The king and queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, left for Brunei this morning for a three-day state visit lasting from today until Oct 15.

This marks Their Majesties’ inaugural state visit to Brunei after ascending the throne on Jan 31, this year, in response to the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s invitation.