Teaching

• AH-2203 History practice II: Study of Historical Documents
• AH-2306 Transformation of Malaysia
• AH-2307 Sejarah Sosio-Ekonomi Brunei sejak abad ke 19
• AH-5304 Resurgence of Islam in Southeast Asia

Research Areas

• Political and socio-economic history of Brunei Darussalam
• History of Southeast Asia

Research Projects

• Enam dekad dasar pendidikan Negara Brunei Darussalam: kajian perkembangan dan cabaran (Six decades of education policy in Negara Brunei Darussalam: study of development and challenges)’, funded by UBD (UBD/OAVCRI/CRGWG(012)170615), 2017-2018.
• Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP) Project on Source Book on Southeast Asian Concepts of Nationhood (2017 – on-going).
• Belt and Road Series: Brunei profile (2017- on-going).
• Unsur-unsur Melayu Islam Beraja sebelum 1906: Satu kajian sejarah (Tracing the elements of Melayu Islam Beraja before 1906: A historical study of Brunei’s National Philosophy)’, funded by UBD, (UBD/PNC2/2/RG/1(275), 2013.
• Collecting documents pertaining to Brunei as recorded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom 1968 – 1975 at the National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom, funded by UBD, 2009.
• Researching and collecting documents pertaining to Brunei socio-economy between 1906 and 1975 at the National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom, funded by UBD, 2007.
• ‘Brunei’s political development between 1966 and 1984: challenges and difficulties over its security and survival’, PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2006.

Publications

‘The retention of the British Gurkha army in Brunei 1962 – 1984’ in Kegemilangan Pemerintahan: Kumpulan Artikel Sempena Jubli Emas Pemerintahan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam (1967-2017), edited by Prof. Madya Dr Haji Awg Asbol bin Haji Mail, Prof Madya Ampuan Dr Haji Brahim bin Ampuan Haji Tengah, Dr Haji Awang Mohamad Yusop bin Haji Awang Damit and Awang Haji Rosli bin Haji Ampal. Bandar Seri Begawan: Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, 2018.

‘Pendidikan di Brunei dari tahun 1953 hingga 1959: masalah dan cabaran, Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bil. 17, 2017.

‘Brunei strengthening defence organization prior to its independence in 1984’, Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bil. 16, 2016.

‘Brunei relations with Malaysia: 1963-1983’ in Brunei Merdeka: Kumpulan Artikel Sempena Memperingati Sambutan 30 tahun Hari Kebangsaan Negara Brunei Darussalam, edited by Prof. Madya Dr Haji Awang Asbol bin Mail, Dr Haji Awang Mohd. Yusop bin Haji Awang Damit and Awang Haji Rosli bin Haji Ampal, Bandar Seri Begawan: Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, 2016.

Tujuh Serangkai dari perspektif sejarah, Profesor Madya Dr Haji Awang Asbol bin Haji Mail, Dr Nani Suryani binti Haji Abu Bakar, Izzah Afiqiah binti Haji Abdullah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Pusat Sejarah Brunei, 2015.

‘Modernity and ruled of monarch’, Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bil. 15, 2015.

‘Brunei and the British Reversal of Policy 1971’, TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2015.

‘British end of 1959 Agreement and Brunei’s defence: 1966-1971’, Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bil. 14, 2014.

“Brunei and the British Decolonisation Policy, 1950 – 1966” in SUSURGALUR: Jurnal Kajian Sejarah & Pendidikan Sejarah, Vol.2(2), September,2014, Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UBD Bandar Seri Begawan, 2014.

‘The merger plan and the survival of the Malay Sultanate of Brunei 1963-1968’, Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bil. 13, 2013.

‘Britain’s withdrawal from east of Suez and the end of 1959 Agreement’, in Sejarah dalam pembangunan negara: kumpulan kertas kerja seminar serantau, Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, 2013.

‘Brunei and the British end of agreement: 1966 – 1970’ in Kemerdekaan 25 Tahun, kumpulan artikel sejarah memperingati 25 tahun kemerdekaan Negara Brunei Darussalam, Persatuan Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, 2012.

