This increased consciousness among PGGMB members and Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris (MPSI) graduate instructors eventually led to the establishment of a radical organisation in Brunei.

Students there engaged in extensive discussion of sociopolitical issues impacting the Malay country, and it developed into an important training ground for political mobilisation.

With a renewed sense of faith and a dedication to grasping and tackling social and political issues, these educators returned to their native regions, therefore strengthening the growing nationalist movement in Brunei and other locations.

The Royal Military Police intervened promptly, imposing a curfew and arresting three Malay youths, thereby averting a larger clash and restoring order.

[13] After the fish market incident, the Malays understood that they had to stick together to preserve their political power in the face of the more economically and educationally developed Chinese minority.

[17] Most of the young educated Malays who made up BARIP were teachers, police officers, low-level civil servants, and a large number of jobless people.

Driven by strong anti-Western sentiment and a desire for more forceful political action, these young men were motivated by the Indonesian National Revolution and affected by their experiences in Japanese military training camps during World War II.

The British Residency was reinstated on 6 July 1946, as a result of the military authorities informing the Colonial Office of the populace's want to return to civil governance.

[23] A tailor quickly stitched together the flag and brought it to the British Resident along with a brand-new flagpole, indicating Brunei's presence and reaffirming its identity in this time of transition.

[6] At the first anniversary celebration of BARIP's founding on 12 April 1947, in front of an estimated 2,000 people, President Salleh Masri pledged the association's loyalty to Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin.

[28] Intellectuals like Salleh Masri, Pengiran Yusuf, Yassin Affandi, and Jamil Al-Sufri committed themselves to their families while fighting for national advancement despite obstacles including poverty and a lack of governmental authority.

These worries were heightened by Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin's comments made in February 1947 during a private visit to Malaya, in which he showed sympathy for the Indonesian war of independence.

Thus, the British sought to weaken the young movement by scattering its leadership: Hashim Tahir and Hidup Besar were sent to isolated areas, while Pengiran Yusuf and Jamil Al-Sufri were sent back to Malaya for teacher training.

BARIP leader, Salleh Masri, stated he turned down an offer of a top job in the Department of Education because he wanted to continue spearheading the campaign.

BARIP was forced to amend its constitution as a result, and it was reborn as Angkatan Pemuda Brunei (APB) in 1948[32] with an emphasis on socioeconomic development and cultural preservation.