Brunei news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Brunei news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Brunei media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire puts Brunei's front pages side by side. Compare which stories lead, how headlines are framed and what one outlet leaves out. All 5 titles tracked in Brunei have a centre label. That does not prove neutrality: a confident left or right classification may be unavailable. Compare the stories each newsroom puts at the top of the page.
The 5 outlets in this directory include:
- 2 digital-native outlets (The Scoop and Biz Brunei)
- 1 news portal (BruDirect)
- 1 daily newspaper (The Bruneian)
- 1 public broadcaster (Radio Television Brunei)
For a broad starting point, compare Radio Television Brunei with another outlet.
Brunei sits in Southeast Asia. Explore the Asia hub for more countries. By outlets tracked, Brunei ranks 10th of 11 in Southeast Asia and 18th of 33 in Asia. The regional average is 5.1 outlets per country.
Other Southeast Asia countries in this directory:
- Indonesia (6)
- Malaysia (6)
- Thailand (6)
- Singapore (6)
- Philippines (6)
- Vietnam (6)
- Myanmar (6)
- Cambodia (5)
- Laos (5)
- Timor-Leste (3)
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Brunei's main news outlets?
Across Brunei's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, The Scoop, BruDirect, Radio Television Brunei, The Bruneian and Biz Brunei. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Independent English-language digital news outlet covering Brunei. Reports on national politics, business, and culture in the sultanate.
Long-running Bruneian online news portal aggregating local and regional news in English. Covers national affairs, business, and community news.
Brunei's state broadcaster, providing official television and radio news. Publishes national news, royal coverage, and government announcements.
The Bruneian is an independent Bruneian weekly newspaper and news site established in 2018, focusing on business, entrepreneurship and the sultanate's economic diversification alongside general national news. It is one of the few privately owned news publications in Brunei, complementing the country's dominant state broadcaster and long-established mainstream daily press.
Biz Brunei is a Bruneian digital outlet launched in 2016 that reports on the sultanate's business landscape, covering local enterprises, startups, government economic policy and Brunei's diversification beyond oil and gas. Its coverage of company news, commercial developments and entrepreneurship has made it a primary reference for business news in Brunei's small media market.
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