Five JKR project sites come under microscope in Belait
Daniel Lim Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Ir Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar made a working visit to five project sites in the Belait District yesterday. The project sites are led by the...
View ArticleGleneagles JPMC rolls out new system
Azlan Othman Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar attended the commissioning of the new Philips Azurion Bi-plane Angiography System at Gleneagles JPMC yesterday. The...
View ArticleBelait restaurant gets thumbs up for healthier options
Aziz Idris Thirteen local eateries have participated in the Healthy Dining Programme, an initiative by the Health Promotion Centre (HPC) of the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promote healthier dining...
View ArticleSultan makes impromptu visit to UNISSA
Rokiah Mahmud 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 made...
View ArticleHis Majesty calls for immediate construction of UNISSA new campus
Rokiah Mahmud 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...
View ArticleBSM connects with partners on new products
Brunei Shell Marketing Company Sdn Bhd (BSM) hosted a business partners engagement at the Main Auditorium of the Design and Technology Building yesterday. The engagement was an opportunity for BSM to...
View Article22 attend sign language workshop
Hakim Hayat The Community Development Department (JAPEM) teamed up with the National Association for the Hearing-Impaired (OKP)to launch a three-day workshop on basic sign language for senior citizens...
View ArticleBrunei records no new COVID-19 cases
James Kon Brunei Darussalam marked a week without new COVID-19 cases yesterday keeping the national tally of confirmed cases at 146. The Ministry of Health (MoH) took 108 samples for testing for the...
View ArticleLocal women join YSEALI WLA programme
Launched in 2013, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) is the United States (US) government’s signature programme to strengthen leadership development and networking in Southeast Asia....
View ArticleDonations to house fire victims, mosques
Rokiah Mahmud BND104,300 were contributed to six families and 77 mosques, suraus and religious halls across the country in a ceremony held by Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday. Minister at...
View ArticleInnoConnect powering digital transformation in Brunei
James Kon Datastream Digital Sdn Bhd (DST) notched yet another significant milestone yesterday with the launch of the first of its kind InnoConnect, a digital highway allowing access to services...
View ArticleBanks sign on for AMBD Islamic Bills Programme
Lyna Mohamad As part of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam’s (AMBD) continuous efforts and commitment to support the development of Islamic finance and the financial services in the country, the...
View ArticleSafe, secure cyberspace a top priority for Sultanate
James Kon The establishment of Cyber Security Brunei (CSB) is hoped to spur interest in careers as cybersecurity experts and professionals among local youth, said Minister of Transport and...
View Article574 violations recorded since June
James Kon Since June, the Health Enforcement Unit has carried out inspections on 967 business premises nationwide, during which 574 violations were found and compound fines issued. The common offences...
View Article55 pints collected at blood donation drive
Lyna Mohamad Fifty-five pints of blood were collected during a blood donation drive hosted by the Department of Postal Services of the Ministry of Transport and Info-communications in collaboration...
View Article40 senior citizens join cooking programme
Lyna Mohamad A total of 40 members of the Tutong Senior Citizens Activity Centre (PKWE Tutong) recently participated in a cooking programme organised by its Entrepreneurship and Economy Bureau. The...
View ArticleRoadshow on Cadastral Survey begins
Azlan Othman The Survey Department yesterday began its eight-day ‘Cadastral Survey’ roadshow at the Community Hall in the Tutong District. The roadshow is aimed at providing information on Cadastral...
View ArticleLabour Force Survey to begin on October 19
Izah Azahari The Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (JPES), Ministry of Finance and Economy will conduct the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2020 (Second Stage) from October 19 to November 15....
View ArticleChinese shelf launched at UTB Library
James Kon The bilateral trade volume between Brunei and the People’s Republic of China reached USD1.26 billion from January to August 2020, a year-on-year increase of 108.5 per cent, People’s Republic...
View ArticleBrunei records one new COVID-19 case
James Kon Brunei Darussalam reported one new imported case of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 147. The latest and currently only active COVID-19 case in the...
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