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Thursday, 24 May 2012
SABAH Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth will hold a cyber troopers workshop for three days from Friday at 1 Borneo in Likas to step up preparations for the next general election.Its chief, Sh Sahar Sh Anding, said 85 BN Youth members would participate in...
A NEW electronic system will be rolled out to all local authorities in the state by next year.Local Government and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said the Electronic Local Authority System 2 (eLA2) was launched in Miri on...
JOBSEEKERS yesterday were invited to learn more about a butcher's vocation at a number of Soon Lee supermarkets under the government's Training and Employment Scheme (SLP). More than 30 participants, selected randomly from the Local Work and...
TWENTY-FIVE participants who took part in a business incubator programme went on a day-long study visit to Wasan Vocational School in Kg Wasan and the Hua Ho company agricultural farm in Kg Parit recently.According to a press statement, the...
ACADEMIC and intellectual exchanges are expected between Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the institutions on Tuesday....
POLICE are seeking information on the whereabouts of two missing employees. In a press release issued by the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) yesterday, a report was made for Wilmer Labrador (pictured, top) (passport number TT 0249883), from the...
LAND transport should be subject to as much scrutiny as air and sea transport as the number of fatalities seen on the road far exceed any other mode of transportation, said the Minister of Communications."In transportation sectors, the most...
BRUNEI Darussalam and the Kingdom of Thailand have made a joint proposal to promote each other's halal food industry. According to Radio Televisyen Brunei, Thailand is good at farm products and halal signs while Brunei plans to develop a Halal...
AROUND THE COURTSTHE Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal to discharge the decision made by the High Court last year in respect to the declaration and injunction sought by a lawyer from facing disciplinary proceedings.The court document states that...
A MALAYSIAN man accused of 17 counts of using forged documents to withdraw close to $1 million belonging to a company six years ago will now have his case heard at the High Court following the Magistrates' Court granting an application yesterday for...
NO INJURIES were reported when two units of the Seria Lorong Tiga double-storey barracks caught fire yesterday afternoon. Three other units, however, were damaged by water used by fire fighters to douse the flames. The cause of the fire is still...
THE Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB) presented a donation in the form of a fishing boat, engine and equipment to Muhd Nasrullah Abdullah Kubar yesterday.Muhd Nasrullah is a full-time fisherman who lost his sole source of income as his boat...
SINGAPORE National Police Cadet Corp (NPCC) is looking to expand the options for collaboration with the nation's Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) in terms of cadet training.In an interview with The Brunei Times, NPCC Commandant Superintendent Mohd...
SPENDING time together in an informal manner can be more effective than routine lectures or drills in terms of developing a relationship between two parties, and the Singapore National Police Cadet Corp (NPCC) have experienced precisely this in...
BRUNEI Shell Marketing Company Sdn Bhd (BSM) held the finals of the 2012 Shell Star and Retailers Awards Night 2012 yesterday evening.The Managing Director for BSM, Hj Mohd Sufri Hj Sulaiman, in his speech reminded the crew and managers to regard...
A SPECIAL episode of An-Nuur, a local religious television programme, to mark the upcoming 51st anniversary of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) will be aired on May 31.Themed "The Importance of Human Capacity in National Defence", the...
SULTAN Bolkiah Vocational School (SVSB) unveiled two candidates for its participation in the Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2012 yesterday where they will be amongst the five to represent the Sultanate.The competition, aimed at stimulating teams of...
THE Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports is currently in Singapore on a working visit and will be attending the Fifth Meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and the Arts commencing tomorrow. Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila...
THE Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) is all set for its 21st convocation ceremony to be held this morning.Yesterday a full dress rehearsal was held for some 384 graduates to help them familiarise with the basic procedures and code of conduct during...
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam (pic, R) yesterday consented to a congratulatory message to His Excellency Dmitry Medvedev (pic, L) for his recent appointment as...
