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Village promotes healthier lifestyle

THE Pesta 2G of Kampong Sungai Teraban and the Belait Youth and Sports Department organised a sports festival at the community hall in Kampong Sungai Teraban. Present as the guest of honour was Kampong Sungai Teraban village head Haji Mohd Shake bin Ahmad. According to Pesta 2G Youth Committee Chairman Pengiran Haji Yusof bin Pengiran .

Airports step up security

No new measures so far at the BIA

BPS names Tutong entrepreneur as Best Photographer of the Year

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei Photographic Society (BPS) crowned an entrepreneur from Tutong as the best photographer for this year during their 32nd bi-annual meeting at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium yesterday. Joseph Wong Siew Hang, who runs a shop dealing with photo equipment and services, received the “Best Photographer of the Year 2009″ award .

‘Cuti-Cuti Temburong 2009′ attracts hundreds of visitors

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TEMBURONG district’s holiday programme “Cuti-Cuti Temburong 2009 ” came to a close yesterday, after the month-long annual programme attracted hundreds of domestic and foreign visitors during the school holiday period. The Temburong District Office, in cooperation with the Mukim and Village Consultative Councils and the Culture and Tourism Body of Temburong, organised .

Many prefer to stay homeduring long weekend

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WHILE many in Brunei went away for the recent long weekend, a lot more have chosen to remain in the country. The Brunei Times interviewed some of these people to ask why they chose to remain in Brunei for their holidays. While enjoying time off at Tungku beach, a Bruneian who wished .

Hotels see rise in occupancy next year

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MAJOR hotels in the capital are projecting an increase in occupancy rates for next year, with many of them counting on global exposure from the Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) to draw in tourists. “We have projected that for the ATF, we will be full and that the pricing will also be a .

Kg Belimbing residents go fishing to raise funds for disaster victims

BRUNEI-MUARA RESIDENTS of Kg Belimbing took part in a fun-filled Sunday morning yesterday as they participated in a fishing competition at the village’s Tasik Sarumbing. The Fishing Festival was one of Kg Belimbing Village Consultative Council’s recreational activities during the three-day product fair to raise funds for the earthquake victims of Indonesia and the typhoon-hit .

Bike event a success

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN JUDGING from the number of participants who turned up for the HIV Awareness Tour Bike Ride for World Aids Day, it seemed that the event had reached its objectives of promoting awareness on HIV/Aids and importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Organised by the Brunei Darussalam Aids Council (BDAC), the tour took .

Parents, children prepare for back to school

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WITH the new year around the corner, students and parents wait in anticipation of the reopening of schools for the new academic year. The hustle and bustle at stationery outlets and bookshops and outlets selling uniforms is evidence of the fact that both parents and students are readying for the new session. .

Residents of Mukim Berakas ‘A’ upset over break-ins

BRUNEI-MUARA SEVERAL residents of Mukim Berakas ‘A’ have expressed concern over the number of break-ins that have occurred in their neighbourhood over the years and have urged the authorities to tighten security around the area. Dk Fitriah Pg Hj Abu Bakar, a resident of Kg Delima Satu, said that her house had been broken into .


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