Djokovic, Murray through as Kerber, Azarenka exit
PARIS (AFP) – Top seed Novak Djokovic launched his bid for a first French Open title with a routine victory as Andy Murray battled through to round two on Tuesday, while Australian Open champion...
View ArticleMidfielder Xhaka becomes Arsenal’s first offseason signing
LONDON (AFP) – Arsenal has announced the signing of Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday. The Premier League side said the deal has yet to be officially...
View ArticleFour dead, two injured in Papar accident
PAPAR (Bernama) – Four people perished and two children of one of the deceased were injured in a collision involving a van, lorry and two four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles at the 7km Papar Road in...
View ArticleIndonesians back death for child abusers, activists unhappy
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s introduction of the death penalty and chemical castration for child sex offenders won applause from the public Thursday, but activists warned the punishments would not serve...
View ArticleSpieth tries to relax after another stumble
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Reigning US Open champion Jordan Spieth has tried to relax ahead of Thursday’s start of the US PGA’s event at Colonial, hoping to find his form and put recent struggles behind him....
View ArticleMou boosts mega-transfer hopes
MANCHESTER (AFP) – The prospect of Jose Mourinho becoming Manchester United’s next boss has unleashed hopes across Europe of a mega-spending spree by the English giants to get back into the elite. More...
View ArticleBaiduri Masters leader thanks weather and luck
The year was 1996 when Idris Osman first took up the game of golf. The venue was the Pantai Mentiri Golf Course. Fast forward 20 years later and he is now the current leader of the Baiduri Masters with...
View ArticleMurray survives fresh five-set Paris battle
PARIS (AFP) – Second seed Andy Murray survived his second successive five-set French Open battle to reach the third round Wednesday, avoiding what would have been his worst Grand Slam loss in eight...
View ArticleEnergy stocks jump in Asia as oil passes $50 a barrel
HONG KONG (AFP) – Energy stocks jumped in Asia Thursday after oil surged past $50 a barrel for the first time this year, providing a bright point as regional bourses generally took a breather. More...
View ArticleMicrosoft to end phone manufacturing
HELSINKI (AFP) – Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it the end of the company’s smartphone manufacturing business, bought from Finnish...
View ArticleHis Majesty flies plane with Brunei’s first all-female crew
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, yesterday morning...
View ArticleIBTE forms two networks of schools
The Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) yesterday announced the formation of two networks of schools. This was explained further by Principal of IBTE Central, Dr Sheikh Lukman bin Sheikh...
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Hongkongers pooh-pooh waste treatment plant, despite free spa
HONG KONG (AFP) – It is billed as a groundbreaking way to deal with Hong Kong’s human waste, and even includes an onsite spa free to residents, but a new eco-friendly sludge treatment plant has not...
View ArticlePolice to summon Dr Mahathir over claim of Malay rulers under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The police are waiting for a suitable time to record former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement over his claim that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and other Malay...
View ArticleChinese, Malaysians charged after large Australia drug haul
SYDNEY (AFP) – Fourteen suspected members of an international drug ring were charged in Australia Friday over a Aus$200 million (US$145 million) seizure of the drug ice, police said. The 14 include...
View ArticleTrump shifts to Clinton, claims GOP delegate majority
BISMARCK (AP) – Presidential candidate Donald Trump, armed at last with a majority of the Republican Party’s delegates, is celebrating by shifting his attention toward the general election while his...
View ArticleJapan consumer prices down for second month in April
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in April, dealing another blow to Tokyo’s faltering war on deflation, data showed Friday. More details in Weekend Borneo...
View ArticleJury sides with Google in battle over Android
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s Android software just dodged a $9 billion bullet. A federal jury found Thursday that Google didn’t need permission to use a rival’s programming tools as it built Android —...
View ArticleDjokovic, Nadal reach milestones as Serena eases on
PARIS (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic and nine-time winner Rafael Nadal racked up personal Grand Slam milestones at the French Open Thursday as Serena Williams coasted into the third round. Top...
View ArticleMan United name Mourinho as new manager
MANCHESTER (AFP) – Manchester United on Friday officially named Jose Mourinho as their new manager in place of the sacked Louis van Gaal. The club said in a statement that the 53-year-old Portuguese...
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