BRUNEI-MUARA HUNDREDS of families flocked to the country’s two popular beaches at Brunei-Muara District yesterday to make full use of the long holidays to spend quality time with loved ones. Speaking to The Brunei Times, Arifin Pg Hj Bungut from Kg Mata-Mata said that he had planned to have a gathering with his relatives to .
BRUNEI-MUARA THE public have voiced their concern over the limited parking space and narrow road at Muara beach, although they said they praised efforts by the authorities for providing other facilities for visitors there. Armida Ayub, who went to the beach for a family gathering said that to find a parking space at the beach .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN RETAILERS and restaurants in the capital are seeing a slight increase in sales during the festive season as Bruneians rush to buy loved-ones presents and eat out with family and friends on Christmas day. Popular gift store Knic Knacs at Plaza Athirah have been receiving more customers over the past week. A .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN LACK of advertising and poor timing have been cited by vendors at the charity sale organised by the Brunei-Muara District Office as reasons for the poor public response. The sale at the office’s car park, which started on Thursday, is expected to end on December 30, when 10 per cent of the .
BRUNEI-MUARA TICKETS for ferry service to Labuan sold like hot cakes at Serasa Ferry Terminal yesterday as Bruneians going for vacation during the long week end break. Rosmanidah Metussin, ticket sales officer for Taiwah Travel Services said that in the morning alone the company has sold some 300 tickets. She added that as of 12.29pm, .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE question of whether it is haram (forbidden) and wrong for Muslims to greet non-Muslims a “Merry Christmas” and other greetings related to religious occasions has been debated globally. Bruneians too are very cautious when it comes to giving well-wishes during festivities celebrated by non-Muslims for fear of committing the forbidden. Siti .
BELAIT POLICE officers from Sg Liang Police Station in Belait led a team of law enforcement agents on a midnight roadblock on the eve of Christmas day. The roadblock, according to District Traffic Officer (DTO) Ag DSP Harun Hj Ahmad, was a routine precautionary measure against traffic offenders and a bid to keep the roads .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SOME 200 people are expected to take part in the HIV Awareness Tour Bike Ride to be held at the Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Berakas tomorrow morning. Being held in conjunction with the World Aids Day which is celebrated every December 1, worldwide and organised by the Brunei Darussalam Aids Council (BDAC), a .
TUTONG WHILE law enforcement officers were staging raids in and around the capital on Thursday night, other agencies in Tutong were staging their own, with personnel from the Royal Brunei Police Force, Narcotics Control Bureau (BKN), Internal Security Department (KDN) and other law enforcement agencies forming a joint task force to conduct coordinated raids throughout .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BASKETBALL enthusiasts had heard the news and they are rejoicing during this festive period as Kevin Reece, the national basketball coach, gears up for the new year with a grand plan to start basketball development from the grassroots. To achieve this he plans to share his knowledge with other local coaches. “This .
