THE closing of the Students Association for Session 2008/2009 and the appointment of the new Students Association 2009/2010 were held yesterday at the Seri Begawan Religious Teaching University College (KUPUSB). The event’s guest of honour was Dr Hj Abdullah Hj Lampoh, Deputy Raes of the University College. In his speech, he said: “Such an association .
Melvin Jong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT IS more cost effective to train dental hygienists and therapists rather than have dentists provide simple treatment for dental caries (tooth decay and cavities) and periodontal diseases, said the Minister of Health yesterday in response to an anticipated shortage of qualified dentists in Brunei in the near future. Pehin .
THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MoH) yesterday held an Effective Motivational Workshop for its personnel. Some 21 personnel who are Division 4 staff members took part in the three-day workshop at the Public Service Institute in Rimba that was organised by a local company. Among the programme’s objectives were to increase the motivation towards producing .
Chua Guan Cheong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE visiting Singapore delegation, currently in the Sultanate to attend the eighth Second Echelon Brunei-Singapore Senior Civil Servants Exchange Programme, was given a taste of Brunei yesterday by Sheikh Jamaluddin Sheikh Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brunei Tourism Board, with a tour to the Cultural and Tourism Gallery .
BAG Networks yesterday invited a speaker from Pusat Da’wah Islamiah to talk about traditional versus Islamic medications. Ustaz Hj Anuari spoke to some 20 staff members of BAG Networks on the background and history of Islamic medicine, as well as the role that it plays in the modern world where traditional ones are typically sought .
ABOUT 60 officers and staff from various departments of the Ministry of Development were presented with certificates that marked the completion of their participation in the “Sekapur Sirih” Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam course. The guest of honour who presented certificates to the recipients was Hj Mohd Alimin Hj Mohd Tanjong, the Director of Administration and .
Syazwan Sadikin BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE need for a “harmonious” land transportation in Asean was that would hasten achievements in other sectors while at the same time boost rapid development within the region was highlighted yesterday. This was noted by Director of Land Transport Department, Md Riza Dato Paduka Hj Md Yunos, during the opening .
“WHEN the Department of Dental Services started the Dental Hygiene and Therapy training programme three years ago, there were many challenges we had to face, which at the time seemed insurmountable,” said Dr Awang Haji Shamshir bin Haji Zainal Abidin, Director of Dental Services, during the Convocation ceremony held by the Department of Dental Services, .
BRUNEI-MUARA THE blazing afternoon sun was not enough to deter the 112 Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) students from competing in their own version of the Amazing Race yesterday. The motivating factor, cash prizes of $2,000, $1,200 and $400 for the top three teams donated by Bank Islam Brunei Berhad (BIBD), had the teams running all .
Melvin Jong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN STANDARD Chartered Bank (SCB) will be holding its “Seeing is Believing” fund-raising event on November 6 to raise community awareness on the importance of “taking the matter of eye health into their own hands”, Andy Ang, SCB’s Premium Banking General Manager, has announced. Ang said that the event will allow .
