By Lyna Mohamad Flying the nations flag during national events shows the undivided loyalty to the leadership of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, which is in line with Bruneian traditions and culture. This was underscored by the Director of Information, Dr Muhammad Hadi Muhammad Melayong in his welcoming note .
A TWENTY-TWO-year-old Indonesian woman who remained in Brunei with an expired pass for 117 days was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined B$1,000 by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Amri Waliana’s “permitted to leave” pass had expired since March 9 this year, the court heard. The defendant was arrested by a team .
By James Kon A TOTAL of B$768,540,000 dollars worth of building projects for the Ministry of Education (MoE) under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2012 were awarded to private consultants in a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony, yesterday. Present to witness the signing was Awg Hj Suhaila bin Hj Abd Karim, the Acting Permanent .
By Erna Hj Sumardi MEMORANDUM recently released by the Ministry of Education made it compulsory for all schools to immediately hold meetings to discuss the Influenza A H1N1 I outbreak that is currently gripping the nation in the state of fear. Parents are hesitating to send their children to school, and thus action plans are .
‘Toll Rises to 25′ By Azlan Othman Border hoppers arriving from Sabah are among the latest A (H1N1) patients, with five more influenza cases reported. Two had just arrived from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah by car, another two from London via Dubai and another one was in contact with a previous case. The Ministry of .
By Siti Hawa Writer and sisters in front of the ‘Selamat mendaki’ sign. The second day in Kota Kinabalu started with my mum ringing me up from the hotel room next door. It was 7am sharp so I was a bit groggy and tired after the shopping spree the day before. “Get the kids ready!” .
By Jenni It’s just so hot, when was it hot like this when, when, when…? I feel parched, my throat prickles with dryness something how I imagine porcupine needles might feel. My tongue seems to stick to the top of my mouth. Well, I guess you get the picture… Hey what is that…? I can .
SCARLET WRITES… For the past two weeks, it was a wedding galore in the Sultanate. A wedding photographer friend of hers admitted that he made a big fortune out of it as the demand had peaked in this period. He was even triple booked by new couples! Another friend whose family has a catering business .
By Ignatius Stephen, Hanazuhainah & Shamsul Bahrin Suni `BOOM’ or ‘bust’? Bandar Seri Begawan, once Brunei’s bustling centre, is certainly not booming now. Hard times have hit the sultanate’s capital and an air of gloom hangs over it as businesses are moving away and shops are emptying out of customers. People are now heading for .
By Lyna Mohamad THE dealer of Chevrolet cars here, Daha Auto Sdn Bhd, being aware that their customers’ car is one of their important investments and in helping them to protect their investment, the dealer yesterday officially introduced its new three-year or 100,000km warranty coverage for all its Chevrolet models. With the introduction of this .
