Rachel Thien BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE British High Commission has taken steps to bring five British oil and gas companies to the Sultanate to share their cutting-edge expertise and further develop local oil and gas companies. “Hopefully, we will be able to network with local counterparts and Bruneian companies, and at the same time establish .
Melvin Jong BRUNEI-MUARA ENSURING the effectiveness of a training programme is crucial to achieve the Ministry of Defence’s (MinDef) objective in developing high quality leaders by optimising their potential, both physically and mentally. Deputy Minister of Defence, Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohd Yasmin Hj Umar said that a number of .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN POLICE is is seeking the assistance of the public in tracing a missing 15-year-old local boy. Mohd Faiq Hj Marjuki (picture), was reported missing since April 21. He left his house at No 56C, Jln Bunga Gambir, Kampung Jaya Setia, Perpindahan Berakas on April 18 and has not been seen since. Anyone .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN STUDENTS from Laksamana College of Business (LCB) yesterday were given an insight to economic challenges faced by the country in view of this globalisation era. The lecture, entitled “Opportunities in Brunei Darussalam”, was organised by the Brunei Economic Development Board’s (BEDB) at the conference room of I-Centre in Anggerek Desa, Berakas, yesterday. .
ALBANY, N.Y. – Michael Vick has a place on a minor league football team if he can get reinstated by the NFL. The Albany Firebirds, an arenafootball2 franchise, have offered the 28-year-old quarterback a one-year contract at the league standard: $200 a week plus a $50 bonus for a win. Vick quarterbacked the Atlanta Falcons .
PHILADELPHIA – Unhappy cornerback Sheldon Brown says he’ll report to the Eagles’ mandatory minicamp this weekend so that he’s prepared to play somewhere this season. Brown wants a trade and speculated he could be bumped from the starting lineup after Philadelphia acquired cornerback Ellis Hobbs from the Patriots last weekend. Still, the seven-year veteran will .
WASHINGTON – The Washington Capitals have plugged the gaps in the glass, hoping to avoid a repeat of the nasty exchange with fans that led to New York Rangers coach John Tortorella’s suspension. Before Tuesday night’s Game 7, the Capitals filled the 1-inch spaces between the panes of glass behind the visitors’ bench with seven .
By Azaraimy HH Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei has been hit by a heat wave with temperatures reaching higher than normal, ranging between 34 and 35 degree Celsius since early April. The continuing heat wave has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue a warning to the public to stay away from too much sun. .
Bandar Seri Begawan – An online job-matching system will be introduced shortly to assist local jobseekers in finding suitable employment. Launching the Career Carnival 2009 at the International Convention Centre in Berakas yesterday, Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Dato Hj Adanan Pehin Dato Hj Md Yusof said that the Electronic Labour Exchange or ELX will .
By Azlan Othman Bandar Seri Begawan – Two travellers, who returned from Canada on April 27 and suffering from cold influenza, tested negative for swine flu (HINI), Director-General of Health Services, Dr Hjh Rahmah bte Hj Md Said told the media yesterday, adding that there were no known cases of human swine flu to date .
