PKBN trainees attend health awareness programme
| Hakim Hayat | THE National Service Programme’s (PKBN) 7th and 8th intakes took part in a three-day health awareness curriculum initiative, aimed at encouraging a healthy lifestyle for the...
View ArticleAmbassador of Laos calls on LegCo Speaker
| Azlan Othman | THE Department of the Councils of State yester-day received a goodwill visit from the Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Amphay Kindavong met with the Speaker of...
View ArticleEl-Nino weather to continue until March
| Azlan Othman | THE current El-Nino phenomena that brings hot and dry weather in the country, is expected to last till March this year, the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department said...
View Article24 RTB staff complete fire safety course
| Nuri Sufri | THE Fire and Rescue Department has recently conducted a three-day fire safety course for 24 staff of Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB). The participants were yesterday awarded...
View ArticleCourtesy call from Singapore Chief of Army
THE Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, received a courtesy call at the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) yesterday from Brigadier General...
View ArticleSurvey Department holds fire prevention briefing
| Rokiah Mahmud | SENIOR officials and staff occupying government flats and barracks under the Survey Department from all four districts underwent a fire prevention briefing and training...
View ArticleSix advance to oratory competition finals
| Wani Roslan | TEN participants competed in the semi-finals of the Religious Teachers’ University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) Oratory Competition yesterday, which was also held to...
View ArticleKACA children receive prizes, donations
| Ishan Ibrahim | IT WAS a well-deserved moment for some of KACA’s children who achieved commendable success for their participation in the 2015 activities programme, as they were presented...
View ArticleStudent wins trip to Mr Brown’s castle in Taiwan
| James Kon | IRENE Thien won two return tickets to Taiwan inclusive of stay, after managing to outsmart her fellow university students as the first person to identify the true Mr Brown, in...
View ArticleBrunei-Muara District Zone 2 prepares for upcoming LegCo meeting
| Azlan Othman | LEGISLATIVE Council member from Zone 2 in the Brunei-Muara District, YB Awang Haji Gapor @ Haji Mohd Daud bin Karim, held a dialogue session with village heads under his...
View Article181 graduating Politeknik students take part in Khatam Al-Quran
| Hakim Hayat | IN CONJUNCTION with its upcoming 2nd Convocation, 181 graduating students from Politeknik Brunei’s third intake took part in a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony yesterday at the Suri...
View ArticleHeavy fog engulfs parts of Brunei
| Azlan Othman | THICK fog greeted commuters early yesterday morning causing slight traffic build up as drivers drove with extra care amid low visibility. Motorists going to work and sending...
View ArticleMinCom and LegCo hold dialogue session
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | THE Ministry of Communications (MinCom) will continue to focus on enhancing transportation and ICT and communication services to promote the mobility of people, goods...
View ArticleITQSHHB welcomes new intake
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | NEW students of Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (ITQSHHB) were urged to recognise and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), as he is the...
View ArticleMoE awards top primary schools
| Hakim Hayat | THE Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday awarded the country’s top performing primary schools in recognition of their efforts in showing significant improvements in the last...
View ArticleDo your bit for the blind with White Cane charity run
| James Kon | MEMBERS of the public can contribute to Brunei Darussalam National Association of the Blind (BDNAB) by participating in the upcoming 3rd White Cane Charity Run on March 20 at...
View Article‘Breakfast for School’ project to ensure students don’t go hungry
| James Kon | TWO hundred underprivileged children won’t have to go to school hungry on Tuesdays and Saturdays thanks to a ‘Breakfast for School’ pilot project initiated by the Yayasan Sultan...
View ArticlePopulation rise to bring job challenges
| Azlan Othman | BRUNEI’S population is expected to increase in the coming two decades and this brings about challenges that include job placement in terms of the ratio of employment of local...
View ArticleMoE organises 5th National Education Forum
| Danial Norjidi | AS PART of its efforts to enhance the quality of education, the Ministry of Education (MoE) held the 5th National Education Forum yesterday at the International Convention...
View ArticleNew PSR &‘O’ Level targets announced
| Danial Norjidi | THE Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced new national targets for primary education in Primary School Assessment (PSR) for 2016 and for secondary schools in ‘O’ Level...
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