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Media need to report accurately, responsibly

BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 IT IS incumbent on the media to report matters accurately, correctly and above all with integrity, the Attorney General said in her welcoming remarks yesterday during the opening of a seminar on the media and the law for Public Prosecutors in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. “Unsupported reports that are .

Tourism sector improves services to Korean tourists

BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 A TRAINING programme is being held to help professionals in Brunei’s tourism industry to to further improve services to Korean tourists visiting the country. Jointly organised by the Asean-Korea Centre and the Brunei Tourism Board, the three-day “Asean Tourism Human Resource Development Programme” provides participants an insight into Korean tourism, .

TAP names new board members

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 THE Employees Trust Fund (TAP) yesterday announced newly-appointed board members who will be office bearers up until February 20, 2010, with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. The Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office assume the position as chairman, .

Witness ‘did not dare’ give medication

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A WITNESS in the death in custody trial yesterday testified before the High Court that police officers from the Limau Manis Crime Investigation Department did not instruct her on the time when she should administer medication to a Sengkurong Police Station detainee following the latter’s visit to the hospital. When asked by .

Indonesia’s deputy defence minister feted

BRUNEI MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 DEPUTY Minister of Defence Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Paduka Hj Mohammad Yasmin Hj Umar feted visiting Deputy Minister of Defence Republic of Indonesia, Lieutenant General TNI Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin last night in a welcome dinner held in Jerudong. . At the event, both Deputy Ministers of Defence .

Empathy needed for teacher to train a child

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 THE New National Education System of the 21st Century (SPN21) is defined by three major thrusts that are needed to be developed, said the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in an interview yesterday. In an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday, Hj Mohd Daud Hj Mahmud .

Teacher growth key to reach higher standards

BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 EXPAND the roles of teacher preparation programmes so that continual innovative improvements will develop a new generation of teachers who have the ability to promote complex learning in students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) permanent secretary (Higher Education) said yesterday. During the opening of the 15th International Conference on Education .

Land regulation causing govt project delays

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 COMPLICATIONS in the land site acquisition and reservation process have been cited as among causes of delays in several government development projects. Senior land officer Hj Yunaidi Hj Yunus told The Brunei Times that the processes had always required lengthy reviews as they normally go through a number .

Shards of glass in a jar of coffee

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 FIVE special varieties of Nescafe are being recalled from the market due to fear that the products may contain small bits of broken glass. The Group Corporate Affairs & Wellness Unit of Nestle Products Sdn Bhd said in its press statement yesterday that “it recently came to our .

‘We do not know when fuel subsidies will be removed’

BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Raising awareness is what matters now: Energy Minister BRUNEI could see fuel subsidies retracted for the second time next year as the government is mulling over the idea of repeating and extending their awareness campaign for more than one day. The exercise is hoped to heighten consumers’ awareness of the .


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