Danial Norjidi (Borneo Bulletin) THE Brunei contingent to the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok, Thailand departed yesterday. The contingent consists of six male athletes, two coaches, one secretariat officer and one medical officer. The athletes will be taking part in Pencak Silat and Karate-do. The Pencak Silat athletes are Amirul bin Ahat, Khuzaiman .
(Borneo Bulletin) More than 60 people comprising of management and staff of The Swiss Hotel Apartment and Damit Worleyparsons Engineering Sdn Bhd Company had a friendly basketball match held recently at Mumong Recreational Club. The purpose of the game was to improve ties between the two companies not only through business but also through recreation .
(Borneo Bulletin) THE Brunei Darussalam Tennis Association (BDTA) recently organised the third leg of the national tennis-ranking tournament. The tournament concluded yesterday with prizes handed over to the winners by Mr John Chia, treasurer of the BDTA The Singles Open champion for this tournament was Billy Wong who defeated Muhaimin Hj Awang with the score .
Narissa Noor (Borneo Bulletin) THE Public Works Department announced yesterday that road-widening works along Jalan Lamunin will begin soon. The Bulletin understands that the road-widening works along Jalan Lamunin is part of a mega project under the 20072012 National Development Plan. The scope of the project to turn Jalan Lamunin into a two-lane road will .
HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to send a congratulatory message to His Majesty King Mohammed VI Ben Hassan, King of the Kingdom of Morocco, on the occasion of Morocco’s National Day and the anniversary of the Moroccan King’s accession to the throne. In the message, His Majesty expressed .
Azim Ghani (Borneo Bulletin) IN AN effort to “connect” more students and youths to the information superhighway and boosting their capabilities the field of Information Communications Technology (ICT), DST Group and Ericsson have forged an alliance to provide Internet connections for some 4,000 students from four different schools in Brunei Darussalam. Tanjong Kindana Primary School, .
Sahrol Daud (Borneo Bulletin) BRUNEI DPMM FC continued their unbeaten record against Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAF FC) this season as the two teams played out a drab 0-0 draw in the Great Eastern — Yeo’s S League at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium in Singapore last night. It was the second consecutive draw for .
(Borneo Bulletin) IN OUR news item “Section of highway to be made into three lanes” published yesterday, the Public Works Department has clarified that the new lane is targeted for completion some time in early 2011 and not as stated in their press release. Views :112
Aziz Idris (Borneo Bulletin) THE Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) marked another milestone when seven personnel to be embedded with Malaysia Contingent West 2 (MALCON WEST 2) under the United Nations (UN) banner headed off to Lebanon to continue the forces’ peace keeping mission replacing MALCON WEST 1 and MALCON EAST 4. The seven personnel .
Syafiq Affendy (Borneo Bulletin) DESPITE the current adverse conditions due to the global economic downturn and the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources is going ahead with the International Halal Product Expo which will be launched today, which displays the ministry’s commitment and desire to advance the halal agenda, nationally .
