Monday October 06, 2008

News Archive

A three-room home for under $60,000

31/01/2008
A HOME for every Bruneian and one that is under $60,000 for a three-bedroom house sounds like a dream come true yet...


Brunei Forum on February 19 in Singapore

31/01/2008
THE Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) will be launching...


New laws to protect local environment

31/01/2008
BRUNEI will soon introduce new laws to address the lack of comprehensive legislation in protecting the environment, as...


Goals galore as QAF FC drub Sengkurong FC 9-1

31/01/2008
THE Balapan Track and Field last night played host to the highest scoring football game of the year so far, with QAF FC...


UBS plunges into US$3.5b loss

31/01/2008
SWISS banking giant UBS said yesterday it would post a full-year loss of 4.4 billion Swiss francs (US$3.5 billion) last...


Asian shares down ahead of Fed meeting

31/01/2008
ASIAN shares closed mostly down yesterday with investors seemingly worried that an expected US interest rate cut may...


Greenspan: US may slip into recession

31/01/2008
THE likelihood of the US economy slipping into recession is at least 50 per cent, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan...


Local food, beverage market attracts British businesses

31/01/2008
BRITISH businesses have consistently shown interest in Brunei's food and beverage market aside from the sultanate's oil...


US economy in 2007 weakest in 5 years

31/01/2008
US GROWTH skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of last year, according to a...


FBI probes 14 firms on credit slump

31/01/2008
THE shadow of an FBI investigation spread across the subprime mortgage crisis on Tuesday, while the US Congress moved...