EXPATRIATES living in Brunei Darussalam are expected to flock to the annual Miri International Jazz Festival on May 14 and May 15 to pay homage to regionally and internationally recognised jazz musicians. According to The Star, Sarawak is expecting to earn at least RM10 million in tourism revenue during the festival “by luring expatriates from .
The PB Limau Manis Primary School beat Sengkurong Primary School 3 -1 in the finals of the football championship for primary schools for the Brunei IV area at the UNISSA football field Gadong. The championship organised by the Co-curriculum Department, Ministry of Education and hosted by the Awang Hj Mohd Yusuf, Katimahar Primary School saw .
“TODAY is our rest day where we hope to acclimatise to the thinning air,” wrote Hj Adi Irham Dato Hj Ibrahim, one of the nine Bruneian adventurers scaling their way up the 5,364 metres to the Everest Base Camp, on day four of their gruelling 16-day journey, in the Everest Trekking Amal web site yesterday. .
An opening ceremony was held yesterday to mark the opening of a new canteen at a government department. The ceremony was officiated by Temburong District officer, Awg Matusin bin Orang Kaya Sura Haji Tuba. The canteen was previously operated by the consultative council of Kampongs Belais and Buda-Buda, followed by the consultative council of Mukim .
A religious sermon held recently saw an invited speaker, Ustaz Abdullah Al-Amin, emphasising on important issues and procedures that should be undertaken by all Muslims in preparation for the day of judgement (Akhirat). He encouraged his audience to spread the message and to make a habit of reciting prayers and verses from the Quran such .
Two Malaysian workers were caught working while on social passes in a housing construction site at Kg Mumong, Kuala Belait. They were caught during ‘Ops Bersepadu Cekap 72/2010′ conducted by the Immigration Enforcement section of Kuala Belait District. One of the Malaysians on a social pass said he has been working as a foreman for .
Some 66 officers from the Ministry of Finance donated blood yesterday. Doctors and nurses from the Blood Donation Unit at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) hospital collected 66 pints of blood to replenish their stock levels. The donors were at the outset evaluated, screened and tested for diseases, including HIV and viral hepatitis .
Year Nine Awg Khairul Izzul bin Zaini and Year Seven Dyg Suzana binti Jariad from Sayyidina Ali Secondary School were crowned champions in the poetry recitation competition among Belait District government schools of cluster five in conjunction with the 26th National Day. Organised by the Malay Literature and MIB departments, the competition was conducted by .
A meeting between the Brunei-Muara District police officers and penghulus and village heads of Mukim Berakas and Mukim Gadong was held yesterday at the Crime and Traffic Police Building in the capital. Present were Mohd Faisal Al-Sufri bin Hj Adinin, OCPD Police Brunei-Muara District and Pg Hj Zainal Abidin bin Hj Mohd Yassin A/OCPD Administration, .
The Tutong 4WD Association will be organising the fourth individual 4WD competition in conjunction with its Family Day on May 2 at the open area near the Mahad Islam Brunei in Tutong District. The competition is divided into Category A for vehicles 2000cc and below and Category B for vehicles 2001cc and above. Entrance fee .
