BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ACTING Minister of Education told the three students who will be going to the prestigious National University of Singapore’s (NUS) High School of Mathematics and Science under government scholarships, to be model citizens and uphold the country’s name whilst studying there. Pg Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohammad Pg Hj Abd Rahman .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IN RESPONSE to the mass deportation of over 4,000 ethnic Hmong people from a refugee camp in northern Thailand, local diplomatic missions of Australia and the US yesterday issued statements on behalf of their respective governments. The forced expulsion has spurred outcry in the international community. The US, Australia, Canada and the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A BRUNEIAN man has been fined $1,500 by the Magistrate’s Court for consuming methylamphetamine, a class ‘A’ drug. According to the statement of facts, the defendant, 34-year-old Hj Yussof Hj Pudin, was apprehended on December 2007 by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers for suspicion of drug abuse during a raid at a .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A TEENAGER has been fined $2,800 by the Magistrate’s Court on two counts of possessing “unexcisable goods” in the form of alcohol and “uncustomed goods” of two kilogrammes of packaged chicken wings. According the statement of facts, the defendant, 18-year-old Abd Hanafi Abd Razak, was a passenger in a vehicle when he .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Magistrates Court yesterday sentenced a man to pay a fine of $1,600 after he was found guilty of “slapping” and “punching” his wife in the face and back. Magistrate Harnita Zelda Skinner found Mohd Jalani Hj Morni, 34, guilty after a total of nine prosecution witnesses appeared before the court during .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DST mobile phones subscribers can rest assured that their texts and voice calls will reach their intended recipients on New Year’s eve amid concern that the huge traffic influx will cause considerable delays. Elixsurian Hj Busu, Corporate Communications Unit Manager of DST-Group told The Brunei Times that their server capacity is capable .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Al Bukhari Textile Sdn Bhd will open a branch at Tanjung Bunut by end of February next to the new DST outlet. “We could sense that Tanjung Bunut is a good and strategic business location as there are numbers of people residing around the area such as in Mulaut, Bengkurong, Sengkurong .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) has confirmed its coordination with several other law enforcement agencies that will see mass operations nationwide to ensure the public’s safety and security as New Year arrives tomorrow. The police would also like to advise the public to remain vigilant against opportunists who might commit crime .
BRUNEI-MUARA THE MV Shuttle Hope, which is owned and operated by local company PKL Jaya Sdn Bhd, had a soft launching today at the Serasa Ferry Terminal. Aboard the maiden voyage was Malaysian High Commissioner Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, Ports Director Ang Kian Guan and Director of Marine Department Hj Omar Hj Sirat. The .
TEMBURONG THE long queue at Ujung Jalan Immigration Post and Ferry may be a cause of annoyance for those who wish to cross Limbang to Bandar Seri Begawan, but it is a business opportunity for the village residents. One of the four stall operators, Hjh Seriah Hj Johar, 56, said the long queue which started .
