Defending champions drawn tough opening fixture
| Fadhil Yunus | DEFENDING champions Tabuan ‘A’ will be hosting Projek Ikan Pusu in the opening league fixture of the NFABD Under-16 Youth League Supported by FIFA in a repeat of last year’s...
View ArticleBrunei MMA fighter off to flying start on debut
| Fadhil Yunus | BRUNEI’s mixed martial artist (MMA) Adib Sulaiman expressed his excitement after securing a fine win against Calsen Choong from Penang via unanimous decision in his Ultimate...
View ArticleZumba session at Kuala Belait
| Daniel Lim | A ZUMBA session was recently held at the Menara Cendera Kenangan in Kuala Belait. The event was organised by the Kg Pandan ‘B’ Village Consultative Council (MPK Pandan B) in...
View ArticleUNISSA holds ‘Kenali Brunei’ expedition
UNIVERSITI Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), through its Faculty of Arabic Language (FBA) and Faculty of Islamic Development Management with the cooperation of Student Mobility of Islamic Institution...
View ArticleLegCo members, public praise His Majesty’s new nation-building initiatives
| Hakim Hayat | LEGISLATIVE Council (LegCo) members and the public yesterday hailed the introduction of several new government-led initiatives aimed at boosting Brunei Darussalam’s efforts in...
View ArticleHis Majesty opens 13th session of Legislative Council
| Lyna Mohamad | HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
View ArticleEpoch-making strides
| Lyna Mohamad | HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
View ArticleYayasan donates $28,700 to fire, natural disaster victims
| James Kon | YAYASAN Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan) yesterday presented donations totalling $28,700 to families affected by recent blazes as well as natural disasters. The ceremony was...
View ArticleBrunei History Centre to hold History Oratory Competition
| Izah Azahari | THE Brunei History Centre under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in cooperation with the Department of Co-curriculum Education of the Ministry of Education and Radio...
View Article$15m allocated for I-RDY
| Aziz Idris | A PROVISION of $15 million has been allocated for the establishment of the Apprenticeship Programme, known as I-RDY (i-ready), to enhance the marketability and employability of...
View ArticleAcademic qualifications no guarantee of jobs
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | ACADEMIC qualifications no longer guarantee a job with the government or private sector, said YB Haji Ramli bin Haji Lahit, a member of the Legislative Council in his...
View ArticlePolice post on Telisai-Lumut Highway under consideration
| Hakim Hayat | THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) will take into consideration public suggestions to build a police post along the stretch of the recently opened Telisai-Lumut Highway to...
View ArticleCall for budget fund to build mosques
| Azlan Othman | YB PEHIN Datu Imam Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Hamid bin Bakal urged for funds to be allocated in this year’s budget for the construction of mosques. “I...
View ArticleTax structure streamlined
| Hakim Hayat | THE government has streamlined customs import tax and excise duties of several essential goods coming into the country. These include slashing tax rates on car spare parts and...
View ArticleBe vigilant, uphold titah: Minister
| Azlan Othman | “WE MUST be vigilant and uphold the vision of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi...
View ArticleB$5.3 billion budget
| Azaraimy HH | BRUNEI will see a B$300 million fall in budgetary spending in the financial year 2017-2018 compared to the previous fiscal. A national budget of B$5.3 billion for the new fiscal...
View ArticleRoyalty attend National Al-Quran reading competition
| Abdul Hakiim Yakof | HIS Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime...
View ArticleOptimise technology to support jungle operations: RBAF Commander
| Daniel Lim | THE Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, underlined the importance of...
View ArticleMoF gets B$752.7 M allocation
| Azaraimy HH | THE Ministry of Finance (MoF) has been allocated a budget of B$752.7 million for the 2017-2018 financial year, B$272 million less compared to the previous fiscal. YB Pehin Orang...
View ArticleCall for new savings scheme for millennials
| Aziz Idris | WITH a growing trend of millennials job-hopping more frequently than their predecessors, a proposal for a short-term saving scheme put forward by YB Iswandy bin Ahmad during the...
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