340 children have a ball at Grassroots Festival
A TOTAL of 340 children participated in yesterday’s National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) Grassroots Festival in Partnership with DST at NFABD House’s Artificial Turf. The festival...
View ArticleDonations pour in for ‘Infaq Jariah’ programme
| Wani Roslan | IN THE run-up to Ramadhan, the Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society in collaboration with the Islamic Da’wah Centre yesterday hosted the ‘Infaq Jariah’ programme, through...
View ArticleUNISSA attends university network establishment meeting
UNIVERSITI Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) recently attended the Asia-Africa Islamic University Network Establishment Meeting as well as the International Seminar on Media Role in Addressing the Issue...
View ArticleArt exhibition adds splash of colours to Bandarku Ceria programme
| James Kon | IN PROMOTING the local art scene, Brunei Tourism Development Department has joined forces with education institutions and private artists to set up a once-monthly art gallery...
View ArticleOver 150 participate in Tanjong Maya Ride 2017
| Azaraimy HH | OVER 150 people took part in a 35km cycling for Tanjong Maya Ride 2017 yesterday. The event was co-organised by the Village Consultative Council of Kampong Tanjong Maya, Haji...
View ArticleFamily left homeless after Kg Sungai Matan house collapses into river
| Abdul Hakiim Yakof | A FAMILY of eight escaped unscathed, after their wooden house in Kampong Sungai Matan collapsed into the Brunei River at around 6.15am, yesterday. Six personnel from the...
View Article1,000 support firefighters’ charity event
| James Kon | ONE thousand runners yesterday turned up at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien for the Firefighter Walk Run Cycle 2017, with some hailing from as far away as Mexico, and...
View ArticleMinister joins 600 participants in KACA walkathon
| James Kon | THE Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, yesterday morning joined the Centre for...
View ArticleNational Qari, Qariah competitors return home to sounds of Hadrah
| Fizah HAB | BRUNEI Darussalam’s national Qari and Qariah competitors, Awangku Muhammad Adibul Amin bin Pengiran Haji Marjuki and Hajah Siti Noor Dzuhairah binti Haji Awang Damit, and the rest...
View ArticleRoyal welcome for Sultan in Riyadh
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 Darussalam on Saturday...
View ArticleBBA Academy looks to churn out quality basketballers
| James Kon | A GROWING number of youth are learning the trade of becoming good basketball players at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) Academy for beginners under four, 12 and 16 years....
View ArticleMassive cleanup at Belait beach
| Daniel Lim | A LARGE-SCALE cleaning campaign, organised by Panaga School with assistance from Beach Bunch, was held recently at three different locations along Belait beach. Participants...
View ArticleGrassroots leaders should understand their role in country’s development:...
A LEADERSHIP workshop for mukim and village consultative council (MPMK) members across the country began yesterday. The workshop titled ‘Leadership Essential for Grassroots Leaders’ was organised by...
View ArticleBrunei takes part in Green Wave project
THE Forestry Department and 17 secondary schools in Brunei Darussalam planted about 200 trees at Berakas Forest Reserve, yesterday. The event, in line with ‘The Green Wave’ project, was organised in...
View ArticleACB celebrates Int’l Day for Biological Diversity
THE Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity yesterday. This year’s celebration, themed ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’, focusses on raising...
View ArticleMinDef distributes His Majesty’s personal gift
| Aziz Idris | THE Ministry of Defence (MinDef) yesterday held a ceremony at the Bolkiah Garrison to witness the distribution of dates (kurma) for personnel of MinDef and Bolkiah Garrison for...
View ArticleBrunei’s big leap from 2019
| Azlan Othman | BRUNEI’S economic growth and macroeconomic balances are expected to strengthen markedly from 2019 onwards as new energy downstream facilities come on-stream, the International...
View ArticleHis Majesty attends Arab Islamic American Summit
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 Darussalam, attended the Arab...
View ArticleFive local companies join CommunicAsia 2017
THE Energy and Industry Department, the Prime Minister’s Office (EIDPMO) in collaboration with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) gathered five local Bruneian...
View ArticleJPKE sets maximum prices for food items
THE Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Prime Minister’s Office and the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism have set the maximum...
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