Edited sentence: He also fought hard against corruption among the scheming and squabbling nobilities, effectively strengthening the monarchical powers of the Sultanate.He also introduced common law in the land.He furthermore modernised Brunei Town, set up the police force, postal office, jail, and other institutions.McArthur is to Brunei Darussalam.Where Stamford Raffles is to Singapore, Malcolm S.Without his contribution through the Report on Brunei 1904, which is considered the most important document in the country, Brunei would have already been devoured by its external enemies and the Sultanate may have ceased to exist as a sovereign state