Standard Chartered Bank recorded encouraging response from the public after it celebrated World Earth Day by rewarding customers who came dressed in green with a plant at all of its seven branches on April 22. “This is a great way to share our green message with our customers,” said Ms Olivia Yong, General Manager Branch .
The founder and owner of Zainab Utama Enterprise, a local family-run business, left for Washington on Friday to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, the United States Embassy in Brunei Darussalam stated in a press release yesterday. Ms Mazrina Yusof was seen off at the Brunei International Airport by the US Embassy Deputy Chief of .
The Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Library yesterday began an advanced cataloguing workshop in an effort to provide exposure and continuous training to those involved in library and related operations. Throughout the three-day workshop that began yesterday, some 30 participants comprising 16 from various government departments and private sector organisations would gain some insight into areas .
The most recent technical pronouncements issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will be examined to provide an up-to-date technical brief from several perspectives. In that respect, a seminar on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) serves as a comprehensive refresher course on all IFRS and IAS that are currently affecting the accounting and auditing .
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Brunei Darussalam will be closed from May 1 to May 3 in view of International Labour Day. According to a press release from the embassy, the office will be open on Friday (April 30) and operations will resume on May 4. Views :198
Some roads in the Belait District will be closed today (April 27) to ensure the smooth-running of Royal Brunei Armed Forces army exercises around Anduki Seria. Roads along Jalan Tengah from Sungai Bera up to the junction of Anduki Lumut will be closed from 8.30am to 12 noon. Motorists heading to Brunei/Muara District from Kuala .
Heads of school canteens were reminded that food safety measures should not be taken lightly during a briefing at the Utama conference room of the Ministry of Education yesterday. According to one of the speakers, Dayang Hajah Umah binti Omar, food inspectors should inspect all supplies before they are distributed to schools across the country. .
As a show of good faith, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has decided to give a former drug addict who is still under the OYDP (Orang Yang Dibawah Pengawasan or ‘People Under Supervision’) programme the opportunity to perform a pilgrimage to the holy land. Awang Safri bin Hj Abd Kahar is the first OYDP individual .
A 34-year-old woman from China who claimed to be “visiting” the country, denied a charge of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. Zhengrong Li could not come up with a local surety as of yesterday and was sent for remand at the Jerudong Prison. Trial was set for May 11, 12, 15 and 25. The .
A 36-year-old local man was fined $800 or jail for a month in default of payment after pleading guilty to making a false police report. Zaini bin Buan lodged a report with the police, claiming that he had lost his money – $5,690 – which he alleged he had just withdrawn from an ATM in .
