In support of the United Nation’s (UN) initiative to promote autism awareness, the Learning Ladders Society (LLS), a registered non-profit organisation involved with children with neurological disorders, will be organising a four-kilometre walkathon on Friday, April 2. The Walk-For-Fun charity walkathon, co-organised with support group Green Frog Humanitarian Relief, will mark World Autism Awareness Day .
Students and teachers of St John’s School recently attended a talk conducted by LiveWIRE. The talk was delivered by Mr Steven Song, where he provided the students insight on the opportunities of venturing into the career of businesses and he later mentioned about various programmes organised by LiveWIRE. The school principal, Mr Koh Hong Puah, .
One of the most active business associations in Brunei Darussalam, French Bruneian Business Association (FBBA) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The executive committee members of FBBA held its annual general meeting yesterday. Present at the meeting were French Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Mr Louise Le Vert in his capacity as the Patron .
Construction works for the new Kampong Kiudang mosque, which is built on a land opposite the cemetery at the village, are nearing completion. The new mosque will cater to the needs of worshippers from Kiudang, Pengkalan Mau/Bekiaun as well as surrounding villages. The new mosque can accommodate up to 1,200 worshippers and various facilities are .
Officers from the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, headed by Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources yesterday visited Brunei Heidelberg Cement Sdn Bhd (BHC), a local company owned by Pengiran Anak Haji Ja’afar ibni Al-Marhum Pg Pemancha Pg Anak Hj Mohd Alam of PJ Corporation .
The national committee members for His Majesty’s birthday celebration were reminded of last year’s titah that called for the celebration to be held in a prudent manner without burdening the people. Last year, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, in his titah, strongly criticised the reasons behind organising donation pooling .
From the days when washing clothes meant stomping on them with bare feet in a bucket filled with water and detergent to using high tech automatic washing machines, the Narcotics Control Bureau has made major changes in improving drug rehabilitation since it took administrative control over Al-Islah Centre two years ago. The appointed residents themselves .
Drug abusers are assured that help is available should they wish to turn their lives for the better. The Al-Islah Centre, funded by the government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, aims at producing better and responsible individuals in the hope to reduce the number of drug abusers in the .
The Tutong District Office yesterday held a ceremony to mark the end of a workshop that aimed to steer participants towards a successful path. Held at the official residence of the Tutong District officer, the event saw the presentation of certificates to 38 workshop participants comprising Tutong District Office personnel as well as heads of .
The BSB Municipal Board’s Law Enforcement Unit yesterday slapped a $200 fine on a convenience store at Kg Pelambaian after it was found to have practised indiscriminate dumping of rubbish. Under the Minor Offences Act, any person/company found to have dumped rubbish indiscriminately would be slapped with a compound fine of not more than $500. .
