Brunei Food Festival to end today
| Fizah HAB | MORE than 30 children participated in a colouring contest held at the Brunei Food Festival on Sunday (March 27). Held at the Indoor Stadium, customers had the opportunity to...
View Article‘Virtual Campus’ wins session best paper at international conference
A CONFERENCE paper by Nurulhidayati binti Haji Mohd Sani, Dr Mohd Saiful Omar and Dr Au Thien Wan titled ‘Virtual Campus: A Case Study of Development using Open Sources Software’ was awarded session...
View ArticleSarawak students take part in ‘Building Brunei Programme’
| Faza Suraj | THE Bruneian hospitality was clearly felt by a group of students from Curtin University Sarawak Malaysia as they arrived in Brunei yesterday to begin their social work visit....
View ArticleBIBD arranges learning camps for ALAF students
TO FURTHER support the development and progression of students under the BIBD ALAF programme, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) has arranged learning camps to help build their self-confidence,...
View ArticleSmooth ride in Meragang with new flyover
| Achong Tanjong | MERAGANG residents are now experiencing smooth rides home and to work following the opening of a new fly-over near the area. Motorists previously complained about the...
View ArticleConventional farming hit as El Nino wreaks havoc
| Azlan Othman | THE El Nino weather phenomenon has brought about scorching heat across Brunei Darussalam, affecting farmer fresh fruit and vegetable yields, lowering their output. Jamal, a...
View ArticleAITI organises Tech Kids Camp
FOURTY local students from 10 primary schools nationwide were given hands-on training to produce relevant tech projects in a five-days Tech Kids Camp 2016 organised recently by the Authority for...
View ArticleForest fire sparks blaze at tyre yard
| Faza Suraj | DENSE black smoke could be seen from several kilometres away as a junkyard filled with hundreds of tyres caught fire yesterday due to the spread of a forest fire in Anduki....
View ArticleSMEs told to insist on purchase order to ensure timely payment
| Aziz Idris & Nuri Sufri | DARUSSALAM Enterprise (DARe), the statutory body recently established to monitor and nurture the growth of local enterprises in Brunei, organised two group...
View ArticleGlobal interest in Brunei Shipwreck
| Azlan Othman | THE most important discovery in Brunei’s maritime history, the Brunei Shipwreck, has attracted world attention. Senior Museum Officer, Hanapi bin Haji Maidin, who was heavily...
View ArticleForest fires force shut down of filling station
| Faza Suraj | FOREST fires in Rasau, Belait District, temporarily halted the operation of the Koperasi Peladang Kampong Sungai Teraban filling station. Hajah Hasnah binti Haji Omar Ali,...
View ArticleCar crashes into Serusop shop
| James Kon | THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) has confirmed reports of a car crash in the Serusop commercial area, yesterday. The Berakas Police Station received a distress call around...
View ArticleDeputy Sultan receives newly appointed envoys
HIS Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Deputy Sultan, yesterday morning received in audience the newly-appointed...
View ArticleApp puts spotlight on Brunei’s maritime history
| Azlan Othman | THE Brunei Shipwreck, the most important discovery in Brunei Darussalam maritime history that demonstrates Brunei’s role in maritime trades with other countries from the end...
View ArticleRegistration opens for Inter-company Sports Fest
THE 6th instalment of the Inter-company Sports Fest (Sukan Ria Antara Syarikat 2016), scheduled to run from April 10 to May 22, is now open for registration. Carrying the slogan ‘One Spirit, One Team,...
View ArticleStrong show of skills at BruNotts Easter Games
BRUNOTTS Society recently held its 13th BruNotts Easter Games (BEG) at the University Park Campus Sports Centre of the University of Nottingham. Present as guest of honour at the annual event was Dino...
View ArticleMPRT undertakes new strategic direction
| James Kon | THE Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) has undertaken a new strategic direction centred on four elements – Growth, Productivity, Export and Sustainability – which...
View ArticleChinese volunteers upbeat over Brunei experience
| James Kon | TO PROMOTE cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and China, 10 Chinese volunteers are currently serving as teaching assistants at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in the...
View ArticleFuel subsidy reform challenge for Brunei: ADB
| Azlan Othman | IT IS a policy challenge for Brunei Darussalam to reduce its fuel subsidy amid the current economic situation that the sultanate is facing. This was stated in the Asian...
View ArticleUNISSA encourages academic staff to do more publications
| Wani Roslan | A MEMORANDUM of Agreement (MoA) was signed yesterday, between the publisher and writers of the Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Press 2016. The ceremony was held to...
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