Brunei, S’pore hold 5th Defence Policy Dialogue
The 5th Defence Policy Dialogue between the Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Singapore took place Tuesday morning at the Officers’ Mess at the Ministry of Defence (MinDef). More details in Wednesday’s...
View ArticleCombatting drugs a shared responsibility
Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, has said that it is a common and shared responsibility of all countries to work together in addressing...
View ArticleNadal takes revenge, Serena cruises
INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) – Rafael Nadal avenged a fresh loss to a fellow Spaniard and Serena Williams set up a showdown with the reigning Indian Wells champion at the ATP and WTA hardcourt...
View ArticleInjuries mar Man City’s historic night
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) – Injuries to centre-backs Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi overshadowed proceedings as Manchester City reached the Champions League quarterfinals for the first...
View ArticleApril oil freeze meeting likely to go ahead without Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil producers including Gulf OPEC members support holding a meeting next month to discuss a deal to freeze output even without Iran, OPEC sources said, as political pressure to prop...
View ArticleNobel winner Stiglitz urges Japan to delay tax hike
TOKYO (AFP) – Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on Wednesday urged Japan to postpone a planned tax hike, warning that boosting the tariff could hurt the debt-hit economy as global markets...
View ArticleN Korea sentences US student to 15 years
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea on Wednesday sentenced an American student who admitted stealing a propaganda banner from a hotel to 15 years’ hard labour for subversive activities, state media said. More...
View ArticleTrump knocks Rubio out of race as Kasich takes Ohio
Washington (dpa) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump knocked rival presidential candidate Marco Rubio out of the race with his win in Florida, but was denied a sweep in the five states that held...
View ArticleIndonesia’s new anti-terror chief faces a tough task
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia Wednesday installed a prominent police general as its new anti-terror chief at a time when the Muslim-majority nation faces a rising threat from citizens flocking to join...
View ArticleReduction in budget will not hinder MCYS plans
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) has been allocated $85.13 million in the 2016-17 financial year budget which will allow it to continue investing in the county’s young talents and...
View ArticleMCYS unveils strategies for producing elite athletes
For ensuring that the country will be able to compete and win medals in regional and international events, including in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, a number of strategies have been planned by the...
View ArticleRoyal Brunei Airlines announces new CEO
After five years of service as Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines (RB), Dermot Mannion has announced he will shortly depart from Brunei, on completion of his term of office. More details in...
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Indonesia’s new anti-terror chief faces a tough task
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia Wednesday installed a prominent police general as its new anti-terror chief at a time when the Muslim-majority nation faces a rising threat from citizens flocking to join...
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Use land allocation for commercial areas: Minister
| Siti Hajar | THOSE looking to conduct business in government housing areas, particularly the country’s National Housing Scheme (RPN) and Landless Indigenous Citizens Housing Scheme (STKRJ),...
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Religious programme held at two schools in Tutong
| Azaraimy HH | WITH the aims of producing pious individuals as well as to provide all-rounded education in the mental, physical and spiritual aspects amongst students, a religious programme...
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No plans to review old age pension
| Hakim Hayat | THE Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday stressed that there are no plans to review the current rate of old age pension payouts to senior citizens in the country,...
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Halal app in the works, steps taken on outstanding housing instalments
| Rokiah Mahmud | RESPONDING to the issue raised by YB Datin Paduka Dayang Hajah Zasia binti Sirin regarding the efforts taken by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) in providing Halal...
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Programmes eye to empower poor
| Rokiah Mahmud | THE Asnaf Zakat Empowerment Programme (PROPAZ) and the PROPAZ Apprentice Programme are in place to provide the poor with assistance towards becoming self-sufficient and...
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Formulating new strategies to address poverty
| Fizah HAB | IN THE effort to formulate new counter-measures pertaining to the issue of poverty, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports will focus on 100 aid recipients of the Monthly...
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Royal Brunei Airlines announces new CEO
AFTER five years of service as Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines (RB), Dermot Mannion has announced he will shortly depart from Brunei, on completion of his term of office. The Board of RB has...
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