The 7,000-Car Secret: Brunei’s Lost Automotive Empire By Titan007

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 There are car collections… and then there is Brunei. Hidden behind locked gates near the tropical coastline of Southeast Asia sits what may be the most excessive, controversial, and tragic automotive collection ever assembled. Not a museum. Not a curated gallery. But thousands upon thousands of cars—many never driven, some never seen by the public, and a shocking number built specifically for one family that treated the world’s greatest manufacturers like private artisans. This is the story of power, money, obsession—and decay. The Collectors Behind the Curtain At the center of this saga are two men: Prince Jefri Bolkiah , the former Finance Minister of Brunei, and his brother, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah , one of the longest-ruling monarchs in the world. During the oil-fueled boom years, Brunei was drowning in wealth. And Prince Jefri spent it like no one else on Earth. Private jets. Palaces. Art. Yachts. And above all—cars. By the mid-1990s, Prince Jefri had quietly amassed an estim...
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Here are some Hollywood celebrities celebrating Orthodox Christmas

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 Orthodox Christmas is also celebrated by some of the most famous Hollywood stars.


While some were born into Orthodox families, others embraced Orthodoxy because of their partners.


Tom Hanks

The actor, whose father is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln, love made him convert to the Orthodox faith. After marrying his colleague Rita Wilson, the actor decided to become an Orthodox believer. Rita's father is from Bulgaria, and her mother and Greek woman are from Albania.


James Belushi

Fifty-six-year-old James Adam Belushi was born in Chicago and his parents emigrated from an Albanian village near the border with Greece. James is a member of the Albanian Orthodox Church and is proud of his roots.



Naomi Campbell

The 40-year-old beauty, who was born in London, comes from Jamaica by her mother. But love is crucial in this case as well, the relationship with the Russian tycoon Vladislav Doronin, Naomi became a believer in the Russian Orthodox Church.



Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian was born in Los Angeles but is of Armenian descent. Kardashian is the fourth generation of emigrants from Armenia, and her ancestors lived in the territory that is today in Turkey. Last year, on his Twitter account, Kim wished everyone a Merry Christmas, January 7th.


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