BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Civil Service Department at the Prime Minister’s Office announced that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented for the transfer and appointment of three senior officers. Director of Mosque Affairs at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hj Ismail Hj Abdul Manap, is now the Director of .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A LOCAL employer was fined a total of $2,700 or 18 weeks’ jail for not paying the salary of his Indonesian domestic helper for eight months and 14 days. The employer, Hj Safri Hj Puteh had been charged with nine counts of failure to pay the salary of his Indonesian domestic helper, .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FANS in the Sultanate are in for a treat as Asia and Europe’s finest cue players are converging on Brunei to compete in the Asia vs Europe 9-Ball Team Challenge 2009. The contest will be held on Jan 15-17 at Sutra Hall, Rizqun International Hotel, in Gadong. Sponsored by GHK Motors Sdn .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT came as no surprise when Sefli Ahar crossed the finish line first to beat some 185 runners in the Bukit Patoi Challenge in Temburong on Sunday. Having won the half-marathon during the 3rd Borneo Games earlier this month to take the Sultanate’s only gold medal in athletics, Sefli finished Sunday’s race .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Economic Planning and Development Board (JPKE), is currently holding a seven-day “Back to School 2010 Exhibition and Sales Promotion Fair” at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Berakas. Being held from December 28 to January 3, the fair houses 18 booths and stalls set up .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Barracudas were back in full swing yesterday with all players on their roster attending a training session at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. It was their first training session after the 70-56 loss to the Philippine Patriots in their Asean Basketball League (ABL) match at the Ynares Sports .
BRUNEI-MUARA AS EARLY as dawn yesterday, queues had already formed at the front doors of ATM booths around the country as the sun rose to greet what Bruneians have come to call “Bonus Day”, when civil servants receive their remunerative reward for a year of hard work and dedication to their profession. Traffic jams plagued .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TECHNOLOGY firms under iCentre’s wings are projecting better prospects next year as they build on momentum created this year after rolling out products, some of which have caught the eye of foreign investors. In an interview with The Brunei Times, the iCentre incubators shared plans for next year, promising bigger, better and .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FOLLOWING the attempt to blow up a United States airliner en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Friday, The Brunei Times has learnt that the Director of Civil Aviation, Hj Omarali Hj Mohd Jaafar, yesterday held a meeting with top officials at the Brunei International Airport (BIA). Although details are yet to .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE High Court has dismissed the appeal for a reduced prison sentence by a Singaporean found guilty of attempting to bribe a civil servant to speed up the payment of a claim of a government project in 2006. The defendant, Dong Sui Hung, was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s .
