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Saturday, 18 May 2013
NEW technologies unveiled by Google at the recent Google I/O conference in the US will open up new opportunities for local developers to produce new applications for both Brunei and global markets, said Google Developer Group Brunei (GDG).According...
HAVING coveted the Anugerah Kampung Cemerlang in 2008, the committee of Kg Kiudang did not fall into complacency, but in fact, moved forward to come up with more cottage products.During an interview with The Brunei Times recently, Hj Amran Hj Johari...
COOPERATION between relevant parties is key in ensuring the success of the country's property industry, the President of the Brunei Institution of Geomatics (BIG) said on Thursday.In his speech during BIG's 'Property Investment Seminar' at the...
Friday, 17 May 2013
AS OF December last year, only 36 per cent, or 2,187 out of 6,130 job positions, were taken up by locals as foreigners took the majority of the job vacancies, said the Minister of Home Affairs yesterday.Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka...
AN expert in his field once told me, to be truly a human being, you have to go through the four stages in your life journey — firstly, a person must have work, whether self-employed or as an employee, it does not matter.Secondly, be an expert...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
THE file photo published on Page A16 on Wednesday May 15, 2013, dates back to 2006, and may not reflect the current situation. There was no malice intended and the error is regretted.
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General, Le Luong Minh, who assumed office in January, speaks out on tourism. His five-year tenure will include the birth of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). In this interview, Le...
THE 1,500 jobs up for grabs at the mini job fair, which begins today, will be in the retail, hospitality and tourism, to accommodate a big number of job applicants who are looking for jobs in these three sectors, according to an officer from the...
THE dissimilarity of the latest fashion trends between Brunei and other Asian countries can be quite a challenge for a business that is quite new, said Nurulain, who co-owns Aryanna Boutique with her sister Khadeejah."Some of the new products are...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
WITH solar and biowaste power plants already under development, Brunei Darussalam has demonstrated its willingness to meet the renewable energy goals set by the community of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A recent agreement with...
A SEMINAR on "Property Investment" will be held tomorrow at Indera Pahlawan Hall at the Ministry of Development Training Centre, Old Airport, Berakas.The seminar, which is organised by the Brunei Institution of Geomatics (BIG), aims to be...
SUBSCRIBERS of B-Mobile Communications Sdn Bhd (B-Mobile) YES!Prepaid will be compensated with a $50-credit reward as indemnification for the past service disruption, the mobile telecommunications company (telco) said yesterday.The reward will be...
THERE is currently no standard approval process for the authorisation for food ingredients in the region, according to a case study by the ASEAN Food & Beverage Alliance (AFBA).AFBA said this resulted in companies having to submit multiple...
RELEVANT authorities are urged to look into the human resources challenges faced by Brunei's small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which have led some industry operators here to call it quit.One such industry affected is the auto detailing sector...
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
STANDARD Chartered Bank Brunei (SCB) has set its sights on attracting more government servants to deposit their salaries with the bank as part of its long-term initiatives, said SCB Head of Corporate Strategic Initiatives Pg Aki Ismasufian...
HAVING a hobby that is also a business can be quite beneficial — as it brings in income — especially when you are still a student, said Nadiah Suhaili, a first-year art student at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).Selling just one...
BANK Islam Brunei Darussalam Bhd's (BIBD) has raised $330,000 for its first fund-raising event — called Advocating Life-Long Learning for an Aspiring Future (ALAF) Programme — since it was organised in October last year.With the...
COOPERATIVES can turn information filed into the online accounting system Ikhlas via auto-generated reports into key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine the direction of their businesses, said the system's developer BAG Networks Sdn Bhd.A...
BANK Islam Brunei Darussalam Bhd (BIBD) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education (MoE), a key partner for the Advocating Life-long Learning For an Aspiring Future (ALAF) Programme, which further sealed the...
Monday, 13 May 2013
AS regionalisation efforts pick up momentum in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), barriers remain and one such stumbling block is the free movement of skilled labour in ensuring an effective single...
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