Zakat Fitrah online payment service launched
Azlan Othman The Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB) has introduced an alternative payment method for Zakat Fitrah through the Zakat Fitrah Online Payment Service. This is made possible with the...
View ArticleKUPU SB to hold MIB symposium
Lyna Mohamad Religious Teachers University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB), in collaboration with the Secretariat Office of the Malay Islam Monarchy (MIB) Supreme Council, will hold a symposium from...
View ArticleYouth learn more about mental health
Izah Azahari The Health Promotion Centre (HPC) through its Children and Adolescents Health Programme hosted a study visit for 40 Brunei Youth Council (MBB) members. Legislative Council member Yang...
View ArticleWorldwide leak affects 213,000 Brunei Facebook users
Hakim Hayat Some 213,000 Bruneian Facebook users might be exposed to data leakage, following news reports of the exposure of personal data of over 500 million Facebook users in a low-level hacking...
View ArticleSultan lauds Brunei, Malaysia strong bilateral ties
Hakim Hayat 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 in a...
View ArticleLeaders discuss cooperation in vaccine diplomacy
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 and Prime Minister...
View ArticlePromoting importance of savings among children
Izah Azahari Financial management needs to be taught at an early age, so children can learn to manage their finances wisely, said Brunei Malay Teachers Association (PGGMB) President Haji Yussof bin...
View ArticleMinister launches ‘The Junction’ retail store
James Kon ‘The Junction’ Retail Entrepreneurship programme, a government initiative to encourage local participation within the retail industry that also hopes to reduce local unemployment was launched...
View ArticleExperts predict global GDP growth
Experts are forecasting a small growth in the global gross domestic product (GDP) due to the stabilisation of several leading markets such as the United States and Singapore, according to speakers at a...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs under i-Usahawan programme feted
Lyna Mohamad Total Brunei hosted an appreciation lunch in recognition of the positive development and progress of its i-Usahawan contractors at The Garden’s Veranda in Rimba yesterday. Two contracts...
View Article177 Imams appointed to lead Sunnat Terawikh prayers during Ramadhan
Azlan Othman A total of 177 Imams comprising 18 mosque officials, 22 teachers, 74 students and 63 graduates from the Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah received letters of...
View ArticleTemporary suspension on cross-border activities extended
With 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 Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
View ArticleSpotlight on renewable energy
Daniel Lim His Royal Highness Prince 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, as...
View ArticleCrown Prince officiates SEL, BSP Flagship Solar PV Plant launch
Daniel Lim A significant milestone was observed yesterday, with the opening of the Seria Energy Lab (SEL), formerly known as the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC), and the launching of the Brunei...
View ArticleBrunei meeting SDG aspirations
Azlan Othman Brunei Darussalam has managed to meet several targets of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs), such as a decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio from the 1960s up to the present,...
View ArticleSchools receive desktop computers
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) donated 30 desktop computers to schools as part of the RB Haparan initiative which so far has included offering educational visits to RB Campus and Hangar. The RB Information...
View ArticleFamily fun activities await customers at ‘Season Fair’
Lyna Mohamad A range of family fun activities awaits the public at the first ever expo organised by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Brunei slated for June 15 to 20 at One City Shopping Centre....
View ArticleBritish Foreign Secretary visiting Brunei
Aziz Idris British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is visiting Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam this week to forge closer trade and security ties with the two countries while tackling key global...
View ArticleMinistry holds religious event
Azlan Othman A Tahlil for the late parents of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien...
View ArticleFemale entrepreneurs complete training programme
Hakim Hayat Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) celebrated 10 female entrepreneurs who graduated from the bank’s BIBD SEED (Special Underprivileged Mothers Empowerment Entrepreneurship Development)...
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