BRUNEI-MUARA A CONTAINER ship and a Cruiseliner simultaneously made their maiden voyage to Muara Port yesterday. Present to welcome the two vessels was Hj Bujang Hj Tinkong, acting director of the Ports Department. The first ship, MV Guang Ping, is a 629-TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) container vessel measuring 110.08 metres, carrying a gross tonnage of .
PEKAN (Bernama) – Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd, a DRB-HICOM Bhd unit, yesterday flagged off its first export batch of locally assembled Swift 1.5L to Brunei. “We want to expand the Suzuki product range in Brunei as we see the potential to grow the market share of Suzuki in Brunei,” Managing Director Ibrahim Maidin said. .
A “jobbing” clerk, Awang Mohd Murad bin Hj Arip, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday after he was found guilty of two charges under Section 420 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) and two charges under Section 420 of the Penal Code (Chapter) read together with Section .
SHANGHAI AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy will represent Brunei at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Expo today. In a programme designed to show unity among Asian countries, the organisers have arranged for a group of 132 children to perform in a dance piece, with 48 of them wearing the national costumes of 48 Asian countries participating .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FOR the second year, Bruneians are joining an impressive list of artists taking part in the Asean-Korea Contemporary Photo Exhibition to take place in the Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea from May 13 to 23, 2010. From June 18 to August 8, work from the 27 artists consisting of .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Empire Hotel & Country Club is sprucing up its facilities as it focuses on the Asian market amid growing affluence in the region. Desmond Acheson, general manager, said the property is due for a refurbishment in line with general upkeep standards. “The hotel is 10 years old. Generally rooms need refurbishing .
Haemorrhagic dengue fever could be fatal if it is left unchecked. Awang Kamaludin bin Mohamad Yassin, a senior public health officer, stressed this point during a briefing on dengue fever and cleanliness of environment for village heads and penghulus in the Brunei-Muara District on Wednesday. The Brunei-Muara District Officer, Dato Paduka Awang Hj Mohd Yussof .
Studies and research are being conducted by Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS), which amongst others aims to place Brunei among the top 10 in the world in terms of GDP per capita. This is a big challenge, said CSPS, considering the Sultanate is currently occupying the No 25 spot in terms of GDP .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies has appointed a team of Canadian consultants to carry out a study on alternative energy sources for Brunei’s future domestic demand and possibly for export. The “Alternative Energy for Continuous Economic Growth” research project will begin middle of next month with a contract signing to .
Efforts to make Muara Port as the main gateway into the country by sea by increasing the connectivity is gaining momentum with the rise in number of cruise ships and shipping liners calling on the port. Last year, 24 cruise liners carrying 20,599 passengers and 9,894 crews had called on Muara Port. This year, 26 .
