BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ORNAMENTAL plant vendors at the Agriculture and Agrifood Expo 2009 said sales have bloomed during the expo, which started on Nov 19 and ends tomorrow. Hjh Norsiah Hj Anggas, a vendor from Norhali dan Anak Anak, told The Brunei Times that since she joined the expo, daily sales have reached more than .
FROM next year, St George’s School will be introducing a new Kindergarten One (Nursery) programme. It is adopting the British concept of “Learning through Play” by following activities such as table top, floor activities, painting, craftwork, outdoor activities, creative play, cognitive activities, discussion, story-telling time, water play on Saturdays (depending on weather), the school said. .
IT WAS an emotional ceremony for some 29 Year 6 students yesterday who will be leaving Jigsaw Primary School after the graduation. The students surprised their teachers and principal Mrs Helen Chin by giving out roses as a token of appreciation. Mrs Helen Chin couldn’t contain her emotion and she was in tears. This year’s .
His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office as Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), attended a Special Session on Climate Change, on November 27. Also present at this session .
The Ministry of Defence celebrated Hari Raya Aidiladha yesterday by holding a feast of sacrifice or `Korban’ at the Ministry of Defence’s surau in Bolkiah Garrison. The event saw the Deputy Minister of Defence Pehin Datu Singamanteri Kolonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar in attendance as the guest of .
AS THE final school holidays began, Bistari Organisation is taking the opportunity to train and familiarise students on the basics of operating small businesses through a bazaar held at the ground floor of Orchid Garden Hotel in Berakas. The bazaar, which began yesterday morning, saw young entrepreneurs, mostly students who have completed their PMB exams .
BRUNEI Darussalam Red Crescent Society leadership has agreed to host the 11th SEA Organisational Development Forum. This forum will provide an opportunity for Red Cross and Red Crescent leaders from around the region to share experiences, challenges and ideas. The agreement was made yesterday at a meeting with representatives from the International Federations of Red .
DUE to the arrival of Hari Raya AidilAdha, the Mulaut abbatoir was all hustle and bustle as officials and staff worked non-stop around the clock. Getting all the cattle and goats ready required a fair bit of effort and time. On this first day of AidilAdha, around 200 cattle and 300 goats were slaughtered. Not .
Zainal HJ MEMBERS of the Kampong Keriam Mosque Consultative Council organised a sacrificial ceremony in observance of the first day of Hari Raya AidilAdha. Fourty-two villages gathered together to cooperate in slaughtering nine of their buffaloes. In attendance to lead and conduct the sacrificial ceremony was the mosque’s Imam. Also present were village chiefs and .
One of the festivals most grandly celebrated by Muslims worldwide, apart from Hari Raya Aidil Fitri is the Hari Raya AidilAdha, which is also more commonly known among the Malay community as the Hari Raya Korban or Hari Raya Haji, and in most Muslim countries is observed with a public holiday. Celebrated about two months .
