Brunei's Sultan announces government reshuffle

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah announced a reshuffle of the government on Tuesday afternoon in a special speech broadcasted nationwide.

Several senior government ministers including Haji Awang Abu Bakar, Brunei's minister of home affairs, Haji Ali, minister of primary resources and tourism, and Haji Suhaimi, minister of development, stepped down.