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MCYS set to prioritise road and mountain biking
| Rokiah Mahmud | SPECIAL facilities for twin or velodrome cycling are still in the planning stage, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yang Berhormat Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri...
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Every child has the right to be protected from violence
| Lyna Mohamad | EVERY child has the right to survive, grow and be protected from all forms of violence hence all children have the right to be respected for their human dignity, physical and...
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Minister supports growth of eSports
| Danial Norjidi | THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) will support and assist the growth of eSports, and welcomes the establishment of a national eSports association to lead the...
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s aircraft visits Brunei
| Wani Roslan | THE Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF, Koku-Jieitai) Multi-purpose support aircraft (U-4) is scheduled to visit the Rimba Air Base, Brunei International Airport today for...
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Public entertainment scheduling should not coincide with religious holidays:...
| Rokiah Mahmud | MINISTER of Home Affairs Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong in response to a question on public entertainment...
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Drop in foreign workers
| James Kon | A 2017 LABOUR force study carried out by the Department of Economic Planning and Development under the Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry showed that the number of foreign...
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Missouri governor declares state of emergency
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) – Missouri Governor Mike Parson declared a state of emergency on Thursday following flooding that left several people stranded and continues to cause damage and strain levees...
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Women power
| Aziz Idris | TWO Bruneian women were among the 11 recipients of the Southeast Asia Woman of the Future Awards held in Singapore on Thursday night. Najaa Halbi won the award for the...
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US border agents fire tear gas at migrants
TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) – United States (US) Border Patrol agents on Thursday fired tear gas at Central American migrants attempting to cross the border from the Mexican city of Tijuana, AFP journalists...
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All-new BMW 3 series reaches Brunei shores
| Aziz Idris | QAF Auto, the sole importer of BMW in Brunei Darussalam officially welcomed the 2019 BMW 3 Series Sedan last night to its customers and car enthusiasts in the Sultanate....
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Man rescued after 62 hours under collapsed Indian building
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian emergency workers yesterday rescued a man more than 62 hours after he became trapped under the debris of a collapsed building that killed at least 17 people, officials told...
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School celebrates Book Week
| Fizah HAB | HIS Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Wakeel and Her Royal Highness Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah participated in the activities of the annual Book Week celebrated in Jerudong...
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2 powerful cyclones spinning towards north Australian coast
CANBERRA (AP) — Two powerful cyclones are blowing towards Australia’s sparsely populated north where around 2,000 people have been evacuated from the east coast of the Northern Territory ahead of...
View ArticleSultan sends congratulatory messages to Pakistan
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 consented to send...
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Death toll in China chemical plant blast jumps to 47
YANCHENG, China (AFP) – The death toll from a huge explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China surged to 47 yesterday, making it one of the country’s worst industrial accidents in recent years. More...
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Knitting with a repurpose: Woman makes suit of plastic bags
GREECE, New York (AP) — Rosa Ferrigno’s new suit takes recycling to an extreme — she knitted it from more than 300 plastic grocery bags. The 75-year-old woman from Greece in western New York whiled...
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76 per cent of MoRA budget for religious education: Minister
| Hakim Hayat | MINISTER of Religious Affairs Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman yesterday slammed...
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MinDef will continue striving to execute its key strategic thrusts
| Rokiah Mahmud | THE Ministry of Defence (MinDef) will continue striving to execute its three thrusts of defence strategy, namely Deterrence, Holistic Defence and Defence Diplomacy to achieve...
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Give grass cutting jobs to locals: LegCo member
| Azlan Othman | A MEMBER of the Legislative Council (LegCo) has urged the government to allow villagers who are jobless and residing in housing scheme areas to cut overgrown grass and...
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MoD streamlines procedures for government assets’ disposal
| Rokiah Mahmud | THE Ministry of Development (MoD) has implemented several procedures to improve disposal of government assets, said Minister of Development Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia...
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