Imams urge congregants to not be complacent
Azlan Othman Muslims congregated at mosques, suraus and religious halls to perform Friday prayers yesterday with mosque gates opening as early as 11.30am unlike at noon last Friday. More staff were...
View ArticleBrunei records no new COVID-19 case
James Kon Brunei Darussalam recorded no new COVID-19 case keeping the national tally at 141. Without any recovery yesterday, the number of recovered cases remains at 138 and one active case is still in...
View ArticleAnother milestone for BIBD
Rokiah Mahmud Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) yesterday held its Annual General Meeting 2020 to review a remarkable 2019 financial year during which the BIBD Group recorded impressive net profit...
View ArticleGas cylinder explosion damages canteen in Sungai Akar
James Kon The building of a school canteen in Kampong Sungai Akar was damaged following an explosion caused by a leakage in a gas cylinder yesterday. Six firefighters from the Berakas Fire Station led...
View ArticleMinister urges public to maintain physical distancing
James kon Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar urged the public to continue to carry out social distancing and take precautionary measures when visiting restaurants,...
View ArticleSports, outdoor activities resume with caution
Wani Roslan The number of joggers has increased after some restrictions were lifted and no new COVID-19 cases recorded in the sultanate for about a month. Jogger AqidahIwani told the Sunday Bulletin...
View ArticlePartial penumbral eclipse observed
Daniel Lim Observers were only able to view the start of the lunar eclipse yesterday due to drizzle while according to the live feed of the Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) the changes...
View ArticleSecond phase of de-escalation plan to be next step on sports reopening
Fadhil Yunus The second phase of the de-escalation plan will be the next step towards reopening sports facilities in the country with the capacity rate of participants set to be assessed. Minister of...
View Article68 bags of trash collected in clean-up initiative
Izah Azahari A total of 68 bags of trash weighing 390kg consisting mostly of plastic waste as well as 297.4kg of recyclables were collected yesterday during a World Environment Day Clean-up organised...
View ArticleTop officials visit Pandemic Monitoring Centres
Izah Azahari The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) conducted a number of visits to COVID-19 Pandemic Monitoring Centres nationwide yesterday, among which were The Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong and...
View Article‘Betty Bottletop’ highlights importance of recycling
Daniel Lim A sea turtle sculpture made of plastic bottles, bottle caps and flip flops corralled from the Panaga beach was handed over to a restaurant at the Panaga Club yesterday. Tobias bin Tahal, who...
View ArticleCentres for child care, people with different abilities resume operations...
Wani Roslan Child care centres and centres for people with different abilities will be able to start operations tomorrow under the Operational Readiness Level 1 with a number of terms and guidelines in...
View ArticleNot so breezy for hotel industry
Lyna Mohamad The global effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions to minimise the spread of the infection have led to heavy losses in the tourism and travel industry. President...
View ArticleBND50,000 presented to BIBD Aspirasi 2 winners
Rokiah Mahmud Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) recently handed over BND50,000 to five winners of the second quarterly draw of the BIBD Aspirasi 2 Reward Campaign. Winners received BND10,000 each....
View ArticleBandarku Ceria re-opens for vendors, individual leisure activities
Syazwani Hj Rosli The Bandarku Ceria (BKC) programme was up and running again yesterday, after being temporarily suspended throughout the holy month of Ramadhan. Vendors were seen pitching up their...
View ArticleAlmost 1,400 samples taken for COVID-19 tests last week
James Kon From June 1-5, which is the third week of de-escalation, the Ministry of Health has obtained 1,396 samples to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd...
View ArticleNo new COVID-19 case in Brunei for 31 days in a row
James Kon Brunei Darussalam has not recorded new COVID-19 case for 31 days in a row. This means the national tally of cases remains at 141. Without any new recovery, the total recovered cases remains...
View ArticleSurge in Internet, social media users in Brunei
Azlan Othman Brunei has seen an increase in the number of Internet and social media users and mobile connections this year compared to the previous year, according to the Global Digital Overview 2020...
View ArticleBowling centres re-open with single matches
Fadhil Yunus Bowling centres in Brunei Darussalam opened their doors to the public following the announcement that 10-pin bowling had been included in the list of sports which contest single matches as...
View Article‘Ops Merati’ detects violations by restaurants
James Kon Several restaurants in the Brunei-Muara District were recently found in violation of social distancing measures, during an inspection conducted by the Health Enforcement Unit under the...
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