Meeting focusses on seamless, comprehensively connected Asean
| Fizah HAB | THE Land Transport Department hosted a farewell dinner for participants of the 35th Asean Transport Facilitation Working Group (TFWG) meeting last night at The Horizons Seafood...
View ArticleMan takes own life at Seria Barrack
| Daniel Lim | THE body of a man who committed suicide by hanging in an empty room at the first floor of B4, Barrack 370, Lorong Tiga Selatan, Seria, was discovered by the Royal Brunei Police...
View ArticleMIB Corner launched at UBD
| Rokiah Mahmud | A MALAY Islamic Monarchy (MIB) corner has been set up at the Brunei Studies Collection of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) to provide a user-friendly facility for students,...
View Article‘Asean networks exposed to various risks’
| Azlan Othman | NETWORK reliability is an important indicator to measure the ability of power supply system to provide a continuous supply of electrical load to consumers and industries to...
View ArticlePMO retirees receive certificates
| Izah Azahari | THE Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday celebrated 382 retirees who ended their service with the Prime Minister’s Office and departments under it between October 2015 to...
View ArticleOne hurt as fire breaks out in Gadong building
| James Kon & Azlan Othman | A FOREIGN national suffered injuries in a blaze that broke out at the Halimatul Saadiah Building in Gadong commercial area during the wee hours of yesterday....
View Article5 Aussie scholarships on offer for Bruneians
| Danial Norjidi | THE Australian Government is offering the opportunity for five Bruneians to embark on their master’s studies in Australia, under the Australian Awards-Asean Scholarship....
View ArticleIWCB donates 100 crutches to RIPAS Hospital
THE International Women’s Club of Brunei (IWCB) led by its President, Ungku Datin Hajah Fanzah binti Haji Osman and Honorary Vice President, Phimpha Kindavong donated 100 crutches to the Physiotherapy...
View ArticleSixteen LFN receive promotion
| Aziz Idris | SIXTEEN Leading Firemen (LFN) from the Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) were promoted to Assistant Station Officer (ASO) yesterday at a ceremony held at the Officers’ Mess of the...
View ArticleState Mufti receives official visit from Saudi Ambassador
PEHIN Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, the State Mufti received an official visit from Hisham bin Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah Zaraa, the outgoing...
View ArticleBrunei, Russia sign landmark agreement on Intellectual Property protection
THE Deputy Permanent Secretary (Finance and Administration) at the Ministry of Defence, Pengiran Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani signed an agreement on Mutual Protection of the...
View ArticleTwo Bruneian companies receive Asean OSH awards
| Danial Norjidi | TWO Bruneian companies were among the recipients of the second Asean Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) awards in Siem Reap, Cambodia on April 3. Haji Adinin and Sons (B)...
View ArticleRoadshow throws light on ease of doing business reforms
| Daniel Lim | AS PART of a continuous effort to disseminate information pertaining to the ease of doing business in Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) together with government...
View Article72 times Khatam Al-Quran begins in mosques nationwide
| Azaraimy HH & Daniel Lim | OPENING ceremonies were held across the country yesterday, for the 72 times Khatam Al-Quran ceremony, in conjunction with the upcoming 72nd birthday...
View ArticleLocal man charged with arson over Gadong blaze
| James Kon & Fadley Faisal | ARSON caused the fire which broke out at Halimatul Saadiah building in Gadong commercial area during the wee hours of Wednesday, police said yesterday. A local...
View ArticleUS firms join Asean Meetings to present for advancing financial innovation...
STRATEGIES for accelerating Asean’s economic integration and development through enabling digital financial services and enhancing disaster resilience were the key themes in meetings between the...
View ArticleHaj courses begin at six centres across country
| Achong Tanjong | THE Haj Management Department began its courses for this year’s Haj season yesterday, at six centres across the country. The courses will be held for 12 sessions on Fridays...
View ArticleInnovation boundless as art meets biotechnology
| Aziz Idris | A LOCAL artist recently attended the ‘Bio-Camp: Garden as Biotechnic’ in Tokyo, Japan, organised by the Japan Foundation Asia Centre to showcase contemporary media culture and...
View ArticleNew Pakistani restaurant opened
| Izah Azahari | PAKISTANI restaurant ‘B.B.Q. Tonight’ opened its doors last night in Kampong Kiulap aiming to provide quality Pakistani South Asian and regional cuisines. Present to jointly...
View ArticleFinancial seminar sheds light on global economy
| Danial Norjidi | BAIDURI Bank, in collaboration with Credit Agricole CIB, the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Credit Agricole Group, hosted a financial seminar yesterday at the...
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