BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN INSURANS Islam Taib is tapping its own capital to meet the capitalisation needed under a government order aimed at strengthening the industry, its top executive said. The insurer is awaiting regulatory approvals before it can restructure operations in line with the Takaful Order 2008, which among others requires insurers to be better .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI-BASED banks are looking at launching debit cards amid a sea change in credit card use in the Sultanate following a government directive for banks to curb credit card debts. MasterCard has noticed a global rise in the use of the debit card, which is an alternative payment method to cash when .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE two Bruneian Umrah pilgrims who were killed in a road accident while travelling en route to Madinah al-Monawarah in Saudi Arabia will be buried in the holy city. The two who perished in a vehicular accident on Saturday night were among the members of a family of seven who were on .
An awards presentation ceremony was held yesterday at Meragang Sixth Form Centre (PTE) . The chief guest at the event was Awang Haji Abdul Hakip bin Haji Burut, the Director for the Department of Schools Inspectorate, Ministry of Education. The event began with speeches by the principal of Meragang PTE, Dyg Chong Li Chen and .
The iSurvive 2010, organised by the Empire Hotel and Country Club, kick-started yesterday with the theme, “my village”. Teams took part in games based on village concept, and among the adventure were swirling of sago, coconut throwing, kite flying, fishing and playing traditional game of chongkak. To receive the passport to join, the teams have .
Loughborough University and College in-service training officers received a visit by representatives of the Brunei High Commission in UK recently. The working visit was primarily aimed at looking into the welfare of the officers currently pursuing both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes under the Government-In-Service training scheme in Loughborough. The third secretary (Recruitment and Training) of .
The roles and services of personnel of the Fire and Rescue Department are not limited specifically to fighting fires and educating the public on fire prevention methods but also to provide assistance to victims of car accidents and many others. This was stated by the public relations officer of the Berakas Fire and Rescue Department, .
Residents of Kampong Jaya Setia/Jaya Bakti Perpindahan Berakas under Mukim Berakas ‘A’ held a walkathon and exercise event, which saw the participation of men, women and children at the open area of Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. The exercise was led by the village head Haji Nordin bin Haji Abu Bakar. A warm-up session before the .
In an attempt to further enhance the quality of religious teachers at institutions in the Tutong District, a teachers meeting was held recently, which saw the involvement of officers from the Tutong Islamic Teaching Department. The guest of honour at the event was the Assistant Director of Islamic Teaching, Ustazah Hajah Fatimah binti Haji Abd .
Poverty does exist in Brunei but rather than ignoring it, a group of seven UBD undergraduates recently organised a Poverty Project public presentation entitled ‘An Exploratory Study of Poverty in Brunei Darussalam’ at the Lecture Theatre of the Chancellor’s Hall to help create awareness on the issue. Amongst the pro-gramme’s objectives were to support His .
