US$10,000 raised for Rotary Club’s ‘End Polio Now’ bike ride
A total of US$10,000 was raised for the Rotary Club Bandar Seri Begawan’s first awareness ‘End Polio Now’ bike ride, which is set to take place on Friday with 19 cyclists participating in a 150km ride...
View ArticleHome Minister urges Municipal Boards to be more proactive
Municipal Boards need to be more proactive in implementing government policies and evaluating the effectiveness of each project. This was said by Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji...
View ArticleHis Majesty sends condolence message to Indonesia
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, sent a message of...
View ArticleBrunei 10th most militarised nation
Brunei Darussalam has been ranked as the 10th most militarised nation in the world, according to the latest Global Militarisation Index (GMI) report published by Germany-based research institute Bonn...
View ArticleBaiduri ends 2016 on high note with Bank of Year accolade
Ending 2016 on a high note and setting yet another remarkable milestone, the largest local commercial bank in the country Baiduri Bank received the ‘Bank of the Year’ award from The Banker for the 11th...
View ArticleMan found alive two weeks after chopper crash in Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) – A soldier aboard a military helicopter that crashed in remote Indonesian jungle more than two weeks ago has been found alive, an army spokesman said Friday. Yohanes Syahputra was found...
View ArticleIndonesia president visits quake survivors, vows to rebuild
TRINGGADING, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia’s president travelled Friday to areas of Aceh province devastated by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, as estimates of the number of displaced people swelled, and...
View ArticleSatellite images appear to show Vietnam dredging on disputed reef
HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam has started dredging work on a reef in the South China Sea, fresh satellite images appear to show, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waterway. An...
View ArticleUN calls on Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
YANGON (AFP) – The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the north of Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya...
View ArticleAmerican space legend Glenn dead at 95
Columbus (AFP) – John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit Earth and the first senior citizen to venture into space, died Thursday at the age of 95. Glenn became a symbol of...
View ArticleClinton warns of danger of fake news ‘epidemic’
Washington (AFP) – Hillary Clinton issued a stern warning Thursday against the proliferation of fake news, branding it an epidemic with “real world consequences” that must be addressed in order to...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s interim leader was Park defender, powers unclear
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The man who takes over as government caretaker in the wake of President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment is seen by critics as a stiff and uncompromising defender of the fallen...
View ArticleFollow the example set by the Prophet, Imams advise Ummah
Imams in the Friday sermon urged Muslims to emulate the example set by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), in view of the upcoming celebrations for Maulidur Rasul on Monday (December 12). “The Prophet (pbuh)...
View ArticleThai Navy shows off technology to fight fishing abuses
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s navy on Friday showed off new technology to monitor fishing boats in a renewed effort to crack down on illegal fishing, forced labour and corruption in the...
View ArticleIndonesian police evacuate neighbourhood after bomb found
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said they evacuated a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday after discovering a bomb in a raid on suspected militants who were planning...
View ArticleAfter weeks of protests, crowds celebrate Park’s impeachment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The previous time South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach a president, ruling party lawmakers bawled and hurled ballot boxes, a man set himself on fire in front of the...
View ArticleBuilding collapse in India kills nine: police
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Nine people died after an under-construction building collapsed in southern India but a four-year-old boy and his mother were pulled alive from the rubble, police said Saturday. The...
View ArticleRussia interfered in US election to help Trump: CIA
Washington (AFP) – A secret CIA assessment has found that Russia sought to tip last month’s US presidential election in Donald Trump’s favour, The Washington Post reported Friday, a conclusion that...
View ArticleRoad closures for Maulud procession
In conjunction with the mass assembly and procession to mark the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) which takes place at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien in the capital on December...
View Article47 pilgrims leave Brunei for Umrah
A total of 47 Umrah pilgrims under the Raudhah Al-Amin Travel Agency, a Kuala Belait-based tour operator, on Sunday departed for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. The group is expected to...
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