MPRT gears up to organise ‘Brunei Gastronomy Week’
Tourism authorities are mulling to establish the traditional local dish ‘Bamboo Chicken’ as an authentic Bruneian delicacy to complement the wide range of traditional delicacies available, while also...
View ArticleCall to raise public awareness on AIDS
For the past three years, Brunei Darussalam has recorded an upward trend in HIV cases whereby from January to November 2016, there were already 34 cases recorded while in 2015, there were 28 cases and...
View ArticleCHMS delegation attends summit in KL
Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS) recently sent a delegation to participate in the Bett Asia Summit 2016 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event brought together senior education leaders, practitioners...
View ArticleHeavy rain, thunderstorms expected until January 2017
The onset of Northeast Monsoon is expected over Brunei Darussalam by mid December 2016 until March 2017. For the first half of the monsoon season (December-January), the country will normally...
View ArticleRoyal Brunei Navy celebrates 51st anniversary
The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) recently celebrated its 51st anniversary with a parade comprised 220 personnel at the RBN parade square led by Lieutenant Commander Rasman bin Puteh. The Commander of RBN,...
View ArticleMinister to attend 17th MABIMS meeting
The Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman departed on Monday to attend the 17th Informal...
View ArticleMissing man found dead, EIDPMO to conduct probe
The body of a missing local man who was believed to have drowned at Sungai Rasau in Kuala Belait was found by the Marine Police at 1.31pm on Monday. The victim was identified by the police as Mohd...
View ArticleMalaysia, Algeria sign MoU to expand cooperation
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) – Malaysia and Algeria signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in the field of higher education in a bid to turn Malaysia into educational hub in the...
View ArticlePhilippine VP quits Cabinet in new Duterte dilemma
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine vice president resigned her Cabinet post Monday after citing irreconcilable differences with President Rodrigo Duterte, who had banned her from attending...
View ArticleWhy Italy said ‘No’ to Matteo Renzi
ROME (AFP) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s crushing defeat in a constitutional reform referendum cost him his job. What went wrong? Renzi was nicknamed the “demolition man” when he snatched...
View Article11 dead, 75 injured in Pakistan hotel fire
KARACHI (AFP) – A pre-dawn inferno at a four-star hotel in Pakistan’s Karachi killed 11 people Monday and wounded 75, police said, with desperate guests jumping from windows and scrambling down knotted...
View ArticleScandal hearings put South Korea tycoons in hot seat
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea lawmakers on Monday kicked off an unprecedented series of hearings that will see the country’s business elite grilled over a corruption scandal engulfing...
View ArticleIndian state on alert after leader’s cardiac arrest
CHENNAI, India (AFP) – Authorities in southern India put police on high alert Monday, fearing an outbreak of civil unrest after one of the country’s most popular leaders Jayalalithaa Jayaram suffered a...
View ArticleFamilies of Flight MH370 victims offer reward for debris
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) – Anyone who finds a piece of debris from a Malaysia Airlines plane that is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean in 2014 could receive a financial reward,...
View ArticleCop dies after falling from fourth floor
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – A policeman with the rank of Lance Corporal died after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment block in Pandan Perdana here on Tuesday. The 34-year-old policeman, who is...
View ArticleGenerals dominate new Thai king’s Privy Council
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed top army brass to his powerful advisory body on Tuesday, including three generals linked to the ruling junta. The move illustrates the...
View ArticleIndonesia takes new step to combat loss of forests, fires
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia has strengthened its moratorium on converting peat swamps to plantations in a move a conservation research group says will help prevent annual fires and...
View ArticleYouth vital to nation’s development and unity: Professor
As the nation’s most valuable assets, youths are vital to its development and the strengthening of national unity, said Professor Datuk Dr Asma binti Ismail, the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains...
View ArticleMoF seeks feedback to improve insolvency regime
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is welcoming recommendations from various stakeholders and the insolvency industry to strengthen the insolvency regime. This was announced on Tuesday by Hajah Rena Azlina...
View ArticleTwo houses damaged in separate fires
A house in Kampong Sungai Asam suffered major damage in a fire caused by unattended cooking. However, no injuries were reported in the blaze Tuesday morning. The home owned by Asli bin Othman was...
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