MPRT contract farming course aims to attract youths
| Azlan Othman | THE recent four-day Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) ‘Agriculture Entrepreneurs Exposure Programme for Youths through Contract Farming’ course ended yesterday...
View ArticleCrown Prince receives in audience outgoing, newly appointed RBAF Commanders
HIS Royal Highness Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and...
View ArticleNew Cabinet sworn in
| Azrol Azmi | MARKING a significant occasion in Brunei’s modern history, the new Council of Cabinet Ministers were sworn in for a five-year term, in a ceremony held at the Istana Nurul Iman...
View ArticleNat’l Badminton Tourney is back
| James Kon | LOCAL and foreign shuttlers can claim bragging rights of who is the best in the country at the Brunei National Badminton Tournament 2018 taking place from March 9 – 18 at the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs get boost from ‘Lakastah ke Mengkubau’
THE three-day carnival organised by RPN Panchor Mengkubau Village Consultative Council (MPK RPN Panchor Mengkubau) which will continue until tomorrow. The carnival organised in collaboration with...
View ArticleUBD: Towards a university of innovation and enterprise
UNIVERSITI Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is one of the fastest growing young universities in the region. Only 32 years since its establishment, UBD recently broke into the QS World rankings, attaining a...
View ArticleAustralia committed to working with SEA countries in fight against terrorism
| Hakim Hayat | AUSTRALIA is committed to work together with its sub-regional partners represented by six Southeast Asian countries including Brunei Darussalam in the fight against terrorism,...
View ArticleMoE announces HECAS 2018 online application
HECAS 2018 (1st Round) online application to Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), Politeknik Brunei (PB) and for the...
View Article373 Colonel Khairul Hamed climbs the ranks
| Hakim Hayat | BY THE consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang...
View ArticleMoH dismisses ‘virus attack’ in hospital as rumour
| Azlan Othman | THE Ministry of Health (MoH) dismissed as rumour a ‘statement’ circulated on social media yesterday which claimed that infectious viruses are spreading in Ward 18 of Raja...
View ArticleTBCC wages war against killer No 1
CANCER is the leading cause of death in Brunei Darussalam for the past few years. Over 600 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in the country, according to The Brunei Cancer Centre (TBCC). Over...
View ArticleBSP continues to be customers’ choice for crude oil trading
CRUDE oil is one of the better and most actively traded commodities in the world. It is a very active market and is very well known to investors around the world. There is usually no shortage of news...
View ArticleAssociations bring cheer to Seria Old Folks Home
| Daniel Lim | REPRESENTATIVES from a number of associations in the country recently visited the Old Folks Home in Seria, as a buildup to the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations, to...
View ArticleDuo win once-in-lifetime trip to Jaguar Ice Driving Academy
| James Kon | SITI Hazizah binti Haji Ismail and Lim Hoon Kheng picked as the winners of Indera Motors’ Holiday Specials on Ice promotion yesterday afternoon each won a package trip to the...
View ArticlePrisons Department in dialogue with stakeholders, NGOs
| Rokiah Mahmud | THE Reintegration Section of the Prisons Department in collaboration with its strategic partner, the Youth and Volunteers Club, held a briefing and dialogue with stakeholders...
View ArticleKB edge Tutong in close match
| Fadhil Yunus | KUALA Belait got off to a winning start in the women’s category of the BBA Inter-District Cup 2018 after edging Tutong 71-70 in close match at the Brunei Basketball Association...
View ArticleVarsities from UK, US, Australia woo prospective students at Findlay study fair
| Izah Azahari | FINDLAY (B) Sdn Bhd held its seventh International Study Fair yesterday at the Songket Ballroom of The Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong, seeing representatives from 12...
View ArticleExpressions put student on top at science communication symposium
MUHAMMAD Asyraf bin Zulkipli emerged as the best presenter of the fourth Youth Science Symposium, an annual fixture of the Science Department of the Tutong Sixth Form Centre (PTET). He convinced the...
View ArticleKeeping fit the dynamic and plyometric warming-up way
| Lyna Mohamad | DYNAMIC warming-up is a training session from slow to medium intensity which enables to increase blood flow to the muscle and tissues. It also increases the body temperature...
View ArticleState Mufti highlights health benefits of plants
| Abdul Hakiim Yakof | AMONG the earliest scholars who spoke on plants in Al-Quran and Hadith is Al-Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah. In his book ‘Thibbun Nabawi’, he has listed the plants in...
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