The Pandaruan River () is a

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that forms an

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on the island of

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, between Temburong,

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and

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. It is located at the

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of the

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History

On 4 May 1968, the 67 Gurkha Independent Field Squadron of the

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built the first road alongside the river. Soil erosion destroyed the road connecting Kampong Belais and Buda-Buda in the early 2000s. The Pandaruan Bridge which is also known as the Brunei–Malaysia Friendship Bridge, crosses the river linking Pandaruan in

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, and

Kampong Puni Kampong Puni is a village in Temburong District, Brunei, about from the district town Bangar. The population was 259 in 2021. It is one of the villages within Mukim Bangar. The postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English ...

in Temburong,

. The opening of the bridge on 8 December 2013 enabled the vehicular ferry service, which was then the only means for vehicles to cross the river, to be discontinued. Brunei and Malaysia have border crossing checkpoints at these locations. Vacation lodges were scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019.

References

*Renate Haller-Trost (1994). ''The Brunei–Malaysia Dispute over Territorial and Maritime Claims in International Law'', (Maritime Briefing: Durham, UK) Rivers of Brunei Rivers of Sarawak Brunei–Malaysia border Temburong District International rivers of Asia Rivers of Malaysia {{Malaysia-river-stub

History

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