By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD – Iraq is falling fall far behind schedule in creating a system to maintain its own military equipment, costing American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to fill in the gaps, according to a new U.S. audit. The report highlights some of the fundamental worries among American .
MORE than 10 supervisors from the Employees Trust Fund (TAP) completed a three-week course on Supervisory Management Programme designed to enhance supervisory skills and efficiency. The course, the second of its kind being organised by Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB), was facilitated by three lecturers from the institute’s Business and Management Department. During the programme, participant .
Goh De No and Faez Hani BRUNEI-MUARA SENIOR citizens have expressed their gratitude to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) for allotting them farming land under the ‘Community Project for Farmers of Mukim Pengkalan Batu’ and Koseka (Koperasi Setia Kawan) Bhd. Hj .
BRUNEI-MUARA Reports by: Ubaidillah Masli, Goh De No and Faez Hani A MEMORANDUM of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) and the Department of Technical Education (DTE) under the Ministry of Education is in the pipeline to assist vocational students in finding employment in the field of agriculture. This was mentioned .
Rasidah HAB BRUNEI-MUARA UNIVERSITI Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (Unissa) and the Marksfield Institute of Higher Education of United Kingdom have agreed to cooperate on exchange programmes of students and staff, as well as academic materials with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday. Signing on behalf of Unissa was its rector, Dr Hj .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN CONSERVING electricity is the key to saving our environment and natural resources, said Deputy Director of Electrical Services Department Hj Umar Hj Mohd Tahir’s during the launching of an electricity-saving campaign yesterday. A “pledge form” will be available to the public to fill in at the Electrical Department and various outlets around .
By Syed Rory Malai Hassan Bandar Seri Begawan – Following the formal proposal to build two bridges connecting Mukim Lumapas and Bandar Seri Begawan last month, State representative for Brunei-Muara Hj Bakar Mansor said he is confident the plan will go ahead. The proposal put forward the idea of building a bridge from Kg Pintu .
By Waleed PD Mandini Bandar Seri Begawan – In A demonstration of the country’s resolute determination to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei took to the field yesterday in a highly symbolic gesture to plant padi seedlings, which officially kick-started the nation’s drive to secure its future food requirements. Organised, .
By Azlan Othman Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei is taking steps to ward off a new flu outbreak that has killed over 80 people in Mexico. The Ministry of Health said yesterday it was monitoring the swine flu outbreak closely, which has also been reported in the US and Canada, said Dr Hjh Rahmah bte .
By James Kon Bandar Seri Begawan – Two friends, Mohd Adib bin Morsidi and Mutiwakillah bin Hj Idris, who went trekking at Shahbandar Recreational Park late Sunday evening needed to be rescued by firefighters. According to Awang Mutiwakillah, “During the hike, my friend Mohd Adib suffered a cramp on the ninth hill of Shahbandar and .
