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Thursday, 1 April 2010
BRUNEI is considering new oil extraction techniques called Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), said a professor from Total Professeurs Associés (TPA)."In Brunei there is future for Enhanced Oil Recovery to further explore the existant fields,...
JUDGING from recent enquiries made by potential clients, real estate agents say Jerudong is set to be the next hot spot on the market.While Jalan Muara and Gadong remain prime areas for buying real estate, Jerudong is considered attractive because...
THE Brunei Tourism Development Department is aiming to upgrade the country's Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), focusing on the collection and presentation of data and the greater involvement of relevant agencies, the tourism body's director told The...
THE Bimp-Eaga Business Council (BEBC) will be promoting the private sector's initiative to market their products outside the growth area, which covers provinces and states in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.The council said in a...
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
UOB Asset Management (B) Sdn Bhd, will be looking into putting together their own fund, originating from Brunei. At the moment, the asset management firm is distributing funds developed by their arm in Singapore."We are now distributing the United...
BRUNEI needs to increase awareness of its halal brands in the European market, especially France, if it is to be successful, said Pierre Imhof, president of the French Brunei Business Association (FBBA), yesterday at the association's 10th Annual...
JAPANESE financial services provider SBI Holdings, Inc (SBIH) said it will form an alliance with Brunei's Ministry of Finance to establish a fund management company expected to handle private equity funds, including Syariah-compliant vehicles.SBIH...
HONGKONG and Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC) has launched a new personal banking proposition for the financially progressive emerging mass of affluent customers in Brunei which is a estimated to be 20 per cent of the bankable population.Introducing...
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
ROYAL Brunei Airlines's (RBA) resumption of direct flights to Shanghai has helped it regain some of the customers lost to Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines two years ago when the national carrier suspended the service.On Sunday, RBA...
IF ALL goes to plan, Bruneians will get to experience GoMobile, a mobile lifestyle event which was first launched in Malaysia in 2008.The organiser, Commtechasia Sdn Bhd, regards Brunei as the ideal starting point for its Borneo expansion as the...
THE Young Entrepreneurs Association of Brunei (YEAB) wants to give voice to members during a key forum in Vietnam in October where peers from China and Asean will also be attending.Yvonne Kuan, YEAB president, tells The Brunei Times what's in...
BRUNEI Darussalam has signed a deal with Thailand, securing the Sultanate's supply of rice for three years and eight months, the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) yesterday said."Thailand, as one of the biggest producers of...
Monday, 29 March 2010
A UNIT of Singaporean offshore oil services firm Swiber Holdings Limited has set up a local subsidiary, Kreuz Subsea (B) Sdn Bhd, which will handle subsea installation works for oil companies here.Malcolm Meherji, project manager of Kreuz Subsea (B...
A COMPANY'S image may be one of the most valuable assets it can have. Its image or brand defines what it does and a successful corporate brand can carry the company far.However not many businesses or small and medium enterprises are aware that an...
BRUNEI'S cooperatives should export as the local market is too small that they also have little room to grow, the director of the Brunei Industrial Development Authority (Bina) yesterday said. "It's our job, to see that (cooperatives) grow. We (...
Sunday, 28 March 2010
TO EARN an extra $300 to $400 a month, Shahrol (not his real name) sacrifices his time every night selling tumpi (fried flatbread) at Pasar Gadong. He does this irreligiously even after a full day's work at a local company."My salary is just...
PRACTICE and exposure are among the most important secrets of a magician when it comes to developing the hobby into a career.Tse Tow Joon Yeen, magic enthusiast and owner of Spades Trading Sdn Bhd, said that training is one of the main challenges...
THE Brunei economy was the worst-performing economy in Southeast Asia in 2008 as the region grappled with the global economic crisis which pulled down all of the economies in the region, a just-released report from the United Nations Economic and...
Saturday, 27 March 2010
TODAY, the world marks Earth Hour, the initiative which was started in 2007 in Sydney when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change.As this is the first year for Brunei to...
BRUNEI has bested Indonesia, Philippines and Cambodia among Southeast Asian countries surveyed for their readiness in using information communication technologies, according to a poll by the World Economic Forum.According to the Global Information...
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