Labu Estate must be conserved as site for
conducting research on rubber industry
Kampung Labu Estate in Mukim Labu, in the
Temburong District is conserved as a site for conducting the first phase
of a research project on rubber industry. According to Head of Research
and Study Committee, Pengiran Doctor Karim bin Pengiran Haji Osman, the
Brunei Museums has listed the six acre Labu Estate, that still exists
today, as one of the country’s historical sites and must be protected
under the 1967 act. The government has given its full support to the
move and by January 2006, the Labu Estate was proclaimed as such.
Rubber used to be Brunei’s main industry
contributing to its income for several decades. The Acting Temburong
District Officer, Awang Haji Mohd. Abdoh launched the research project
and subsequently viewed the exhibition and toured the site. Also
present were a member of the Legislative Council, Awang Haji Sulaiman
bin Haji Ahad, the Acting Director of Brunei Museums, Awang Bantong bin
Antaran, Penghulu Mukim and Ketua Kampung, officers and staff of the
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the Museum Department as well as
members of the Kampung Labu Estate Consultative Council.
