December 6, 2004

Which books you can sell in Brunei—and which ones you can't .

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Government officials in Brunei have cautioned the country’s booksellers that “legal action would be taken” if they are found to be selling “unauthorized” books. According to a report in the Borneo Bulletin by Dk Suria Rina, the acting director and other “senior officers” from the Ministry of Education held a “briefing session with some 20 registered book vendors” to give them “a better understanding on the rules and regulations.” It was also announced that the Publication Unit “will conduct checks at all bookstores throughout the country to ensure that book vendors abide by the rules and regulations.”

Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.

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