IN conjunction with the 21″ Convocation Festival, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) with support from UBD Student Body (PMUBD) will be hosting a gala and appreciation night on November 7 at Jerudong Park Polo Club (JPCC). According to the press statement by the PMUBD representatives, “The objective of the gala night is to show its appreciation .
TO MEET the growing population of students in Seria, Chung Ching Middle School will be building an extension to one of the school’s block designated for pre-school students in order to accommodate expanded access to quality pre-school in the district. A ceremony took place yesterday morning at the site to mark the commencement of the .
Shareen Han and Rachel Thien BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI ranked 95th of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index, moving up three places from last year’s ranking. The Sultanate made strides to closing the gender gap with its score of 65.24 per cent, compared with 63.92 per cent the previous year, .
A PRIMARY Five student Law Siang Jin has done Chung Ching Middle School proud by bagging the Gold Medal Award for achieving the highest score in the ICAS (International Competitions and Assessment for Schools) in Computer subject. Siang Jin had also achieved distinctions in ICAS Science, Mathematics and English. She is an outstanding student who .
ABOUT 80 nursing staff and officers from Suri Seri Begawan hospital in Kuala Belait recently attended a talk on managing stress in the workplace. Invited speaker, Pg Haji Sabtu bin Pg Haji Tuah, the Head of Counselling Unit, Ministry of Health emphasised the importance of detecting early symptoms of stress and depression, so that the .
UNIVERSITI Brunei Darussalam’s (UBD) RAKIS club recently organised a performance called Green Valley. The objective of the performance was to create awareness among UBD students and the public about the environment issues such as global warming. The performance was one of several held in conjunction with the 21st Convocation Festival and was part of the .
Shareen Han BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must move beyond the country’s small domestic market and export their products to international consumers in order to stay competitive, a foreign consultant said yesterday. “Not a single product in Brunei cannot be marketed overseas,” said Jagat Shah, founder and mentor of non-profit organisation .
THE Ambassador of the Philippines to Brunei, Mr Alexander B. Yano, made a social visit yesterday to the Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC). Upon his arrival, the ambassador was greeted by JPMC General Manager, Mr Tan Seang Teak and other executive members of JPMC. The visit included a presentation on the history of JPMC, operations, .
OVER 28 teams competed with each other under the blazing sun in an Amazing Race organised by PMUBD in conjunction with the 21st Convocation festival of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday afternoon. The kick-off was held at the UBD Sports Complex. The Amazing Race involved activities that are related to ‘Green Concept’ with environment friendly .
Melvin Jong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Department of Dental Services is planning to introduce more dental clinics in community health centres around the country, Director of Dental Services Hj Shamsir Hj Zainal Abidin said yesterday. Hj Shamsir said that, in the not too distant future, the workforce of the dental department will grow to considerably, .
