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Flight school in Brunei by mid next year
| Danial Norjidi | WORK is under way for the establishment of a flight school in Brunei, which could begin operation as early as the second half of next year. This was shared by top officials...
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Gadong Open Rover Scouts’ survival techniques
SOME 15 members of the Gadong Open Rover Scouts recently held a survival technique programme that included, among others, jungle cooking lessons at the National Scout Training and Activity Centre in...
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Passion – from direct selling to new boutique
| Wani Roslan | “MY PASSION for entrepreneurship began when I was studying at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). I started by direct selling items to my colleagues, friends and families, and...
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RBAF CSC closes on high note with award presentation
| James Kon | THE sharing of knowledge and experience by military personnel from diverse backgrounds was pinpointed as the core component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Command and Staff...
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Local Chinese man embraces Islam
| Abdul Hakiim Yakof | A LOCAL Chinese man accepted the Islamic faith at his conversion ceremony last night. Alvin Hii @ Wui Ng, 21, who now goes by his Muslim name Dihyah bin Abdullah Al-Hii...
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OSBD attends Annual Asean Orthopaedic Association Council Meeting in Singapore
THE Orthopaedic Society of Brunei Darussalam (OSBD) attended the Annual Asean Orthopaedic Assoc-iation Council Meeting at the Grand Copthorne in Singapore yesterday. It was represented by Dr Haji Abdul...
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Deployment of HSBB network in Belait going smoothly
TELEKOM Brunei Berhad’s (TelBru) deployment of the High Speed Broadband (HSBB) network in Belait District is progressing well, the company said in a statement released to the media yesterday. Under...
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Malaysian crackdown continues
| Faza Suraj | THE Malaysian travel ordeal is continuing for Bruneians following the tightening of motor vehicle rules by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP). A total of 1,778 drivers of...
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Authority dismisses rumours of Panadol with metal fragments on sale in Brunei
| Azlan Othman | IS BRUNEI Darussalam turning into a cradle of rumour mongers? As unfounded posts flooding the social media, government authorities are facing a hard task in dousing the...
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Be ready to face ‘great unknowns’
| James Kon | DECISIONS pertaining to the defence of the country must be made with the highest level of responsibility and accountability as security of a nation cannot be compromised by...
View ArticleESSCom foils 9 kidnap attempts since curfew
SEMPORNA (Bernama) – Nine attempts of kidnapping for ransom were foiled with the implementation of the curfew in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) since July last year. More details in Monday’s...
View ArticleDon’t make 1MDB a political football: Najib
SHAH ALAM (Bernama) – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged the people not to make 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into a political football and let the company do its job. More details in Monday’s...
View ArticleHaze from Indonesia forest fires spreads again to S’pore, M’sia
Jakarta (dpa) – Haze from forest fires in Sumatra has spread again to Singapore and Malaysia, an official said Sunday. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin.
View Article4 killed, thousands flee as Typhoon Koppu batters Philippines
Manila (dpa) – Typhoon Koppu triggered flash floods and landslides in the northern Philippines Sunday, killing at least four people and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, officials said....
View ArticleJapanese ministers visit Yasukuni war shrine
TOKYO (AFP) – Two cabinet ministers visited Japan’s Yasukuni war shrine on Sunday, paying their respects at a venue seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo’s militarist past. More details...
View ArticleVoting for new parliament begins in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians on Sunday began voting in the nation’s first parliamentary election since the military’s 2013 ouster of Egypt’s first freely elected president and the election a year later of...
View ArticleEx-Volkswagen head Winterkorn steps down from Porsche holding
BERLIN (AFP) – Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal, is stepping down as head of the group’s Porsche SE holding at the end of the month,...
View ArticleJPD denies rumours linked to Malaysian crackdown
BRUNEI’S Land Transport Department (JPD) has not asked any alleged victims of mistaken identity during the weekend crackdown on Brunei-registered vehicles in Miri and Limbang to contact the JPD to...
View ArticleBrunei to experience tail-end effects of Typhoon Koppu
BRUNEI Darussalam is expected to experience occasional thundery showers, particularly up until early tomorrow morning (October 20), as the weather for the next few days will be influenced by the...
View ArticleFlights cancelled, delayed by haze at Tawau Airport
KOTA KINABALU (Bernama) – Two departure and arrival flights at the Tawau Airport were cancelled because of limited visibility due to the haze on Sunday. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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