BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE first series of lectures on Tafsir Al-Quran (scholarly interpretations of the Quran) started yesterday. The programme is conducted by the Al-Quran Learning and Dissemination Centre of the Religious Minister from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (Mabims). The lecture, aimed at creating a greater appreciation and understanding of Islamic teachings, took place .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Ministry of Health is urging people to be vaccinated against Influenza A (H1N1) following at least 19 new cases being reported in Brunei in the first three weeks of this month. “Brunei is seeing an increase in the number of H1N1 cases on a weekly basis, even though the number is .
TUTONG BRUNEI’S drug rehabilitation centre is moving to a 50-acre compound in Kampong Kupang, Tutong. The place is big enough to accommodate any increase in the number of drug addicts that may seek help from the Al-Islah Drug Rehabilitation Centre. The centre’s 111 residents, comprising 95 males and 16 females, are at the rehabilitation centre .
BRUNEI-MUARA MEMBERS of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) were asked to work towards earning public trust as well as give their best performance in their daily policing duties yesterday. Police Commissioner Pehin Datu Kerma Setia CP Dato Paduka Seri Zainuddin Jalani said this was in line with His Majesty’s titah during the 85th Anniversary .
BRUNEI-MUARA BRUNEI must continue protecting its peatlands, as research has shown that a significant amount of carbon emissions from disturbed peatlands have been released into the atmosphere in Southeast Asia, said an expert yesterday. During Dr Susan Elizabeth Page’s public lecture on “Tropical Peatlands and their Environmental Importance” at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), she said .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN REPRESENTATIVES of higher-education institutions in Canada were keen to espouse the benefits of the flexibility of the Canadian educational system in touting their courses on offer at the Canadian Education Fair yesterday at The Rizqun International Hotel. The one-day fair gave potential students from Brunei an opportunity to speak to representatives from .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN QUALIFIED and interested applicants can now apply for diploma, higher national diploma or first degree programmes and submit their online applications from 7.45am tomorrow. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday, the first round of the Higher Education Centralised Admission System (Hecas) online applications for the August .
BELAIT THE first harvest of several rice varieties imported from China began yesterday at the Lot Sengkuang paddy plantation in Labi, Belait, with the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources and the Chinese Ambassador to Brunei officiating the beginning of the harvest. The rice varieties undergoing field trials were imported under a joint venture between .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI Darussalam has established diplomatic relations with the Caribbean island of Grenada with effect from Friday, following the signing of the joint communique at the office of the permanent representative of Brunei to the United Nations in New York. Permanent Representative of Brunei to the UN Latif Tuah represented His Majesty’s Government, .
BRUNEI-MUARA THE Brunei Darussalam Social Welfare Council (MKM) held an introductory briefing regarding the establishment of the newly-registered independent body yesterday to introduce members of the public and other NGOs (non-government organisations) to the new council. The council is an independent body to induct NGOs, associations, private firms and individuals related to community and social .
