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Zika virus travel advisory: MoH clarifies
THE Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday issued a clarification on the Zika virus travel advisory issued by the United States of America regarding travel to Southeast Asia, including Brunei Darussalam....
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Asean ministers discuss social welfare issues at 9th AMMSWD
| James Kon | THE Brunei Government is introducing efforts to preserve and promote social welfare, in order to maintain social functioning, said Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato...
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Brunei committed to improve lives of people with autism
| Ishan Ibrahim | GREAT strides have been made to improve and enhance the lives of people with autism, said Dr Hajah Romaizah binti Haji Mohd Salleh, the Permanent Secretary (Core Education)...
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Perbadanan TAIB welcomes 16 newborns on 25th anniversary
TO celebrate its anniversary, Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei (TAIB) yesterday presented gifts to 16 babies born on September 29, the same day the establishment turned 25. The Brunei-Muara...
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Labour Department launches LPA
| Izah Azahari & Nazrin Asyraf | THE Labour Department officially launched its new Application Process for the Foreign Worker Licence (LPA) yesterday at the Labour Department Building,...
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Minister on work visit to Temburong District
| James Kon | THE Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, recently went on a working visit to a number of villages and...
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ABAC report calls for consolidated progress of FTAAP
| Wani Roslan | THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Brunei members yesterday presented the ABAC Report to Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri...
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Royalty grace new Islamic year celebration
| Aziz Idris | 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...
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Doubts over terror report proved right, says Sultan
| Hakim Hayat | THE whole nation has been greatly disturbed over the inaccurate news report of a Bruneian national being detained for suspected terrorist activities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
View ArticlePublic enjoys first ‘car-free’ Sunday in capital
People from all walks of life descended on Bandar Seri Begawan early Sunday morning, to enjoy the city’s beauty on the first car-free Sunday of the ‘Bandarku Ceria’ (My Happy City) initiative. The...
View ArticleNew buses to improve transport system, reduce congestion
Syarikat Kerjasama Kampong Tanjong Nangka (Satenaga) has added two new buses to its fleet of buses on Sunday following a ceremony that took place at the parking lot of Satenaga Multi-Purpose Hall in...
View ArticleMoRA organises goodwill visits in all districts
In conjunction with the new Islamic Year 1438, the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) organised simultaneous visits on Sunday to the homes of several Muslim converts and the underprivileged in all...
View ArticlePublic can book taxi using call service
Member of the public in Brunei-Muara District can make calls to book a taxi starting October 4 instead of just waiting for one, the Land Transport Department announced. The temporary call service was...
View Article24 militants killed in South Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Xinhua) – Up to two dozen Taleban militants had been killed over the past two days in the southern Helmand province as crackdown against insurgents are continuing, a statement...
View ArticleLandslide buries buildings in NW China, at least one injured
LANZHOU (Xinhua) – At least one person was injured when a landslide buried two buildings in northwest China’s Gansu Province, said local government on Sunday. The landslide occurred at 7:30am Sunday,...
View ArticlePakistan impregnable, military insists after Kashmir ‘raid’
MANDHOLE, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistani military officials point to an Indian army post high on a forested ridge along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir, insisting any incursions are impossible, after...
View ArticlePolice firing in India’s Jharkhand kills 4 villagers
NEW DELHI (Xinhua) – At least four people were killed and over a dozen, including policemen were injured when police fired on a group of villagers in eastern India state of Jharkhand, officials said...
View ArticleIndian soldier’s release from Pakistan to take days: Minister
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India was working to secure the release of a soldier held in Pakistan but it will take “some days”, the defence minister said Sunday, following a dramatic spike in tensions between...
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India set to ratify Paris climate change agreement at UN
NEW DELHI (AP) — An environment ministry official says India will ratify the Paris climate change agreement at the United Nations on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet had given its...
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People responsible for MH17 ‘confirmed’ by 2017: Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) – The names of people being investigated for playing “an active role” in the downing of flight MH17 will be confirmed by early 2017, Australia’s Foreign Minister said Sunday as she raised...
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