TUTONG THE number of participating schools has increased in this year’s eXPLOMATHS, indicating the awareness on the importance of changing students’ perception that Mathematics is a “boring” subject, said an education officer. About 100 schools joined the competition last year, but figures for this year have yet to be finalised. “We want to give students .
BRUNEI-MUARA STUDENTS of the Meragang Sixth Form Centre yesterday became the first batch of Sixth Form students to receive a more in-depth knowledge and understanding on the nation’s Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) philosophy following a talk cum workshop which was held at the centre. The programme was organised by the Supreme Council for MIB in .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AS THE world celebrated Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Day yesterday, professionals in a variety of industries that feature IPR as a core tenet, cite that awareness in the sultanate is low. “Bruneians in general have little, or no understanding as to what intellectual property is,” said graphic designer Majin Razak. He said .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Public Works Department (PWD) will set up a new 24-hour Customer Care Centre (CCC) to receive and provide feedback to the public on matters involving the department. PWD director-general Hj Suhaimi Hj Gafar announced the new centre during a dialogue session with penghulu-penghulu and village chiefs yesterday. Hj Suhaimi said that .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN H1N1 vaccine side-effects THE Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday said there is “very minimal” risk of the Influenza ‘A’ (H1N1) vaccine causing a side-effect that can lead to paralysis of the face and limbs. A spokesperson of the ministry made the clarification in response to any possible confusion over a recent report .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) Municipal Department has shortlisted three of the 200 different pilot projects submitted for the BSB Masterplan during a closed-door meeting yesterday. A project officer of the BSB Masterplan from the BSB Municipal Department said that the “Meeting for Down Selection of Projects from the Project List” was .
BRUNEI-MUARA TWO families who lost their homes in Kampong Ayer to fire have been relocated in more comfortable houses in Kg Burong Pingai Ayer, with contributions from the Brunei-Muara District Office and other government agencies and the private sector. Handing over of the houses was led by Brunei-Muara District Officer Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yussof .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AN AIRFARE ticket to Saudi Arabia was given to a subject in the Orang Yang Dibawah Pengawasan (OYPD) or Persons Under Surveillance programme of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), to perform the Umrah, at a presentation ceremony yesterday morning. A travel agency, Titian Travel and Tours, sponsored the airfare ticket for Safri .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Royal Brunei Police Force wishes to inform the public of a road closure in the Anduki Seria area due to a Royal Brunei Armed Forces exercise. Along Jalan Tengah, the section from Sungai Bera bridge until the Anduki Lumut junction will be closed today from 8.30am until 12pm. Road users from .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A MAN convicted of cheating two government workers and further attempted to cheat two others had his sentencing date moved from yesterday to tomorrow afternoon following the defendant hiring a defence counsel at the “11th hour” in preparation for his mitigation. The defendant, Mohd Murad Hj Arip, was found guilty on all .
