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Wednesday, 21 January 2009
SEVERAL members of the public have voiced out their opinions on the noise pollution generating from motorcyclists in the Sultanate who take liberty in modifying their motorbikes to a noisy crescendo and riding along the highway at high speed.A civil...
THE Privilege Card Programme has been designed and coordinated by Preventive Drug Education (PDE) division of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as a programme to diversify their approach in drug prevention. These efforts to disseminate the anti-...
HIS MAJESTY Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam sent a congratulatory message to incoming US President Barack Obama, on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the United...
HEAVY rain, accompanied by gusty winds, wreaked havoc in parts of the Sultanate last night, leaving in its wake many areas flooded and throwing traffic out of gear. Weeks of persistent rain culminated last night into a deluge as sections of the...
BRUNEI'S very own set of guidelines concerning halal pharmaceutical is hoped to be formulated by the first quarter of this year, Brunei Economic Development Board's (BEDB) chief executive officer told a group of potential Japanese investors...
EXPECTATIONS are indeed high in the Sultanate as students and members of the public have expressed the need for change in the global political landscape as the new United States President Barack Obama is being inaugurated as the 44th US President....
HIS Royal Highness Prince General Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, was conferred the Distinguished Service Order (Military) by S R Nathan, the President of Singapore at the Istana yesterday....
MEMBERS of the Bruneian community working in the private sector have expressed a willingness to let go of their current jobs to move on to ones with better pay or with a better working environment should the opportunity present itself."I really...
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM and Japan have inked a deal thus increasing their bilateral cooperation in curbing double taxation, following the signing of the Double Taxation Agreement (Brunei-Japan DTA) yesterday.The signing that took place at the Ministry of...
THE Minister of Education from Malaysia, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, praised the newly-implemented National Educational System for the 21st Century (SPN21) and is confident that it will heed positive results."To be honest I find very...
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
ENSURING that the quality education is developed and maintained in all educational institutions in the country is one of the main endeavours of the Department of Schools Inspectorate, Hjh Zarina Dato Hj Abu Zar, Acting Assistant Director of...
THE process of continuous improvement is vital for schools and to achieve this task many alternative methods can be employed. This was stated by Dame Geraldine Keegan, facilitator of the five-day workshop for the school leaders entitled "A...
RESIDENTS around Jalan Jawatan Dalam, Kampung Mabohai, has raised concerns on the limited road accessibility and parking spaces designated for government agencies around the area.The road lanes cause traffic congestion during the peak hours, with...
THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) yesterday held its first annual review since the launching of its Strategic Planning Corporate Map that led the way to the police's success in the span of 10 years.In the conference chaired by Police Commissioner...
THE cheap fuel prices and the high cost of hybrid cars were quoted as the main reasons for the lack of the demand of hybrid cars in the country.In an interview with The Brunei Times, Clement Chong, sales and marketing manager at QAF Auto Sdn Bhd,...
WITH complete implementation of SPN21 at all secondary levels in the future, nationwide technical colleges will no longer offer National Trade Certificate, Pre-National Diploma and National Diploma but will offer Diploma and National Skill...
THE Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (MTSSR) yesterday welcomed 43 new students at its orientation and registration ceremony.There has been an increase of applicants for the January and July session over the past years, said MTSSR Registrar...
LAOS Minister of Health Dr Ponmek Dalaloy yesterday paid a courtesy call to Minister of Health Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Suyoi Hj Osman.The Laos Health Minister's visit to Brunei was aimed at exploring bilateral cooperation...
A DELEGATION from Laos, led by Minister of Health Dr Ponmek Dalaloy, yesterday visited the Health Promotion Centre and the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (Ripas) Hospital, as part of their two-day visit in the country.On arrival, the minister was...
HIS Royal Highness Prince General Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, arrived in Singapore on a four-day visit yesterday. The highlight of the visit is a conferment of the Distinguished...
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