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Paintings by Japanese artist with Down syndrome are enjoying wide popularity
PAINTINGS drawn by a 21-year-old woman with Down syndrome are enjoying widespread popularity in Japan, as shown by the online sale of baked sweets boxed with postcards of her colourful works. The...
View ArticleWallabies beat Pumas to reach final
TWICKENHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) – Adam Ashley-Cooper scored a hat-trick of tries as Australia beat Argentina 29-15 on Sunday to set up a first-ever World Cup final against old rivals New Zealand. More...
View ArticleAsian chief to run for FIFA presidency
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Asia’s football chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa has formally submitted his bid for the FIFA presidency, a report said, drastically shaking up the election race for the...
View ArticleKlopp denied first win by Mane’s late leveller
LIVERPOOL (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp was denied his first win as Liverpool manager as Sadio Mane’s late equaliser earned Southampton a deserved 1-1 draw at Anfield on Sunday. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo...
View ArticleBrunei runner completes Osaka Marathon
PENGIRAN Sulaiman bin Pengiran Metali of the Chill Runners represented his country with pride in the Osaka Marathon after completing the race in a time of 4 hours and 53 minutes last Sunday. More...
View ArticleCrown Prince receives new Singapore minister
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, and Her Royal...
View ArticleEducation core focus of Brunei-S’pore ties
BRUNEI Darussalam and Singapore are committed to work together in strengthening bilateral ties, particularly in the field of education to raise its competitiveness and create further opportunities in...
View ArticleBangladesh delegation visits Dept of Councils of State
THE Department of Councils of State received a goodwill visit from a delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh to Brunei Darussalam on Monday...
View ArticlePowerful quake rocks South Asia, more than 160 dead
Islamabad (AFP) – A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked parts of South Asia killed more than 160 people Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fled their collapsing...
View ArticleNew Cabinet sworn in
Marking a momentous occasion in Brunei’s modern history, 21 members of the new Council of Cabinet Ministers were sworn in for a five-year term in a ceremony held at the Istana Nurul Iman on Monday....
View ArticleHis Majesty receives Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs
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, who is also...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase to compete with Apple
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it will soon launch its own competitor to Apple Pay that will allow consumers to pay retailers using their smartphones in stores, and it has...
View ArticleFiat-Chrysler cashes nearly 1 billion dollars from Ferrari listing
ROME (dpa) – The sale of 10 per cent of Ferrari shares on Wall Street has earned Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) gross proceeds of 982.4 million dollars, the Italo-American carmaker said at the close...
View Article‘No taboos’ for ECB when tackling weak inflation
FRANKFURT (AFP) – There are “no taboos” for the European Central Bank when it comes to finding ways to push up the chronically low level of inflation in the euro area, the ECB’s chief economist Peter...
View ArticleTroubled Mourinho hit with fresh FA charge
LONDON (AFP) – Beleaguered Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was hit with a misconduct charge from the Football Association on Monday following his half time rant in the Premier League champions’ shock 2-1...
View ArticleFIFA presidency race wide open
LAUSANNE (AFP) – Bahrain’s Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa and UEFA General-Secretary Gianni Infantino blew the race to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president wide open as the bidding process...
View ArticleHamilton among greats after third F1 title
AUSTIN, Texas (dpa) – Lewis Hamilton’s third Formula One title confirms him as one of the all-time greats of the motorsport series, most commentators agreed after the Briton’s thrilling US Grand Prix...
View ArticleDPMM FC eyeing three points against Tampines
DPMM FC will be hoping to give their title quest a major boost by recording a vital three points with the visit of Tampines Rovers FC in the S-League at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. More...
View ArticleIndonesia considers national emergency over forest fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is considering declaring a national emergency over fires that have been smouldering across the archipelago for weeks, sending haze drifting across much of Southeast Asia....
View ArticleHunt on for survivors as quake death toll tops 350
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Rescuers were yesterday picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taleban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan,...
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