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Wednesday, 8 February 2012
HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday granted an audience to Pham Binh Minh, Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs , at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.The minister was in the country for one-day official visit.Also...
THE domestic demand for refined petroleum products is increasing two per cent annually, and BSM is preparing itself to meet the demand with a number of new projects.Hj Mohd Sufri Hj Sulaiman, managing director of Brunei Shell Marketing Co Sdn Bhd (...
WAWASAN Raja + Wawasan Rakyat = Wawasan Negara (Ruler's vision + People's vision = National Vision) will be the theme of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's 66th birthday celebrations in all the four...
HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam (pic R) yesterday conveyed condolences to President of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon C Aquino III (pic L), following the recent earthquake that hit the central Philippines, causing...
DOMESTIC workers in the Sultanate are still not legally entitled to one day's rest a week, even though the Employment Order, which was created to protect workers' welfare, accords the same right to workers employed by the private sector.The...
THE Year of the Dragon will be welcomed in grand style by the nation's Tiong Hwa community today at the International Convention Centre (ICC), graced by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang-Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and other members of the Royal...
HIS Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hjh Zariah, hosted a luncheon for Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs and wife.The luncheon for Pham Binh Minh...
IN an effort to draw more locals towards fulfilling the nation's undermanned healthcare sector, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday launched its biennial careers carnival at the Health Promotion Centre (HPC).The much anticipated careers...
THE Ministry of Health (MoH) called upon students to take up careers in medicine and health as the nation's healthcare sector is in dire need of more local healthcare professionals, stated its minister in his speech yesterday at the launch of its...
COURSE capacity at the Youth Development Centre (YDC) continues to be an issue as the 2012/2013 intake for the Youth Development Programme begins. "This year, there had been 250 applicants, with most going to the Computing and Office...
MUSLIM scholars from countries in Africa, Asia and Middle East will gather in Brunei to share various topics from Islamic literature, history to civilisation during the Second International Conference on Arab Studies to be hosted by Universiti Islam...
PUBLIC who are interested in Arabic and Islamic literature, civilisation and history are invited to participate in the Second International Conference on Arab Studies, in a bid to share knowledge on the contribution that have been made by Muslim...
MUSLIM women who want to play a role in contributing to society must know their limits and know that what they do will not lead to fitnah (slander and gossip) or wrongdoings.At the forum titled Muslimah Solehah Obor Ummah (Pious women are the torch...
THE way to make Brunei students "our future" is to equip them with the one tool that would guarantee their survival when used effectively, said Minister of Education during the third Canadian Education Fair dinner last night. Pehin Orang...
THE Canadian Education Fair is back in the Sultanate and is set to lure more Bruneians to study in Canada.The nine leading Canadian universities participating in the fair are the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of...
THE High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on a retraction plea by a man charged with causing grievious hurt and culpable homicide not amounting to murder of a two-year-old girl.The presiding judge, Justice Dato Paduka Steven Chong yesterday...
THE Magistrate's Court has convicted a former police personnel, S/Sgt Basri Marali, after he was found guilty for accepting bribe.The defendant was first brought to court on July 2, 2010, facing one count of offence under Section 6(a) of the...
THE Department of Electrical Services would like to inform the public on maintenance works on 11 kilovolt electrical stations today.The areas that will experience power disruption are those around Simpang 355-101-6-5 Kampung Perpindahan Katok 'A'...
NINETEEN senior officers from various ministries yesterday received their certificates upon completing the two-day General Order and Financial Regulation (GO/FR) course at the Institute of Civil Service.This certificate-handing ceremony took place...
