A Bruneian man was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for impersonating a high-ranking police official. The 33-year-old in a statement admitted that he pretended to be a police officer as “he could not stand being looked down and insulted by society” considering that he had previously served jail time for .
The smuggling of alcohol hidden inside cars and vans is nothing compared to what the Royal Customs and Excise Department officials came across yesterday as people intent on smuggling the contraband into the Sultanate are getting bolder. Officials seized the biggest haul of alcohol so far this year after more than 1,000 bottles of liquor .
Petrol stations in the Brunei-Muara District experienced long queues as motorists lined up to fill the tanks of their cars to avoid buying unsubsidised fuel sold only today in conjunction with the Energy Day to bring about awareness on energy conservation among the public. The Petroleum Unit foresaw some negative reaction from the public but .
BRUNEI-MUARA THE Energy Divison of the Prime Minister’s Office held a thanksgiving prayer and recital of Surah Yasin to mark the Energy Day at the Silver Jubilee Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, Kampong Jangsak last night. The ceremony began with a mass Maghrib prayers followed by a Sunat prayers, both led by the imam of .
TUTONG Monday, May 24, 2010 THE ethnic Dusun community of Mukim Kiudang in Tutong yesterday gathered to celebrate Adau Gayoh, to mark the end of the padi harvesting season and celebrate the spirit of unity. The festival at Wasai Batu Mapan Recreational Park in Kg Pad Nunok represents Dusuns’ way of expressing gratitude for good .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Monday, May 24, 2010 EXCESS lights switched off, idle appliances like water heaters powered down instead of being left on standby mode, and energy-hungry air conditioners turned a little warmer just to save what little bit of precious resources we have left. All these small but crucial steps are what the Brunei .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Monday, May 24, 2010 THE Energy Day 2010 received a total of 649 pledges from both government and private organisations as well as individuals to carry out energy saving steps in support of the government’s efforts to promote energy conservation in the country. According to the numbers stated on the campaign’s website .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE unflagging Beach Bunch hit Tungku Beach again yesterday afternoon to play their role as nature’s guardian by collecting 375.5 kilogrammes of waste strewn across the coast. The Beach Bunch, a non-governmental organisation set out to free the beaches in the Sultanate from unsightly waste and raise the awareness of eco-friendly practices, .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE home visitation programme involving nurses performing house calls has been proven to assist in the prevention of child abuse, said acting director-general of Ministry of Health’s Medical Services yesterday. During the launch of the Fourth National Workshop for Community Health Nurses, Dr Pg Hj Md Khalifah Pg Hj Ismail noted that .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE police commissioner has led a delegation to participate in the 30th Asean Chiefs of Police Conference (Aseanapol) in Cambodia. Pehin Datu Kerma Setia CP Dato Paduka Seri Zainuddin Jalani and the Brunei delegation will be joining their counterparts in a number of plenary discussions relating to regional matters such as transnational .
