Tuesday October 14, 2008

News Archive

Brunei keen on collaborations with UNODC

29/02/2008
BRUNEI is looking into possible collaborations with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) especially in...


Japan firm eyes packaging plant for halal drugs

29/02/2008
PHARMEX Japan, a Japanese company specialising in Japanese generic drugs exports is looking into building a...


Mushaf Brunei Darussalam to be distributed nationwide

29/02/2008
SOME 150,000 copies of the Mushaf Brunei Darussalam will be distributed throughout the country. From the total number,...


Crime in capital on the rise

29/02/2008
CRIMES in the capital are running rampant with several cases already being recorded by the Brunei Police District since...


Singapore: We're a low-tax nation, not a tax haven

29/02/2008
SINGAPORE said yesterday it was not a tax haven but a low-tax country and that there were no parallels between it and...


CIC broadens investment targets

29/02/2008
CHINA Investment Corp (CIC), the country's US$200-billion sovereign wealth fund, is hiring foreign fund managers to...


Hard to change US$ in Vietnam

29/02/2008
INSTEAD of heading to the bank to change US dollars into Vietnamese dong, a travel agent searches for another...


Bayer posts 'best ever' yearly results

29/02/2008
THE German group Bayer said yesterday that 2007 was its best ever year as a major acquisition in its drugs business...


Dirty money risks in Iran

29/02/2008
AN INTERNATIONAL anti-money laundering body will alert members on Thursday to deficiencies in Iran's system of...


Israel steps up Gaza air strike

29/02/2008
ISRAEL pounded the Hamas-run Gaza Strip with deadly strikes yesterday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to make the...