EPSON Malaysia has licensed Concepts Computers as Brunei’s official distributor of Epson products as well as services yesterday during a press conference held at the Concepts Computers Kiulap branch. “We have noticed that Concepts Computers have been receiving a lot of faithful customers because of their reasonable prices and package deals,” said Ellen Ho, from .
February 28, 2010 | Posted in
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From Los Angeles, we made our way to San Francisco. Along the way, we stopped at Solvang in Santa Barbara for a brief experience of what the small Danish-American town has to offer. The city is home to bakeries, restaurants and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. It was as close as we .
WHAT do Elizabeth Jagger, oldest daughter of legendary rock band Rolling Stones’ lead singer Mick Jagger and former model Jerry Hall, a plastic 60ft sailing boat made of recycled plastic called the Plastiki, and Brunei sailing-instruction company Sailing in Brunei have in common? Last week Elizabeth Jagger visited Brunei for the first time to attend .
LOCAL students attended training sessions at International School Brunei in preparation for the upcoming ISB Borneo Global Issues Conference, to be held at ISB and the ICC from March 12-15. HSBC is the main sponsor of this student-managed conference this year, and ISB BGIC VIII is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources .
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TO USHER in the Year of the Tiger, Standard Chartered Bank hosted a Chinese New Year open house for clients, partners and prominent business personalities at the residence of their Chief Executive Officer yesterday. The event, hosted by Standard Chartered CEO, Danny Quah and his wife Florence, marks the first time that the Singaporean couple .
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THE Maulidur Rasul celebrations at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien yesterday had attracted tourists who came to witness the procession which was being held in the capital. John DeVille, a 34-year-old British tourist who is on his first trip to Brunei said that he was amazed at how many people were attending the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DESPITE an estimated 18,000 people who descended on the capital to take part in the annual Maulidur Rasul procession, there were no reports of serious traffic jams. According to a member of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) who was coordinating traffic, all the traffic operations went smoothly during the procession, which .
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN EACH year, many people taking part in the Maulidur Rasul celebrations at Taman Hj Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien indulge in some sustenance before and after procession, providing a boon for several restaurants in the capital. “It’s like this every year. We started serving customers as early as 5.30am. Many (participants) come .
TEMBURONG/BELAIT/TUTONG THE Maulidur Rasul was also held in Temburong, Belait and Tutong Districts where thousands of people participate in commemorating the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for 1431 Hijrah. In Temburong, the Maulidur Rasul procession for some 1,835 participants from 26 contingents began at 8.30am. The number of participants may be .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MEMBERS of the Muslim community all over the country gathered yesterday in the capital to act as one Islamic unity in celebrating Maulidur Rasul, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Fadzalik Mohamed, a 24-year-old Baiduri Bank clerk, said that he has been attending the Maulidur Rasul celebrations every year. .