Friday December 05, 2008

News Archive

Sultanate set to ratify treaty on bio-diversity

13/01/2008
BRUNEI Darussalam is poised to sign the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to become the 191st party member, in...


Brunei opportunities seen amid Asia growth

13/01/2008
BRUNEI should take advantage of opportunities as Asia's economic growth is expected to defy a global slowdown due to...


Recalling 'sin' of shows in apartheid S Africa

13/01/2008
AS AGEING British popstar Elton John prepares for the start of what has been billed his first tour of South Africa at...


Cellphone craze leads kids into 'scary world'

13/01/2008
YOUNG people in Japan are evolving a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the cellphones that few are now able...


Hunting park caters to China's gun fans

13/01/2008
IN A frigid forest in northeastern China, sub-zero temperatures and thick snow aren't enough to dampen tourists'...


Technology is jeopardising Taiwan's ecology

13/01/2008
TAIWAN, a country that has grown from agricultural backwater status to global technological giant, today faces serious...


Extremes meet in long drive from Bangkok to Tibet

13/01/2008
IT WAS the longest drive of my life. Almost 6000km in 10 days, through three countries, and from sea level to 3500m,...


Shangri La: The Tibetan way of life

13/01/2008
WHEN I was invited to a trip to Shangri La, I had no idea where it was. Of course I was familiar with the term...


Brunei places named after native words

13/01/2008
SOMETIMES Bruneians forget that there are other puak jatis or Brunei aborigines who are also Bruneians. Even though...


Watching humans being human

13/01/2008
PUBLIC places where human beings are brought face to face, by force of circumstance, with one another provide a...