Nine teams compete at 1st Shitokai Brunei Open Karate Championship
| Khairil Hassan | YANG Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Raafi’ah Amalul Bulqiah officially launched the opening ceremony of the 1st Shitokai Brunei Open Karate Championship 2018 yesterday at the...
View ArticlePrincess Hajah Masna attends Road Safety Week launching
| Azlan Othman | HER Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Royal Patron of the Brunei National Road Safety Council (BNRSC) attended the...
View ArticleGrandmas, grandpas grab the power in US politics
WASHINGTON (AFP) – In 2018, in the country that gave us young leaders like John F Kennedy and Barack Obama, political power has been grabbed by politicians in their seventies and eighties. What is the...
View ArticleRoyal concern over youth road fatalities
| Azlan Othman | A TOTAL of 26 road accident fatalities were recorded in Brunei in 2010, with the number increasing to 29 in 2017. Of this 2017 figure, 19 of the dead were youth aged between 19...
View ArticleHis Majesty sends congratulatory messages to Lao PDR
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 has consented to...
View ArticleHis Majesty sends congratulatory messages to UAE
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 has consented to...
View Article100 to take part in Muslim Youth Camp
| Rokiah Mahmud | AROUND 100 participants are expected to take part in the Muslim Youth Camp (MYC) on December 7-9, as part of the activities lined up under the Brunei December Festival 2018....
View ArticleUNISSA team presents 18 papers at seminar
| Danial Norjidi | EIGHTEEN academic staff from Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) attended the Islamic Higher Education Regional Seminar (SeIPTI) at Universiti Islam Sains Malaysia...
View ArticleIsraeli police recommend indicting PM Benjamin Netanyahu in telecom case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police yesterday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges related to a corruption case involving Israel’s telecom giant, prompting immediate...
View ArticleJAPEM holds Tahlil at Royal Mausoleum
| Danial Norjidi | INTERNATIONAL Day of Persons with Different Abilities is celebrated every December 3 as appreciation to the good deeds of persons with different abilities and to uphold their...
View ArticleBrunei shares its Malay heritage during seminar
| Dr Muhammad Hadi bin Md Melayong, Secretariat Office of the MIB Supreme Council | THE Second International Seminar of Malay Research (SAPEMM) was held on March 28-30, by the Academy of Brunei...
View ArticleHealth workers learn about latest HIV developments in the country
| James Kon | HEALTHCARE workers in the country were yesterday provided with the latest information on HIV prevention, treatment and care in Brunei Darussalam during the National HIV Symposium...
View ArticlePre-dawn talk: Practise good manners while commuting
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | MUSLIMS were reminded to be grateful for the various modes of transportation, in addition to the extensive range of transport infrastructures and networks during...
View ArticleAlarming rise in HIV cases in Brunei: Health Minister
| James Kon | A TOTAL OF 245 cases of HIV have been recorded among citizens and permanent residents in the country to date, since the first confirmed case of the infection was detected in 1986....
View ArticleFestival good opportunity for young entrepreneurs, start-ups
| Aziz Idris | OVER 60 booths were set up at the official opening ceremony for the Brunei December Festival 2018 at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien yesterday. His Majesty Sultan...
View ArticleHis Majesty launches Brunei December Festival
| Wani Roslan | THOUSANDS of people from all walks of life flocked to Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien yesterday to witness His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin...
View ArticleHundreds of skiing Santas hit the slopes for a good cause
NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Hundreds of skiing and snowboarding jolly Old St Nicks hit the slopes last Sunday in Maine for a good cause. About 300 red-suited lookalikes gathered for the 19th annual Santa...
View ArticleEnglish couple thanks NYC police for finding lost ring
NEW YORK (AP) — A trans-Atlantic love affair has sprouted between a once anonymous English couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate, returning home thinking it was gone...
View ArticleTop US, Mexico diplomats meet in Washington amid migrant crisis
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Mexico’s new Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last Sunday for what he called a “friendly” meeting amid tensions over the migrant crisis at...
View ArticleCrew confident ahead of first flight since failed Soyuz launch
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) – Russian, American and Canadian astronauts blasted off yesterday for the first manned Soyuz mission since a frightening failed launch in October, with the three feeling...
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