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Archive - Apr 2008

Region moots tough measures against poachers

30 Apr 08 - POACHERS beware: local enforcers of wildlife trade are stepping up their capacities and effectiveness in monitoring such transactions in Brunei and in the region. Currently, they are attending a three-day workshop on wildlife trade...

New education model being developed

30 Apr 08 - A PRACTICAL and effective model intended to bring about a paradigm shift in the mental orientation of school leaders has been developed by the participants of the "School Leaders National Conference and Workshop 2008". This was...

Simpler business rules attract foreign companies

30 Apr 08 - ACCESS to information and simplification of business procedures are two important factors to attracting more businesses to locate their projects in Brunei Darussalam, the Canadian high commissioner to the sultanate said in an interview. ...

Md Khairul's late goal saves March United

30 Apr 08 - MD KHAIRUL ANNUAR SUHAILIE scored the winning goal for his team in the 86th minute as March United won 3-2 over their opponents Sengkurong FC during their 2007/2008 DST Group Brunei Premier League I match at the Berakas Sport Field,...

Sultanate's biodiversity has great economic potential

30 Apr 08 - BRUNEI'S rich biodiversity holds vast economic potential in bio-medicine and agriculture but it can all be realised provided Brunei has the motivation and the investment in researching and developing these resources, said the permanent...

Tap calls on employers to keep vital papers at hand

30 Apr 08 - EMPLOYERS were urged by Tap (Employees Trust Fund) to provide documentations on their businesses to ensure they are complying with the laws under TAP Act. Tap's compliance department assistant manager, Omar Arsad stressed this during the...

Brunei's natural rainforest amazes nature photographer

30 Apr 08 - THE wonders of Brunei's rainforest have often been remarked upon, but when such high praise comes from an established nature photographer who has worked in the jungles of Amazon and Africa, the compliment is all the more special. ...

Decline in HFMD cases in first quarter of 2008

30 Apr 08 - BRUNEI has recorded a decline in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), with the first quarter figures of 2008 markedly less from last year's. A statement from the Ministry of Health highlighted that in the first three months last year,...

HM's congratulatory messages to the Netherlands, Sweden

30 Apr 08 - HIS MAJESTY the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send congratulatory messages to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of Netherlands on the occasion of Queen's Day and His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on his...

Progress not at the expense of Malay language, says minister

30 Apr 08 - THE NEED to be progressive in this era of information-communication technology (ICT) and to be at par with other developed nations in the international arena should not be made at the expense of the Malay language, said Minister of...