Negara Brunei Darussalam (or simply Brunei) is one of the smallest countries in Southeast Asia but one of the wealthiest at the same time. The locals are very friendly and very religious. They enjoy free education, free hospitalization and a hefty pension package thanks to the country’s vast wealth coming from the abundant supply of oil and natural gas. There is an interesting area in the country where local residents are proboscis monkeys; the location is called Pulau Ranggu, a tiny island in the middle of Brunei River. (Proboscis monkey are endemic to Borneo.)

Brunei River is found in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan. This means Pulau Ranggu is not very far from the main city. One may …