A DEPARTMENT store in Kuala Belait was subjected to inspection in a joint operation led by the Law Enforcement, Unit of Kuala Belait/Seria Municipal. Twenty-eight officers from the Municipal Department and Belait Electrical Services Department and Belait Fire and Rescue Department took part in the joint operation. Officers checked the business premise for fire safety .
W Megastore, a new concept store is holding a 3-days combined sales of their brands namely VOGUE, My Small World, Bras N’ Stuff and Blue Cheeze at the Songket Ballroom of The Rizqun International Hotel from 10am to 10 pm beginning yesterday till tomorrow (31/8). Its Vogue brand carries the range of branded handbags, wallets, .
TWO Brunei Xiangqi Association participants left for China yesterday to take part in the 11th World Xiangqi Championship in Shandong Province, Xintai from Aug 28 — Sept 3. Aaron Cheng and Winston Yu were accompanied by team manager Tan San Hock, who’s also the chairman of Brunei Xiangqi Association. After the World Xiangqi Championship in .
FIVE exponents from the Wushu Federation of Brunei Darussalam will undergo a month’s centralised and intensive training in Chung Qing, China as part of their early preparations for the SEA Games in Laos in December and the 3rd Asian Wushu Indoor Games in Vietnam in November this year. The five exponents – Faustina Woo Wai .
FORMER Philippine Ambassador to Brunei, Enrique A Zaldivar, was laid to rest last Wednesday in Manila. He passed away after a long battle with cancer of the nodes on Aug 21, the 26th anniversary of the death of former Senator Benign S Aguino Jr, whose wife, former Philippine president Corazon, died 20 days earlier, on .
THE Department of Economic Planning and Development’s Brunei Grand Sale and Ramadhan 2009 are set to attract local buyers or consumers who could make bargains and would buy within the country. At the same time, an eight-day event that will run daily from 2pm to 11pm, and which officially opens for the first time this .
RIVERBANK Café at Riverview Hotel has whipped up 35 varieties of traditional local dishes for diners to choose from to break their fast. The promotion features many mouth-watering dishes prepared by the hotel chefs, ranging from tempting appetisers to a tantalising main course, followed by a sumptuous array of traditional local and international desserts. A .
TO celebrate the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Boustead Sdn Bhd has come up with a special promotion for all the ranges of Suzuki models. From Aug 21 to Oct 31, anyone who purchases a brand new Suzuki car is entitled for the grand draw of $10,000 or one of five consolation prizes. This year, Boustead .
THE deadline for submission of entries for “Zooming in on Biodiversity,” the first Asean-wide photo contest on biodiversity, has been extended to Sept 7 from Aug 30, the organisers said. The contest is open to all residents of Asean member states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar / Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. .
VILLAGE leaders have expressed their concern over glue sniffing, beer drinking and drug consumption among youths which sometimes occur when live bands perform and gambus’ are held on the eve of Malay wedding celebrations. Empty beer cans were seen left at such places. Narcotics Control Bureau Chief Narcotic Officer, Abdul Manaf Hj Lampoh, urged village .
