Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Arts & Handicrafts Training Centre
( 224-0676; Jln Kota Batu; 8am-5pm Sat-Thu, 8-11.30am & 2-5pm Fri)
Sells sil-
verwork, carved wood items, ornamental brass cannons (from B$500) and ceremonial
swords (about B$500), made by the centre's students and graduates, for much, much more
than you'd pay in Sarawak or Kalimantan. Not bad for window-shopping, though - check
out the
jong sarat
(hand-woven cloth made from gold and silver threads; B$400 to
B$4000 for a 2m-long bolt). If you're serious about Bruneian artisanship, pick up the sul-
tanate's
Directory of Handicraft Entrepreneurs
(B$4.80). The centre is on the river 600m
east of Sungai Kianggeh.
CRAFT
Paul & Elizabeth Book Services
( 222-0958; 2nd fl, eastern bldg, Yayasan Complex, Jln Pretty; 9.30am-9pm)
This
place stocks a few books on Brunei, a street map of the entire sultanate and a small range
of English - language paperbacks, including some ancient LP guides! There's also an in-
ternet cafe (
Click here
)
.
BOOKS
Hua Ho Department Store
( 10am-10pm)
Don't miss four-level Hua Ho with its cache of traditional Bruneian
sweets in the basement.
DEPARTMENT STORE
Tamu Kianggeh
(Jln Sungai Kianggeh)
Woven crafts are sold along the river here, but prices are higher
than in Malaysia.
CRAFT
Information
Emergency
Ambulance
( 991)
Fire Brigade
( 995)
Police
( 993)
