BRUNEI-MUARA YOUTHS were urged to explore and acquire skills in the entrepreneurship sector to generate revenues for the Sultanate and curb unemployment rates at the same time. The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday said that youths take advantage of business facilities in the country to accelerate entrepreneurship activities. During .
BRUNEI-MUARA A WIDOW from Kampung Jerudong in Mukim Sengkurong will soon have a home to call her own as the construction for her new house started yesterday with the foundation laying ceremony. Zainap Mat, 63, was overjoyed at the prospect of having a new house as her old dilapidated house was deemed unsafe and lack .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DEVELOPING the “Riverfront Eco Corridor” along Sungai Kedayan is critical as it will be the defining feature of Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), said global consultancy firm HOK Planning Group’s director of landscape yesterday. Barry Day said that they had gone through a number of alternatives on how to structure the capital city’s .
BRUNEI-MUARA SOME 60 students under the Headmasters Graduation Programme at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia visited two local schools yesterday to gain an insight into the inner workings of an educational institute and ways to manage schools. Still enrolled in the programme at UMS, the headmasters attend the classes in different periods. “They are actually .
BRUNEI-MUARA RESIDENTS of Kg Batu Marang fishing village yesterday received guidance from the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) and its Fisheries Department on how to ensure that their catch of the day remains top quality when they go to market. Under a one-day programme on proper fish handling and responsible fishing at the .
BANDA SERI BEGAWAN Death in custody trial AT THE High Court yesterday, Defence Counsel (DC) Yusof Halim disputed the accuracy of the timeline with regards to taking fingerprints, to which yesterday’s prosecution witness Lance Corporal Hanafi Hidup admitted to have instructed a suspect to fill in a different time entry. He was giving a testimony .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei government anticipates that most motorists will try to avoid filling up petrol on Energy Day, when fuel subsidies will be retracted for one day. But, senior officials yesterday pointed out that this would have proven the effectiveness of the nationwide campaign of raising public awareness on the importance of these .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday defended Brunei’s bilingual education system which uses English language in majority of school subjects, saying that it has been operating well and past generations have succeeded due to their good command of English. Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Pengarah Dato .
KUALA LUMPUR COUNTRIES aiming to tap into tourism to stimulate their economies are urged to work with what they have and leverage on it to attract visitors. At the World Islamic Economic Forum yesterday, Tourism Malaysia Chairman Datuk Dr Victor Wee cited Malaysia’s example, saying his country had even harnessed the monsoon to promote tourism, .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A SCHEME to improve facilities at Kampong Ayer, including better sanitary and sewage system, could create new industries, Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Board Deputy Chairman Mohd Ramli Hj Zulkifli yesterday said. “(There are) business opportunities when it comes to the supply and installation of a sanitary system in Kampong Ayer. (The materials) .
