BRUNEI’S Pengiran Abbas Pg Haji Besar attended the five-day First China International Chongyang Festival in Beijing from Oct 24-28. The opening ceremony was held at the Juihua Resort and Convention Centre in Beijing. As the first festival for senior citizens, it was attended by ambassadors, commercial counsellors, international celebrities, senior representatives and Chinese leaders according .
BEDB and Standard Chartered Bank Brunei recently teamed up to organise a special workshop entitled “Financing of Public Infrastructure Projects: New Ideas for Brunei Darussalam”. The event was held at the iCentre in Anggerek Desa and was attended by over 50 participants from the government and private sector. According to the press release from BEDB, .
IN celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brunei Darussalam, the Okinawa traditional dance was presented yesterday at the International Convention Centre (ICC). Present as guest of honour was the Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Hj Adanan bin Begawan Pehin .
A GROUP of 20 key representatives from the Singapore government led by Rear Admiral (NS) Sim Gim Guan of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Arts visited the Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery yesterday. The visit was part of the Eight Second Echelon Brunei-Singapore Senior Civil Servants Exchange Programme, which began on October 27 .
THE HSBC Global Markets team treated over a hundred of their corporate customers to a Dim Sum high tea event at The Emperor’s Court in Hua Ho Manggis Mall, recently. “As we move forward, the relationship we have with our customers will become more and more important. Customer events like this is important because it .
Rachel Thien BRUNEI-MUARA IN A major step to save a local tree from being endangered in Brunei, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) pounced on the opportunity to rehabilitate forests around its campus by encouraging students to plant the native kerangas tree around the area yesterday. UBD’s Department of Biological Science Senior Lecturer Dr Kushan Tennakoon, .
IT was a dream come true for Awang Muhammad Shelmi bin Abdullah and family to finally own a new house thanks to a joint effort and initiative by Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei-Muara District Department, Brunei Islamic Religious Council and Community Development Department. The presentation ceremony of the mock key took place yesterday at .
IN BUILDING the knowledge of preservation and restoration of the degraded Kerangas Forest, more than 60 students from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) got their hands dirty in support of UBD Green Project to make UBD a Green Campus and to educate the UBD community about environment sustainability. Leading the tree-planting project was Senior Lecturer Dr .
Nurul Amalina Hj Ali THE Pusat Tingkatan Enam Meragang (PTEM) held its first Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting recently to elect the committee members. In her opening speech, Principal Chong Li Chen who is also an advisor to the association thanked the parents and tutors for their attendance, and hoped that the collaboration between the school’s .
Fitri Shahminan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SENIOR government officers must be open to suggestions from lower-ranking staff in order to help them make more effective and balanced decisions at work, said some participants, including officers and staff, from the Ministry of Development (MoD) who recently completed a three-day Outward Bound Brunei course in Temburong. “Leaders must .
