The fifth International Halal Product Expo (IHPE) ended last night on a record note as it drew 53,797 visitors, far higher than the 39,000 who visited the fourth edition last year. “It has been very promising and encouraging,” said Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awg Haji .
The initiative to promote and oversee the development of the Brunei Halal Brand in the global market is well under way and could be achieved in two-three years’ time as discussions with a string of reputable contacts are currently in progress. Hjh Suriyah bte Hjh Umar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sunday, June 6, 2010 A STUDY to look into ways of helping small and medium entreprises (SMEs) reduce the costs of operation in Brunei is under way and the findings of the study are expected to be made at the end of July next month. A committee comprising various government departments and .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sunday, June 6, 2010 A MALAYSIAN man was formally charged with trafficking in two kilogrammes of cannabis yesterday when he was brought before the Magistrate’s Court. The defendant, Jeffery Tang Siew Hock, 23, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on May 20 at the basement of a shopping centre in .
BRUNEI-MUARA Sunday, June 6, 2010 AS PART of efforts to increase biodiversity conservation in Brunei Darussalam, the Minister of Development yesterday opened the Kampung Putat Herbal Recreation Park in Mukim Lumapas, touted as a potential eco-tourism destination that will stimulate the local village economy. The park, which measures a quarter of a hectare, is an .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sunday, June 6, 2010 THE world’s first halal pharmaceutical guidelines by Brunei has evinced the interest of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) which could possibly adopt the standard. “If they adopt our standard, (then it becomes) a universal standard. In other words we would have provided a service to OIC .
HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (L), the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, receives Alexander B Yano, outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to Brunei, at Istana Nurul Iman. Picture: Infofoto Views :369
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sunday, June 6, 2010 THE Minister of Home Affairs has called for more transparency in the enforcement of rules and regulations by the Brunei-Muara District Office in order to get the public to comply. “When the public understand the reasons for these laws, it would be easier for them to abide by .
A Tutong tycoon has lost his multi-million dollar prime property which included the town’s largest shopping mall and its sole hotel. The Brunei High Court ordered this week the sale of the 10-storey Halim Plaza Hotel complex situated in the heart of town at $21 million. Tutong businessman Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Ahai, thus .
Contractors replacing cables at a substation at Simpang 842-60 in Kg Jangsak, where thieves struck. During a span of just 10 days, six electrical substations in Jangsak, Kilanas, Tanjong Bunut and Kg Kapok were hit by a series of cable thefts that have caused not only financial losses but also power disruptions to the areas .
