By Arnie PDH Ishak Bandar Seri Begawan – The International School Brunei (ISB) sent 21 members of its staff for a proper professional training course in fire prevention at the Fire and Rescue Department. The 21 staff members were selected from TSB’s Bandar and KB offices, as well as from the ISB residence headed by .
By Ben Ng Bandar Seri Begawan – A Group of students from Hong Kong arrived at Pusat Ehsan yesterday to assist the centre in its clean up activities. The aim of the visit is to familiarise themselves with the centre and its facilities. Selected students from Hong Kong’s Victoria Shanghai Academy made their first visit .
By Dania! Norjidi Bandar Seri Begawan – THE signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MOL) for the 3rd edition of the RBC cookbook, “Collection of Recipes Vol 3″, was held yesterday at the Berakas Room, at The Airport Restaurant & Coffee Shop. The signing of the agreement was between the Royal Brunei Catering Sdn Bhd .
By P. Marilyn Bandar Seri Begawan – The Rice Dumpling Festival is traditionally celebrated by the Chinese community by eating `ba chang’, which is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice with savoury fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It is usually celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar .
BARNHART, Mo. – A collapse in milk prices has wiped away the profits of dairy farmers, driving many out of business while forcing others to slaughter their herds or dump milk on the ground in protest. But nine months after prices began tumbling on the farm, consumers aren’t seeing the full benefits of the crash .
Consumer confidence report will likely be key as to how investors act CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Investors have lost some of their bravado when facing bad economic news. Wall Street’s mood deteriorated last week as investors began to question whether stocks’ spring rally was premature. They were also stung by a Standard & Poor’s warning about .
BEIJING: China says it may encourage private investment in state-controlled industries such as railways, oil and power generation in an effort to boost the efficiency of the world’s third-largest economy. The announcement Monday by China’s top planning agency comes as Beijing tries to boost growth and combat the impact of the global downturn. It would .
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An explosion on Monday damaged a coffee shop in New York, according to police who were investigating whether the blast was linked to earlier bombings at the British and Mexican consulates. The small bomb explosion at about 3:30 a.m. EDT shattered windows and damaged a wooden sidewalk bench at a Starbucks .
Microsoft Vine looks like an odd social experiment. It’s designed to help users send notifications to the people they need to reach in emergencies. I tried the product and found it very un-Microsoft-like. It’s useless as a single-user app, and it’s also oddly specific in its functionality. From Microsoft, I expect broad platforms and wide-open .
Alan Shearer will sit down with Mike Ashley this week and demand sweeping changes if he is to remain as Newcastle manager. It is understood the Magpies are ready to offer the 38-year-old the chance to make his eight-game reign permanent with a long-term deal of up to four years, and hand him the task .
