Brunei Darussalam Library Association (BLA) began its third series of customised courses on Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System yesterday. The courses will end on May 29. The four-day course is being held at the Language and Literature Bureau Library at Lambak Kanan. A total of 15 participants comprising librarians and teachers in-charge of their school .
Forty students from the Orang Kaya Besar Imas Subok Primary School accompanied by six supervising teachers made an educational visit to the Sago Factory located at Kampong Ukong, Tutong. This visit was part of the school’s annual educational trip to allow the students to know how sago, popularly known as ‘ambulung’, is produced. Cikgu Masni .
About 100 staff of The Empire Hotel & Country Club participated in a cleaning campaign recently organised by the SWR (Social, Welfare and Recreational) committee of the hotel. The campaign was part of the SWR committee’s activities with the objectives of ensuring the cleanliness of the hotel, team-building exercise and to instil the importance of .
Bruneian students studying in Loughborough University held a khatam al-Quran ceremony last Thurday. Present at the ceremony were officers from the Brunei Students Unit London, namely, the Director of Studies, Cikgu Abdullah bin Hj Ahad, Religious Officer, Ustaz Haji Raminey bin Haji Salleh and Financial Attache, Matahir bin Ismail. The event began with a mass .
The Australian High Commission is proud to host the visit of Professor Abdullah Saeed as part of its annual public diplomacy programme under the theme of ‘Islam in Australia’. Professor Saeed is in Brunei for a four-day working visit, meeting with a number of government agencies and academic institutions to discuss a range of topics, .
Television commercials that take viewers on a fascinating journey through the many places that Standard Chartered calls home began airing last week to support the Bank’s new brand campaign. The commercials will be broadcast across major international and local TV/satellite channels in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe, said a press release. “‘Here for .
TUTONG District has lined up an array of colourful and exciting activities to mark the upcoming 64′h birthday celebration of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. Besides nightly performances with religious themes and a 4X4 endurance race, there will also be an agriculture and agro-food festival, home science exhibitions, as well .
Books will be showcased at Shanghai World Expo SOME of Brunei Darussalam’s best Malay literary works will be translated by the Language & Literature Bureau into Mandarin and will be showcased at the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, which will begin in May. Dayang Hajah Aminah binti Haji Momin, the Acting Director of Language & Literature .
It was an exciting day for all students and teachers from Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School (SMPDSM) in Mentiri recently when they held their annual Sports Day. This year’s event took place at Balapan National Sport Complex. The guest of honour was Abd Ghani Hj Kadir, the Ministry of Education’s Acting Director of Co-Curriculum. .
Seruji Hj Setia has done it again! The versatile local golfer has added yet another silverware to his cabinet when he retained the President Trophy for the second consecutive year at the Pantai Mentiri Golf Club on Sunday after carding a total of 70 gross. The President Trophy was sponsored by Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah .
