Malaysia Airlines resumes check-in baggage on Europe routes
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines resumed normal check-in baggage allowances on all its flights on Wednesday after banning it temporarily due to strong head winds on the longer routes it was...
View ArticleFilipino wartime sex slaves demand compensation from Japan
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II are calling for compensation from Japan after Tokyo pledged $8.3 million for South Korean women forced...
View ArticleOil prices up in Asia ahead of US crude inventories report
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Oil prices edged higher in Asia Wednesday, ahead of the release of a US stockpiles report, with investors also keeping an eye on a worsening diplomatic row between Iran and Saudi...
View ArticleSaudi to save $7B from energy reforms: Report
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi Arabia is expected to save $7 billion a year after it introduced unprecedented energy price rises in a bid to offset the low cost of oil, a report said on Wednesday. More details...
View ArticleVW faces billions in fines as US sues for environmental violations
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The US Justice Department has sued Volkswagen for up to $48 billion for allegedly violating environmental laws – a reminder of the carmaker’s problems nearly four...
View ArticleBale ‘vital’ to Real, says Zidane
MADRID (AFP) – Gareth Bale’s future at Real Madrid is assured after new coach Zinedine Zidane praised the Welsh winger on Tuesday. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin. The post Bale ‘vital’ to...
View ArticleGuardiola looking for EPL challenge
MUNICH (AP) – Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but hasn’t yet signed a contract with a club. More details in Thursday’s...
View ArticleRooney named England Player of the Year
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England’s Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his country’s scoring record, the Football Association announced on...
View ArticleNadal survives scare at Qatar Open
DOHA (AFP) – Former world number one Rafael Nadal survived a first-round scare in the Qatar Open on Tuesday, winning in three sets against fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. More details in...
View ArticleLiverpool have edge after Ibe winner
STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom (AFP) – Substitute Jordon Ibe’s first-half strike gave Liverpool the advantage in their League Cup semifinal, first leg at Stoke on Tuesday. More details in Thursday’s...
View ArticleMessi double eases Barca past Espanyol
MADRID (AFP) – A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona reacted from the shock of conceding early to edge towards the Copa del Rey quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over nine-man Espanyol on Wednesday. More...
View ArticleDjokovic and Nadal ease into quarters
DOHA (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal breezed through to the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, raising hopes the pair will appear in a dream Doha final later this week. More details in...
View ArticleAdvantage to Everton in League Cup semi
LIVERPOOL (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku’s 19th goal of the season gave Everton a 2-1 win over Manchester City in their League Cup semifinal first leg clash on Wednesday. More details in Friday’s Borneo...
View ArticleS Korea restricts entry to joint industrial zone in North
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea said Thursday it was imposing partial restrictions on entry to a joint industrial complex in North Korea, a day after the hermit kingdom shocked the world with its fourth...
View ArticleBorder quiet as China weighs N Korea nuke test response
DANDONG, China (AP) — Trucks rumbled across the Chinese-North Korean border Thursday in a sign that trade was continuing despite Beijing’s anger over the North’s avowed hydrogen bomb test, which could...
View ArticleSouth Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts into North
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea said Thursday it would resume propaganda broadcasts into North Korea, a tactic that prompted Pyongyang to threaten military strikes when it was last employed during a...
View ArticlePusat Ehsan to build $3M rehab complex
Pusat Ehsan is set to achieve yet another milestone with the construction of its new multi-million rehabilitation complex this year. More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin. The post Pusat Ehsan to...
View ArticleMoRA committed to early religious education
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) is committed to a continuously enhancing early-age religious education system in Brunei. More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin. The post MoRA committed to...
View ArticleMalaysian man faces murder charge
A Malaysian national was produced before the court in the capital on Thursday to face a charge of murder that carries the death penalty, in the second murder case heard by the country’s judiciary...
View ArticleAcademic intervention programme under scrutiny
The effectiveness of academic intervention programmes in Brunei’s primary schools came under scrutiny on Thursday, by Minister of Education, Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji...
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