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Guidance given to SMALHB’s Pre-U1 2016 students
| Wani Roslan | THE Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Boys Secondary School (SMALHB) conducted an Open Day at the multipurpose hall of SMALHB yesterday. The event was officiated by the guest of honour,...
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2nd session of penBorneo’s Lecture Series programme
| Ishan Ibrahim | THE Borneo Research Centre (penBorneo) held the second session of its Lecture Series programme recently. The centre, which under the umbrella of the Brunei History Centre,...
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7 local teams to compete in APICTA 2015
BRUNEI Darussalam will compete in a prestigious international Information Communications Technology (ICT) competition, the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards, which will be held in Colombo, Sri...
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UBD hosts 18th English in Southeast Asia Conference
| Azaraimy HH | UNIVERSITI Brunei Darussalam (UBD) through its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) played host to the 18th English in Southeast Asia (ESEA) Conference, which was themed...
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‘Irsyad Hukum 2014’ publication from State Mufti’s Office
| Rokiah Mahmud | THE State Mufti’s Office announced yesterday that its department has published the “Irsyad Hukum 2014” as a guidebook for religious issues affecting Muslims in the...
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Locals urged to improve work quality
| Faza Suraj | LOCAL employees must increase the quality of work to prove that they can be on par with foreign workers who are usually paid higher. This was said by the Acting Commissioner of...
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Brunei, Singapore focus on security
| James Kon | SECURITY and enforcement relations between Brunei and Singapore received a further boost with the commencement of the inaugural Joint Training Annual Exchange Programme for...
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A tribute to Rex de Silva – Captain of the Press
| Azaraimy HH | AN EDITOR with an indomitable spirit of inquisitiveness and irresistible penchant for news, Charles Rex de Silva, former editor of Borneo Bulletin, ran more than just a...
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AGC receives courtesy call from France ambassador
THE Attorney General, Datin Seri Paduka Hajah Hayati binti Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohd Salleh, received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of France to Brunei Darussalam,...
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Islamic values must be core of tourism drive: Minister
| Azlan Othman | BRUNEI’S Islamic culture and values must be the core foundation of its tourism initiative, said the Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism. Brunei Darussalam is a new...
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RBLF personnel target victory at AARM Championship
THE 25th Asean Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) was officially opened yesterday at the Military Tactical Shooting Field, Thanarat Camp, Hua Hin in Bangkok, Thailand. Present at the opening ceremony were the...
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Businesses in Belait District come under microscope
GOVERNMENT enforcement agencies in the Belait District are actively monitoring business activities in the district. During a recent spot-check, violations to the rules and regulations under the...
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Exercise Hornbill to enhance force interoperability between Brunei, Malaysian...
THE Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are currently conducting a naval exercise codenamed ‘Exercise Hornbill 25/15’ in the Brunei and Malaysian waters. The 25th series of...
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Brunei vows to combat illegal fishing
| James Kon | BRUNEI Darussalam is committed in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and has launched a number of initiatives to effectively protect and...
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Sultan arrives in Manila for APEC meeting
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 arrived safely in...
View ArticleMilitarisation of South China Sea must stop: Obama
MANILA (dpa) – The United States reiterated its call for an end to reclamation activities and “militarisation” in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday, as the territorial row with Beijing clouded an...
View ArticleMalaysian PM outraged over beheading of hostage in Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR (dpa) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday expressed outrage over the beheading of a Malaysian hostage in the southern Philippines. More details in Thursday’s Borneo...
View ArticleChina to cut curbs on market access for foreign investment
MANILA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that Beijing will “substantially cut” restrictions on market access for foreign investment, as the country works to reinvigorate its...
View ArticleChina search giant Baidu plans to open online bank
SHANGHAI (AFP) – China’s main search engine Baidu plans to launch an online bank with financial services group Citic, the two companies said on Wednesday, as the Internet firm seeks to compete with...
View ArticleTwo dead, five arrested in raid targeting Paris attack mastermind
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) – A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last...
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