JPD to phase out walk-in vehicle inspections
| Siti Hajar | THE Land Transport Department (JPD) yesterday announced that it will phase out the walk-in inspections of private vehicles aged seven years and above by December 14, 2015....
View ArticleCHMS students achieve top 1pc in ICAS English and Science
| Roman Ruel P Padillo | THREE Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS) students received the Gold Medal Award from University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, for topping other High Distinction...
View ArticleUnique, complex password wins prize
THE winner of the Password Challenge organised during the recent BruCERT roadshow at TechXpo 2015 was awarded yesterday in an event held at IT Protective Security Services Sdn Bhd (ITPSS) in Beribi. In...
View ArticleAsean adopts 10-year Transport Strategic Plan
THE Minister of Communications, Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, headed the Brunei Darussalam delegation to the 21st Asean Transport Ministers (21st ATM) Meeting and its related meetings...
View ArticleLucky trio returns home with thicker wallets
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | RUZIMAN Sarapudin went home $1,500 richer yesterday after he was picked as the October winner of the monthly ‘Mitsubishi Attrage and Mirage 5 Reasons’ draw. It proved to...
View ArticleCurtains drop on CARAT 2015
THE 21st series of the Brunei phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2015 came to a close with a ceremony held at the Multi-National Coordination Centre (MNCC) in Muara. Royal...
View ArticleUS Embassy honours US sailors who died in Brunei during World War II
CRAIG Allen, US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam recently boarded the USS LASSEN and joined the commanding officer, crew and other US officials for a special ceremony to commemorate the loss of nine US...
View ArticlePromotion for RBAF officers
| James Kon | BY THE consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang...
View ArticleBrunei gives full support to UNESCO’s education vision
A DELEGATION from Brunei Darussalam led by Dato Paduka Haji Zainidi bin Haji Sidup, Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to France and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
View ArticleBrunei’s universal education system hailed
| Azlan Othman | FEW countries have developed universal education system as quickly as Brunei, said US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Craig Allen. Both in the United States and Brunei...
View ArticleRoyalty at swimming championships
| Fadhil Yunus | 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...
View ArticleJustin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston clash over video games
JENNIFER Aniston is ‘not understanding’ of Justin Theroux’s obsession with video games. The ‘Leftovers’ actor, who married the 46-year-old actress in August, admits she gets ‘upset’ when he spends...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio praises parents
LEONARDO DiCaprio praised his parents for helping him become an actor while accepting a Screen Actor Guild (SAG) Foundation Award. The 40-year-old star was presented with the Actors Inspiration Award...
View ArticleAmazing discovery of 22 shipwrecks off Greece
| Yanan Wang The Washington Post | IN THE Fourni archipelago of the Greek Aegean region, towering underwater cliffs descend into the darkness of the deep sea. Marine archaeologists comb these...
View ArticleDip into iceland and stay for the warmth
| Mary Winston Nicklin The Washington Post | IT HAD been a foolproof plan. To transplant my Paris-based family for a summer on the Chesapeake Bay, where I grew up, we would meet my mother...
View ArticleChildren Take Over The Runway At China Fashion Week
NINE shows, including two parent-child collections, hit the catwalks in Beijing during the Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week S/S 2016. Also on the catwalk was the Vicky Zhang Xu Xinyin Parent-Child...
View ArticleHow the perfect banana arrives in Europe
| Janet Binder | BREMERHAVEN, Germany (dpa) – For Axel Krueger, the perfect banana is hard as a rock and green as grass, more than 13 and less than 17 degrees Celsius in temperature, and...
View ArticleFrom factory to family home, industrial chic can be a nightmare to build
| Simone Andrea Mayer | LEIPZIG, Germany (dpa) – Europe’s quaint old cities look great on postcards, but affluent people are rarely willing to actually live in those damp, draughty buildings...
View ArticleFlowers give derelict Detroit house spooky beauty
| Rebecca Powers | DETROIT – A timeworn house overlooking a Detroit freeway seemed to hike itself up on its aged studs and stand a bit straighter for a few days last month. It hadn’t been...
View ArticleIn Japan, commercial facilities offer rooftop recreation
| Wakako Takeuchi | A VARIETY of interesting spots are popping up on the roofs of Japanese shopping centres, department stores and other commercial facilities these days, including vegetable...
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