balance. The jungle hides its secret well, but the friends are about to confront an ancient menace, far older than humanity itself, an old foe long since forgotten.

However, they are themselves being stalked by a far greater menace than they could ever imagine. Their mission, to stop poachers from exploiting the endangered wildlife from being hunted and sold, key amongst them, the prized, enigmatic and rare 'Pangolin'. On the mysterious island of Borneo, three conservationists work together, battling against the odds.

The Last Bastion of Ingei by Aammton Alias