Friday December 05, 2008

News Archive

Fuel price hike set for foreign cars, vessels

17/06/2008
IN A bid to curb smuggling, the government yesterday said owners of vehicles not registered here will be paying more at...


Few aware of withholding tax change

17/06/2008
SOME Bruneian companies are still unaware of the expansion of the withholding tax coverage, which could adversely...


PMO choose three finalists to take part in national-level QCC

17/06/2008
THE Prime Minister's Office (PMO) yesterday announced its top three teams to compete in the national-level Quality...


Understanding Halal Order

17/06/2008
ENTREPRENEURS and food distributors should welcome the introduction of regulations, in particular the Halal Order and...


European firms beat US on drug access for poor

17/06/2008
EUROPEAN drugmakers are better than their United States counterparts in ensuring medicines reach people in poor...


New debate on a prostate drug

17/06/2008
FOR the first time, leading prostate cancer specialists say, they have a drug that can significantly cut men's risk of...


Seeking trim waists, measures millions

17/06/2008
JAPAN, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a...


Rainforest World Music Festival entering a new decade

17/06/2008
AFTER the rousing 10th anniversary celebration last year, the coming Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF 2008)...


WTO hurting farmers

17/06/2008
THE sign on the wall was there for all to see in 1994. But only a few heeded. The government then was favourably...


For English, Koreans say goodbye to dad

17/06/2008
ON A sunny afternoon recently, half a dozen South Korean mothers came to pick up their children at the Remuera Primary...