James Kon (Borneo Bulletin) FOLLOWING a fruitful exhibition during the last bridal expo, My Dream Wedding, the leading bridal salon in Singapore has returned to Brunei Darussalam. Currently on exhibit at the first floor of the Mall, My Dream Wedding offers exclusive wedding packages that include professional pre-wedding photo shoots in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, .
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`Partners in Learning’ after agreement signed yesterday Ben Ng (Borneo Bulletin) THE Ministry of Education together with software giant Microsoft (Brunei) Sdn Bhd signed an agreement yesterday, officially making them ‘Partners in Learning’, which aims to actively increase access to technology and improve its use in education. The latest initiative focuses on three key areas .
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(Borneo Bulletin) DYG Hajah Siti Jaliha binti Munchong donated $1,000 to the District Welfare Office for Orphans yesterday in a ceremony held at the Lurah Sabah Meeting Room, Tutong District Office. The donation was received by Assistant District Officer Awang Haji Muhd Suffian bin Haji Bungsu as Chairman of the District Welfare Office for Orphans, .
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Rohani Hj Abd Hamid (Borneo Bulletin) A DONATION of $27,400 was handed over yesterday to seven families whose houses were ravaged by fire in Brunei-Muara and Tutong districts. The donation was handed over at Dewan At-Taqwa by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Pahlawan Sato Seri Setia Dr Awang Hj Ahmad .
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Azian Othman (Borneo Bulletin) A SPATE of 21 thefts, house and car break-ins has been reported in the past four days, police said yesterday. Seven cases were reported in Kg Kalamansi in Kasat, Empire Hotel & Country Club, Jln Kebangsaan Lama, Kg Bebatik, Jln Sultan and Kg Pekan Muara. Items missing include cash withdrawn from .
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James Kon (Borneo Bulletin) FROM January until July 2009, the Criminal Investigation Department of Brunei-Muara District Police Headquarters solved 131 cases that were reported to the Royal Brunei Police Force. From the cases, the CID personnel made a total of 227 arrests – 177 males and 50 females. The arrests included locals aged between 14 .
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Farah Ahmadnawi (Borneo Bulletin) NESTLE Malaysia is fully committed to providing quality Halal food products for the Muslim population. In an interview, the Chairman of Nestle Halal committee, Othman Md Yusoff, explained the rules and procedures Nestle has to go through to ensure its food products are Halal certified. Globally, Nestle company has 400 factories .
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Amin Hosni (Borneo Bulletin) THE Asian Youth Exchange Programme, which was launched last year by Japan’s Cabinet Office to develop human resources as a driving force for innovation, will be held again this year from August 5-24. This year, 77 youths from Japan and countries mainly in the Asian region, including two from Brunei, will .
AzIan Othman (Borneo Bulletin) THE Ministry of Health (MoH) informed the public yesterday that four traditional medicines have been recalled by the drug control authority in a neighbouring country. The four products are, namely, Jinglida which was found to contain the ingredient Aminotadalafil; Bodybeaus, which was found to contain Sibutramine; Eng Leong Cordyceps, Chuanbei Plus .
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Rohani Hj Abd Hamid (Borneo Bulletin) TWENTY-EIGHT Year One students of a primary school in Gadong were rushed to the emergency unit of the RIPAS Hospital yesterday after suffering serious stomach ache after allegedly drinking defective soya bean drinks. The students are currently being treated at the hospital. The food poisoning was believed to have .
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