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History of Kuala Belait


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Kuala Belait was a small fishing village at the turn of the 20th century. The natives were Belait Malays who were mainly fishermen. According to local customs, there was a falling out between two groups of the inhabitants and one of those groups moved to the west bank of the mouth of the Belait River to found the current day Kampong Sungai Teraban.

The old historic administrative capital of the Belait district used to be Kuala Balai, further up the Belait River. However when oil was discovered in Padang Berawa (modern day Seria), a new administrative center for the district was established at the mouth of the

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