BERIBI Telanai Primary School received six teachers and 30 students from Greenwood Primary School of Singapore on a three-day visit to the sultanate. Their activities included making traditional local delicacies, kite-making and waving, playing traditional games such as pasang and congkak and badminton. They were also treated to local delicacies such as ambuyat. During the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN “IT’S around 7am (7pm Brunei time). We are just getting ready to start the journey. We are eating breakfast, fixing our blisters, drinking our hot chocolate and packing our things,” said Brunei’s Polar Girl Najibah Eradah Al-Sufri, or just “Era”. Last night she called The Brunei Times from the frozen wilderness. Her .
THIRTY-eight new officers and staff at the Ministry of Development yesterday received certificates after completing a four-day induction programme. The certificates were handed by the Permanent Secretary(Administration and Finance) at the Ministry, Hj Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos. The programme was organised to brief the new members on the roles and responsibilities .
Carnival to raise funds for Philippine typhoon, Jakarta quake victims PHILIPPINE Ambassador to Brunei Alexander B Yano and key officers of the Philippine Embassy paid a courtesy call to Tutong District Officer Haji Idris bin Haji Md Ali in his office yesterday. “This is my fourth month in Brunei and I and my officers and .
WITH home ground advantage and a large contingent of athletes, Brunei Darussalam will be striving for more medals in the 3rd Borneo Games starting Sunday till Dec 6. Pengiran Sabri bin Pg Hj Mohammad, chef-de-mission of the Brunei contingent of 203 athletes and officials said in an interview after the flag handing-over ceremony yesterday: “With .
Danial Norjidi & Afelda Ghani THREE-HUNDRED-AND-TWO people can now proudly call themselves Bruneians after they received their certificates of citizenship during a ceremony at the Multi-purpose Hall of the Fire & Rescue Department in Old Airport yesterday afternoon. The Deputy Minister of Development, Dato Paduka Dr Haji Mat Suny Haji Mohd Hussein, congratulated all of .
INTERNET banking services have made life easier, especially for highly sophisticated people who are always on the move. HSBC Brunei, having aspired to provide the best customer friendly services with “convenience” as the ultimate goal, is a step closer to that vision after it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently. The .
His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, arrived in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on Wednesday evening. The Crown Prince will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as a Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan .
THE Tutong District Carnival, set to be held from December 4-13 this year, will be jointly organised by government agencies in the district, mukim and village consultative councils, associations, non-governmental organisations and individuals. To ensure the carnival runs smoothly, a meeting was held yesterday morning at the Tutong District Office, chaired by Awg Hj Idris .
VICTIMS of the recent Kg Ujong Tanjong fire mishap yesterday received financial contributions from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan SHHB) and the Department of Community Development (Jabatan Pembangunan Masyarakat, JAPEM), Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, in a ceremony held at the Yayasan SHHB headquarters at Jalan Kumbang Pasang, yesterday. During the ceremony, a .
