Participants laud His Majesty’s presence at cycling event
Thousands took to the streets of the capital in a mass cycling event on Sunday to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the renaming of Bandar Brunei to Bandar Seri Begawan. The event was also held to...
View ArticleOver 1,000 join Schlumberger’s charity run
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered on Sunday for a noble cause at the ‘Lend-a-Hand, Together We Can Charity Run 2016’. From as early as 5am, the sleepy oil town came alive as...
View ArticleHis Majesty leads cycling event at Bandarku Ceria
Entering its fifth week, the Bandarku Ceria initiative on Sunday witnessed scenes of joy as the people had the opportunity to meet-and-greet His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin...
View ArticleLocal man dies in motorcycle accident
A 32-year-old man died in a motorcycle accident which occurred on Sunday afternoon. According to a statement issued by the Royal Brunei Police Force, a call to the Sungai Liang Police Station was made...
View ArticleRoad traffic fines to go up from February
Road traffic fines in the country will be increased with effect from February 1, 2017. The decision was taken by the Land Transport Department under Ministry of Communications in consultation with the...
View Article64 cases of car fires in 10 months
A total of 64 cases of car fires were reported in the country from January until October 9, this year. Of this 32 cases were found to be caused by faulty wiring to the battery, car lamp, fuse box and...
View ArticleSimpor Pharma sets sight on Middle East market
Simpor Pharma, Brunei’s first Halal pharmaceutical manufacturing company, has continued to make great strides forward, exporting its products abroad to multiple countries in Asia and North America,...
View ArticleWoman in scandal roiling S Korea says she ‘deserves death’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Telling reporters Monday that she “deserves death,” the woman at the centre of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close ties to...
View ArticleTurkey detains news editor, writers
ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkish police detained the chief editor and at least 12 senior staff of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on Monday, in a widening crackdown on dissenting voices....
View ArticleSpain’s PM sworn in, new battles loom
MADRID (AFP) – Spain’s conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was sworn in Monday for a second term as prime minister, bringing a close to 10 months of political limbo. “I swear to faithfully fulfil the...
View ArticleClinton seeks to use new FBI inquiry as galvanising force
WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) – Even before FBI Director James Comey jolted the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and her advisers were on edge. Never mind that preference polls had Clinton ahead of...
View ArticleFreed Indonesians recall Somali kidnap ordeal
JAKARTA (AFP) – Four Indonesian fishermen had an emotional reunion with their families Monday after returning home following a kidnap ordeal at the hands of Somali pirates, recalling the horrors they...
View ArticleWorld piracy plummets to 20-year low
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Pirate attacks worldwide fell to a 20-year low in the third quarter, the International Maritime Bureau said Monday, as it credited anti-piracy efforts by authorities and the...
View Article431 MoE staff receive PKL award
Some 431 recipients from the Ministry of Education (MoE) received the Long Service Medal or Pingat Kerja Lama (PKL) on Tuesday during a ceremony held at the International Convention Centre. The medals...
View ArticleStrong faith in MIB wards off bad influences
Brunei Darussalam has made the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) concept a shield to protect the nation. This was said by Dr Haji Muhammad Hadi bin Muhammad Melayong, Special Senior Duties Officer of Malay...
View ArticleClinton camp doubles down on Trump, FBI
Cincinnati (AFP) – Initially caught off guard, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has swung between defiance, counter-attack and painting Donald Trump as a mortal danger since the FBI director revived her...
View ArticleSony Music apologises for Japanese band’s Nazi-like outfits
TOKYO (AP) – Sony Music Japan apologised Tuesday after a popular Japanese all-girls band came under fire for performing in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms. The members of...
View ArticlePolice operation creates tension in Paris migrant camp
PARIS (AP) — French authorities finished clearing out the makeshift shelters in the squalid Calais migrant camp known as the “jungle” , after moving more than 6,000 people to temporary housing in a...
View ArticleSarawak State Assembly to table comprehensive motion
KUCHING (Bernama) – Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem on Tuesday said a comprehensive motion will be tabled at the Sarawak State Assembly sitting from Nov 21-30. The comprehensive motion will...
View ArticleWreckage of Indonesian cargo plane found, no survivors
JAKARTA (AFP) – An Indonesian search team on Tuesday found the wreckage of a cargo plane along with the bodies of four crew members in a mountainous part of the country, a government official said. The...
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