Hyundai forecasts lowest sales growth in 10 years
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea’s largest automakers, Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia, have forecast their slowest sales growth in a decade for 2016, due to slumping demand in China and a strong Korean...
View ArticleSingapore GDP growth drops to 2.1pc
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore’s trade-dependent economy grew by an estimated 2.1 per cent in 2015, its worst performance since the 2009 recession, as global demand for Asian exports slumped, official...
View ArticleFree taxi service for women in labour in KL
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The wife of a clerk was the first to use the free taxi service for women in labour offered by a Kuala Lumpur taxi association. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin. The...
View ArticleDutch investigators to study citizen journalism probe into MH17
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch prosecutors said Sunday they would “seriously study” claims by citizen journalists to have identified Russian soldiers implicated in the crash of flight MH17, shot down over...
View ArticlePhilippines tightens security at power plants
MANILA (Xinhua) – Government forces will be beefing up security patrols to curb incidence of bombing of towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Central Mindanao, the Armed...
View ArticlePhilippines follows Vietnam in opposing China’s runway test
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine government said Monday that like Vietnam, it opposes China’s recent test of a newly completed runway on one of seven islands Beijing has constructed in the...
View ArticleNew Year titah a wakeup call: Chinese businessmen
Chinese businessmen in the country welcomed the decision of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan...
View ArticleUnemployment declines by 7 per cent in October
The number of unemployed in Brunei declined by seven per cent in October 2015, according to the latest data issued by the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE). More details in...
View ArticleTeachers share thoughts on school reopening
“Welcome back to school”, was the greeting for most students throughout the country as most schools began their new academic term yesterday after enjoying a month-long holiday. More details in...
View ArticleSchools reopen with new resolutions
As the first day of school came into session after a month-long holiday, parents and students were seen flocking to school compounds to start their day registering for classes. More details in...
View ArticleReal sack Benitez, hire Zidane as coach
MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid sacked coach Rafael Benitez after just seven months in charge on Monday with club legend Zinedine Zidane replacing the Spaniard. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin....
View ArticleUK ‘deeply concerned’ for missing HK booksellers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday that it was “deeply concerned” by reports of the disappearance and possible detention of five Hong Kong booksellers specialising in publications critical of...
View ArticleBoy bitten by shark in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY (AFP) – An 11-year-old boy was mauled by a shark in the waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Tuesday, officials said, the second attack in the area in four days. More details in Wednesday’s...
View ArticleIran says Saudi Arabia cannot cover ‘crime’ by cutting ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia cannot hide “its crime” of executing a Shiite Muslim cleric by cutting ties with Tehran, warning that discord could...
View ArticleViolence in Thailand’s south hits historic low
BANGKOK (AFP) – Violence in Thailand’s insurgency-torn south has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade due to tighter security and fewer rebel attacks on civilians, conflict analysts said...
View ArticleIndonesian volcano belches smoke, alert raised
JAKARTA (dpa) – A volcano in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province has emitted smoke and ash, prompting authorities to raise the alert to the second-highest level, officials said Tuesday. More details in...
View Article36 detained in raids on five gambling arcades
SOME 36 people were detained for investigation during raids on five suspected gambling premises in the Brunei capital, the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) said on Tuesday. More details in Wednesday’s...
View ArticleNational Wushu athlete continues her education
Brunei’s national Wushu athlete, Lee Ying Shi, is hoping to concentrate on her studies after successfully enrolling into Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) to study accounting for the next four years....
View ArticleThree foreigners detained for violating immigration rules
Immigration officers continued their operations to nab foreign workers abusing their social visit pass and employers who hire foreign workers illegally. On Tuesday, a foreigner, who is in the country...
View ArticleInternational Volunteer Day to be celebrated with a ‘Day of Action’
International Volunteer Day will be celebrated in all four districts across Brunei, through a campaign called ‘The Day of Action’ (DOA), which seeks participation from the general public, as well as...
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