Early start for children in financial education
THE Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) is organising activities from Monday until March 19 to increase financial awareness among children and students. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin....
View ArticleShopper wins car just days before birthday
MAH Wai Keun on Sunday received the biggest birthday gift in her life when she won a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6 Auto at the grand draw of Baiduri Bank’s shopping promotion in collaboration with...
View ArticleChina’s new five-year plan boosts global sustainable development
BEIJING (Xinhua) – China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), which experts see critical in tiding the country through a transition period, will create more opportunities for sustainable growth within...
View ArticlePound’s swings complicate life for small UK firms before EU vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Tom Phipps drew up this year’s business plan long before Prime Minister David Cameron called a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union last month. More details in...
View ArticleTop seeds Serena and Djokovic move on
INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) – World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams had to dig deep at Indian Wells on Sunday to fend off a pair of unheralded but spirited opponents. More details...
View ArticleKane brace sees Spurs close gap
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) – Harry Kane reignited Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League title challenge with a well-taken double as his side heaped more misery on rock-bottom Aston Villa with a 2-0...
View ArticleLin Dan wins sixth All-England title
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) – China’s Lin Dan suggested that he is ready to win an Olympic gold medal for a third time after clinching a sixth All-England men’s singles title. More details in...
View ArticleMartial late show keeps United in FA Cup
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) – A late Anthony Martial goal earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United on Sunday that kept Louis van Gaal’s side in the FA Cup. More details in...
View ArticlePKBN a form of youth development platform
The National Service Programme (PKBN) is a form of youth development platform which emphasises the involvement of youth as the catalyst and agent for the progress and prosperity of the nation. More...
View ArticlePrince ‘Abdul Malik graces PKBN Passing Out Parade
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik graced the Passing Out Parade ceremony to mark the completion of the 12-week training for the fifth intake of the National Service Programme (PKBN) on Monday held...
View ArticleMoRA gets $249.7M budget for new fiscal year
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) has been allocated a budget of $249.73 million for the 2016-17 fiscal year, $11.45 million less than the amount provided in the previous year. More details in...
View ArticleOver $2.37M collected for Mosque fund, rise in voluntary pledges
Over $2.37 million has been collected for the Mosque Construction Fund as of February 2016 since its inception in June last year, and the number of voluntary pledges to the fund have been steadily...
View ArticleN Korea says will soon test nuclear warhead
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon test a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the North’s KCNA news agency reported,...
View ArticleUber driver blames app for shooting spree
Washington (AFP) – Police in Michigan say an Uber driver who carried out a shooting spree last month told investigators that the ride-sharing app forced him to commit murder, US media reported Monday....
View ArticleNo charges against two Australians: Sarawak CID
KUCHING (Bernama) – The two Australians who allegedly breached the security line during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to a mosque in Sarawak will not be prosecuted. Louie Eroglu and...
View ArticleSuu Kyi loyalist and friend elected Myanmar’s president
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president Tuesday in a watershed moment that ushers the longtime opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into...
View ArticleKean on most potent attacking force
DPMM FC head coach Steve Kean has credited the quartet of Rafael Ramazotti, Paulo Sergio, Azwan Ali and Maududi Hilmi Kasmi as the most potent attacking force in the S-League. More details in...
View ArticleOkazaki’s stunning goal upstages Benitez
LEICESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) – Shinji Okazaki’s stunning goal upstaged new Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez as Leicester City reasserted a five-point lead in the Premier League with a tight...
View ArticleMulti-pronged strategy to overcome budget cut
The Ministry of Development, has been allocated $234.77 million in the 2016-17 budget, a reduction of nearly 21 per cent compared to the allocation in the previous fiscal. The allocation includes of...
View ArticleSkills training for potential Zakat recipients mulled
The Minister of Religious Affairs, YB Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, is looking into developing the country’s Asnaf...
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