‘Migration of the people of Brunei to Limbang after Charles Brooke annexation of Limbang in 1890’ in Jurnal Darussalam, Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, December 2012.

'Some Aspects of Popular and Consumer Culture in Brunei' Towards an East Asia Community: Beyond Cross Cultural Diversity, the Japan Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.

'A Historical Overview of Brunei's Economy before the Discovery of Oil and some subsequent issues', Southeast Asia: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal, Vol, 7, No. 1, 2006/2007.

Conference/Seminar Papers, Workshops and Forums

• ‘Lari Bersama Musim’ Muslim Burmat: menyorot sejarah sosio-ekonomi Brunei dari tahun 1960 – 1980an’, paper presented at Symposium recongnizing the literary contributions of Muslim Burmat, ILIA Lecture Theatre, University Brunei Darussalam, 11 January 2018.
• 'Brunei Setelah Penubuhan Malaysia: 1963-1965', paper presented at History Symposium in Honour of Associate Professor B. A. Hussainmiya, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, 27 February 2016.
• ‘Sumber sejarah Brunei di National Archives, United Kingdom’, paper presented at Historical Methodology Colloquium, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Brunei Darussalam, 12 September 2015.
• ‘The Merger Plans and the survival of the Malay Sultanate of Brunei’, paper presented at Seminar Antarabangsa Penyelidikan mengenai Melayu, University Brunei Darussalam, 29-31 March, 2013.
• ‘Britain’s policy towards Brunei after Brunei’s rejection of Malaysia in 1963’, paper presented at Seminar Kebangsaan Pembentukan Malaysia: Dari Kemerdekaan kepada pembentukan Malaysia: isu dan perdebatan, UiTM Kampus, Kota Kinabalu, 17-18 September 2011.
• ‘Migrasi masyarakat Brunei daripada Brunei ke Limbang setelah penguasaan Limbang oleh Charles Brooke 1890’, paper presented at Seminar sehari merantau, the Core, University Brunei Darussalam, 6 August 2011.
• ‘Migration of the people of Brunei to Limbang after the annexation of Limbang by Charles Brooke in 1890’, paper presented at an international seminar on Merantau: Imagining Migration in the Malay World. International Seminar in Honour of Prof. E.U. Kratz, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany, 30- 31 March 2011.
• ‘Brunei’s Political Development between 1966 and 1971: The Issue of Democracy’, paper presented at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 9 February 2011.
• ‘Modernity and ruled of monarch: the case of Brunei Darussalam’, paper presented at Konferensi Antaruniversiti Se Borneo-Kalimantan Ke 5, Transformasi Sosial di Borneo-Kalimantan, University Sabah, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, 16-17 June 2009.
• 'Britain's Withdrawal from East of Suez and Its Impact on Brunei', paper presented at Seminar Serantau Dalam Pembangunan Negara, anjuran bersama Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah dan Persatuan Sejarah Brunei, 10 - 11 January 2009.
• ‘Seminar on East Asia Security Outlook’, as a participant and discussant at The Empire Hotel and Country Club organized by Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam, 14 January 2009.
• 'The Impact of British Administration over Brunei's Society' paper presented at The Second Joint Seminar of FASS UBD and IOC UT: Asian Societies and Cultures in the Eyes of Bruneian and Japanese Researchers, 16 - 17 Sept 2008, Tokyo.
• 'Report from University of Brunei Darussalam on the Curriculum Development on East Asian Studies', paper presented at a workshop on Curriculum Development on East Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand’, 10 - 12 March 2008.
• 'The International Forum Towards an East Asia Community: Beyond Cross-Cultural Diversity: Inter-cultural, inter-societal, Inter-Faith Dialogue', as a participant and discussant, Tokyo, Japan, 10 - 18 December, 2007.
• 'Independence and After in Southeast Asia: Old and New Interpretations' as a participant and discussant at Second International APRU Conference 2007, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, 7 -8 April 2007.
• 'Historical Overview of Brunei's economy before the discovery of oil and some issues after its discovery', paper presented at seminar on Social/Economic history of Brunei Darsussalam, organised by the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 14 - 15 November, 2006.