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Ministry of Development Policy Framework 2018 - 2023

Reports & Research
May, 2018
Brunei Darussalam
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
land use mapping
development
infrastructure
environment
land use
land economics
THE Ministry of Development (MoD)’s Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2018-2023 is a comprehensive plan that outlines the policy direction in priority areas and provides strategy and implementation arrangements from aspects of land use planning, infrastructure development and environmental management so that they are closely coordinated with the country’s socio-economic development in line with duties and responsibilities towards the realisation of Brunei Vision 2035.
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2020 United Nations High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development: Voluntary National Review Report of Brunei Darussalam

Reports & Research
June, 2020
Brunei Darussalam
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
COVID-19
gender equity
land governance
development
sustainable development
land policies
infrastructure
land investments
government
Brunei Darussalam strives to build on its Millennium Development Goals achievements to take greater strides towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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A Study on Promoting Land Readjustment in Support of Compact Strategy for Efficient Urban Development in South East Asia - Case Study of Brunei

Reports & Research
September, 2017
Brunei Darussalam, Thailand
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
Urban Tenure
land law
land use planning
land readjustment
urban planning
urbanization
social housing
urban areas
urban land
government
Countries in South-East Asia are experiencing rapid urbanisation and Land Readjustment is one of the potential methods of land development that could help solve some of the urban problems such as urban sprawl and inadequate infrastructure. While Land Readjustment is beneficial, it is often very complex particularly for developing countries to undertake due to the weak institutional system and also lack of technology.
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Country profile – Brunei Darussalam

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Brunei Darussalam
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
food security
environment
agriculture
water
water management
The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:
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Ideology and Law: The Impact of the MIB Ideology on Law and Dispute Resolution in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2008
Brunei Darussalam
Land Conflicts
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
land law
rule of law
common law
Islamic law
statute law
land dispute resolution
Since 1984, the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam has chartered its post-independence course through its proclaimed ideological compass of MIB (Melayu, Islam, Beraja). All three pillars of MIB – Malay culture, the religion of Islam, and the institution of an absolute Monarchy - are traditional, long standing Bruneian features, which have been expertly crafted in the last two decades to act as the filter by which modernisation and development can occur.
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Country Report Brunei

Natural Disaster Risk Assessment and Area Business Continuity Plan Formulation for Industrial Agglomerated Areas in the ASEAN Region

Reports & Research
March, 2015
Brunei Darussalam
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
statute law
environment
natural disasters
extractive industries
This report is the first version of the Country Report for Brunei, which gives information on natural disaster risks of the country, industrial parks, major traffic infrastructure and lifeline utilities, and legislative systems relating to disaster management and business continuity.
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Tort Law in the Face of Land Scarcity in Singapore

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2009
Singapore
Land Conflicts
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
land law
common law
statute law
land rights
land dispute resolution
The notion that the legal content of a jurisdiction is shaped and conditioned by the societal conditions of that jurisdiction finds special expression in Singapore tort law. Land is scarce in Singapore and this scarcity has three varying implications: (a) a high cost of housing, (b) a high building density, and (c) a high population density. Each aspect of the land scarcity problem has in turn led to responses from the Singapore courts in the area of tort law.
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Zoning Regulation as Land Use Control Instrument

Lesson Learned from United States of America and Singapore

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2010
United States of America, Indonesia, Singapore
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
Urban Tenure
land law
land use planning
urban planning
zoning
land use
land use change
control rights
One of local government authorities is the implementation of land use planning. Due to implementation land use planning, controlling is needed as effort for the implementation is appropriate with the planning. According to Spatial Planning Act No.26/2007, land use control instruments are zoning regulation, permit, incentive and disincentive, and sanction. In Indonesia, zoning regulation is new instrument and only a few of city that have made and uses zoning regulation as land use control instrument.
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Compulsory Acquisition of Land in Singapore

A Fair Regime?

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2010
Singapore
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
land law
property law
common law
statute law
land acquisitions
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
state property
landowners
This article outlines the legislative history of the Land Acquisition Act (Cap 152, 1985 Rev Ed) and the philosophy behind the legislation. The main thrust of the article is its analysis of the circumstances leading to the amendments to the Land Acquisition Act. In so doing, it also examines the development of the compensation framework and its implications for landowners. A number of landmark cases on interesting issues have also been referred to and these serve to illustrate the changing paradigms of the State and the landowners with the passage of the laws on compulsory acquisition.
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Worked to Debt: Over-Indebtedness in Cambodia's Garment Sector

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2020
Cambodia
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
COVID-19
Garment workers in Cambodia have been devastated by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Years of chronically low pay in the sector have forced workers to rely on debt – most of which is provided by microfinance institutions (MFIs) and collateralised by borrowers’ land titles – to meet their basic needs. Hundreds of thousands of heavily indebted workers are now out of work, after hundreds of factories suspended their operations, putting them at risk of land loss and other human rights abuses.