BELAIT Wednesday, May 26, 2010 AS BRUNEI’S first methanol exporter, Brunei Methanol Company Sdn Bhd (BMC) is trying to capture as much value in sales as possible through a plan to diversify its market by selling to different countries. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohd Reduan Hj Mohd Yusof said yesterday the global market constantly changes .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, May 26, 2010 A RESHUFFLING of the government buildings could be in order if the Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) Masterplan is anything to go by. In a recent BSB Masterplan workshop to showcase and present initial facilities of the plan design, the proposal of a Government Administrative Centre (GAC) near the .
BRUNEI-MUARA Wednesday, May 26, 2010 SEVERAL Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) lecturers have criticised the discontinuation of undergraduate teaching programmes at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE). This, they said, was a cause for concern among the many schoolteachers who are not properly trained in the profession. SHBIE upgraded its status from an undergraduate .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 THE battle against climate change must not revolve around finger-pointing, rather, it must start with changes at the personal and community levels, said panelists during the sixth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held last week in Kuala Lumpur. The Special Leaders Dialogue on Climate Change entitled “Putting a .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 WITH the International Halal Market Conference (IHMC) 2010 coming up, industry experts and businessmen are wondering what to expect from this year’s summit on June 5-6. Hajj Abdalhamid David Evans, managing director and senior analyst of Imarat Consultants, official event manager of the IHMC 2010, said that although .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 BRUNEI experienced an average reduction of 564 Megawatts per hour (MW/h) in electricity consumption during the government’s 12-hour e-Saving campaign Switch Off and Set (SOS) yesterday as part of Energy Day 2010. In an effort to reduce the country’s electrical usage and raise awareness, the Energy Division at .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday sent a congratulatory message to Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the government and people of Jordan on the occasion of their 64th Independence Day today. In the message, His Majesty stated that he values the excellent relations .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 BRUNEI needs to intensify efforts in fostering the culture of energy conservation to face the “inevitable situation” when the country can no longer acquire energy at prices cheaper than the production costs, the Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office said as he launched Brunei’s fourth Energy .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 THE Empire Hotel and Country Club is looking at the possibility of fuelling its golf course vehicles with biodiesel and converting some of its lights to LED (light-emitting diode), to make the hotel more energy efficient and decrease utility bills as it is Brunei’s largest consumer of electricity. .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 FIVE recipients were awarded the inaugural National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Initiatives Awards (NEECIA) during the launch of Energy Day 2010 at The Rizqun International Hotel. Energy Minister Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Hj Mohammad Hj Daud first presented the award to .
