Editorial

FOR Bruneian youths aspiring to become healthcare professionals serving the citizens and residents of this country, opportunities abound. As long as they can fulfil the academic criteria required by the relevant courses, students in the Sultanate ...

News Article - 09/02/2012 - 10:35am

WE'VE seen various fairs and festivals held in the country. Some draw a decent crowd but they lack meaning in that they aim solely for commercial gain on the part of organisers and merchants. A few hold promise both in the crowds they attract and ...

News Article - 08/02/2012 - 9:20am

THOUGH it has been a year since the ouster of the long-entrenched despot Hosni Mubarak, calm still eludes Egypt, as the land of the pyramids is again on the boil in the wake of an unprecedented football-related violence in the northern city of Port Said ...

News Article - 07/02/2012 - 10:04am

HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in his titah on the occasion of Maulidur Rasul, highlighted two very important things. First, our role model Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) has been chosen by Allah (SWT) and he will ...

News Article - 06/02/2012 - 8:51am

OVER the past 50 years, a total of 43,271 stateless individuals and permanent residents have been granted citizenship of Brunei Darussalam. On Tuesday, 449 new citizens took their oath of allegiance during a ceremony at the Brunei Darussalam ...

News Article - 02/02/2012 - 11:27am

BARELY a day or two after the conclusion of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland — of the world's top leaders, policy-makers and social reformers to develop nations, uplift humanity and ease suffering — the world woke up to yet another instance of ...

News Article - 01/02/2012 - 8:59am

THE biggest and hopefully the best. The 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) is set to be the biggest edition of the competition, with all 10 ASEAN member nations Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, ...

News Article - 31/01/2012 - 10:45am

THE 11-month-old Syrian unrest shows no signs of abating. In fact, fears of a civil war increased on Saturday when the Arab League suspended its observer mission as the bloodshed in the crackdown on anti-regime protests spiked and the death toll in four ...

News Article - 30/01/2012 - 8:46am

SUCH succulent prawns. Anyone looking at the images of Brunei's Black Tiger Prawns in yesterday's edition of The Brunei Times would think the same. What an achievement for Brunei's Fisheries Department! By successfully breeding ...

News Article - 26/01/2012 - 8:44am

THE European Union's embargo on Iran's oil exports on Monday is yet another Western move to undermine the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, which the country believes is for energy purposes. While the impact of the latest move, touted as ...

News Article - 25/01/2012 - 9:50am

PROUD to be Bruneians, said two young spectators after watching the Regata Brunei Darussalam 2012 at the Waterfront of Bandar Seri Begawan on Sunday. Too young for the golden days of boat-racing back in the 50s-70s on the Brunei River, last weekend was ...

News Article - 24/01/2012 - 10:41am

THE Department of Community Development (JAPEM) under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) needs to be commended for instituting the "Anugerah Orang Berkeperluan Khas Berjaya" award for empowering and recognising the contribution of ...

News Article - 23/01/2012 - 9:56am

IT HAS been an year since the Housing Development Department (HDD) organised an exhibition which showcased plans to implement vertical housing for the masses at The Mall in Gadong. Held to commemorate World Habitat Day, the Habitat Exhibition (Habitex) was ...

News Article - 19/01/2012 - 10:12am

SIGNALS continue to emanate from Myanmar, the pariah state till recently, strengthening its resolve to open up and gain global recognition. The freeing of more political prisoners, some languishing in jail for nearly two decades and the signing of the ...

News Article - 18/01/2012 - 8:52am

LIKE Martin Luther King, Brunei also has a dream. Hoping to help unite the ASEAN society, particularly its youth, Brunei in 2002 introduced the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) a football competition for Under-21 footballers in ASEAN countries. A biennial ...

News Article - 17/01/2012 - 10:14am

LAST Friday's sermon highlighted the importance of reading and how it helps develop an individual's personality. With the advent of computers and Internet, many had written obituaries of the print word. Their assumption was based on the belief ...

News Article - 16/01/2012 - 8:57am

PEOPLE say "Don't judge a book by its cover". This is true of product packaging, especially tobacco products. Most people (especialy adults) know that tobacco smoking is bad for health, but many find it difficult to stop the habit. To ...

News Article - 12/01/2012 - 9:51am

WORDS are cheap, deeds are priceless. Let's all remember that, especially the decision makers in Brunei sports. Fitness tests used by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports' national selection and evaluation committee to select athletes for ...

News Article - 10/01/2012 - 10:40am

THE Arab League mission to Syria has failed to bring in any tangible improvement in the situation. In fact, the 10-month-old crackdown on popular uprising has increased with daily reports of escalation in violence. The reason why the Arab League mission ...

News Article - 09/01/2012 - 8:39am

IT'S a busy week for parents with schoolgoing children. Especially those that have children entering pre-school, primary one and Year 7. Apart from practical issues, there is also the emotional dilemma of leaving your child in a strange ...

News Article - 05/01/2012 - 10:24am

HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam again shows his far-sightedness and concern for the welfare of the people of the country. Delivering his titah on the New Year's Eve, the monarch untiringly cautioned against overspending ...

News Article - 04/01/2012 - 8:42am

THE mission: ASEAN Community in 2015. The approach: to use sports towards achieving this objective. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah upon his return from the ASEAN ...

News Article - 03/01/2012 - 10:30am

EDUCATION is not free. Schoolbooks, uniforms, workbooks, stationeries, shoes ... Every year, parents spend hundreds of dollars to put their children through school. But for parents who do not earn enough or who are unemployed, the dilemma lies ...

News Article - 29/12/2011 - 9:34am

WHAT a tragic fate for the hundreds of thousands of Muslim ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar living in anguish, either as registered or illegal refugees, in Bangladeshi villages bordering Myanmar. They are not included in the latest refugee deal between the ...

News Article - 28/12/2011 - 8:34am

DENY it if it makes you feel better, but racism is alive and kicking in football. Just look at last week's English FA action against Liverpool's Luis Suarez, banned for eight games for racial abuse, and announcement that Chelsea's John Terry ...

News Article - 27/12/2011 - 10:11am