UNISSA implements programmes to support monarch’s aspirations
The Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali’s (UNISSA) Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Languages (CPKL) has implemented various programmes and activities, in a bid to promote Arabic as the...
View ArticleIndia’s Vice-President leaves Brunei
India’s Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and his spouse, Salma Ansari, on Wednesday left the Sultanate following a three-day state visit, as they made their way to the next destination – Thailand....
View ArticleElectronics maker Sharp weighs investment proposals, decision within a month
TOKYO (AP) — Troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp plans to decide within a month between investment offers from Taiwanese company Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, or a consortium of Japanese...
View ArticleShell reports profits plunge on oil price slump
LONDON (AFP) – Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced an 87 per cent plunge in annual net profits on slumping oil prices. More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin. The post Shell reports profits...
View ArticleBiggest ever trade deal signed as US seeks to counter China
AUCKLAND (AFP) – The biggest trade deal in history was signed Thursday, yoking 12 Pacific rim countries in a US-led initiative aimed at wresting influence from booming China. More details in Friday’s...
View ArticleMagnussen returns for ambitious Renault
GUYANCOURT, France (AP) – Former McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen is Renault’s new driver this year in the French carmaker’s return to Formula One as a racing team. More details in Friday’s Borneo...
View ArticleSuarez, Messi hat-tricks hit Neville’s Valencia for seven
BARCELONA (AFP) – Luis Suarez scored four and Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona piled more misery on Gary Neville’s ill-fated reign as Valencia boss to take an unassailable 7-0 lead in their...
View ArticleCosta snarls in vain as Watford thwart Chelsea
WATFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) – Chelsea striker Diego Costa escaped a red card from referee Mike Dean for the second time this season in a tetchy 0-0 Premier League draw at Watford on Wednesday. More...
View ArticleSultan takes Mengkubau resident by surprise
She was not listed in the official programme of the monarch. Carrying her baby boy, Ang Ley Bie watched excitedly as His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan...
View ArticleHis Majesty visits three schools
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 continues to...
View ArticleMalaysian officer handed 9 months’ detention for New Zealand assault
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – A Malaysian military officer whose legal case prompted outrage after he left New Zealand under the protection of diplomatic immunity was sentenced Thursday to nine...
View ArticleMore houses for the people
February 4 became the most anticipated day for 1,234 residents in the Brunei-Muara District who have dreamt of owning their own homes, as His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah...
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First majority Muslim city council in US reflects immigration cycles
| Frank Fuhrig | HAMTRAMCK, Michigan (dpa) – Saad Almasmari and Anam Miah were tearing off pieces of fresh-baked flatbread and scooping bubbling chicken seltah, a Yemeni stew served in a clay...
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Central American women seek refuge from abuse
| Pamela Constable | ONE woman described being raped, strangled and bashed against a wall by the father of her twin boys. Two teenagers said they were forced to become sex slaves for gang...
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The struggle with ‘sanctuary cities’ in Iowa
| Robert Samuels | COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Illegal immigration makes Bill Hartzell seethe. The memories are fresh from the afternoon in October 2013 when he saw his wife’s 93-year-old...
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She was born here, but the Dominicans want her out
| Isaac Risco | JIMANI, Dominican Republic (dpa) – The only identification document that Belina Derival owns is a stained, yellowing sheet of paper – a birth certificate that a provincial...
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Starship Enterprise in the shop for repairs
| Michael E Ruane | CAPTAIN’S log. Star date: January 30, 2016. After 50 years of imaginary, inter-galactic service, and epic flights of science fiction, the starship Enterprise, NCC-1701,...
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Oxenfree: A compelling, supernatural mystery
| Christopher Byrd | WASHINGTON (WP-BLOOM) – As a child, I was fascinated by that mysterious region located off the coast of Florida known as the Bermuda Triangle, where legend has it that...
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Bringing Hobbits back to the Alps where they were born
JENINS, Switzerland (dpa) – If you ever wondered what happens when a wealthy man gets keen on collectibles, visit the Greisinger Museum in Switzerland, home to what its founder says is the world’s...
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Bubble ball taking over the world
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (dpa) – It’s a hen party with a difference; young women in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, are running around with their torsoes inside inflated plastic balls. The eight women are taking...
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