Thirty students from Parkview Primary School in Singapore had their first experience in paddy planting at Wasan during an educational visit hosted by Asia Enterprise. The visit was organised by Pan Bright Travel Service to let the students and teachers experience paddy planting and harvesting, which are important economic activities in Brunei. The students were .
British Forces Brunei will be holding an open day next Friday (June 11) at the Brunei Garrison’s Sports Field, Tuker Lines in Seria from 9am onwards. There will be static and military shows throughout the day. Members of the public will also get to learn more about the Gurkhas, their history and traditions. The Gurkhas .
The new BMW 5 Series became the first BMW model series to receive a 100 per cent score on the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash test rating for outstanding safety features. This was reported after the model passed the latest Euro NCAP crash test with the top rating of 5 stars recently. According .
Rizqun Coffee House at the Rizqun International Hotel has two words for its customers for the first 15 days of June – BBQ Curry. From 6.30pm till 10.30pm, every night is BBQ Curry night except for Saturdays and Sundays and delectable curry dishes will be available and these include curry laksa noodle, claypot yellow curry .
Hozir Hj Jamil Delegation from Singapore Park View Primary School, consisting of several teachers and students, visited Pengiran Pekerma Setia Diraja Sahibul Bandar Primary School in Gadong recently. The visit was aimed at conducting a “shared session” partnership between teachers and students from Singapore and Brunei in Malay language and Physical Education. The school was .
I have mixed emotions writing my final ‘Ask the US Ambassador’ column. Writing this column has been wonderful and I am also excited about my new assignment in Afghanistan. My tenure as US Ambassador to Brunei has been the highlight of my professional career and in many ways I wish I were not leaving this .
Mangoes from Pakistan are selling like hotcakes at the 5th International Halal Products Expo (IHPE) 2010. Faramoz Khan who is currently running the Syarikat Kamarul Izat (Carpet & Ayat Palace) booth, which is selling the mangoes at the expo, revealed this yesterday. “A lot of people have been buying them,” he said. “200 boxes of .
Cookery enthusiasts were treated to a free culinary demonstration by international celebrity chef, Bobby Chinn, yesterday in conjunction with the International Halal Expo that is being held at the International Convention Centre. Invited on stage by the 46-year-old Egyptian-Chinese, fans were seen hovering over the live demonstration of three dishes that included stir-fried beef over .
June is finally here and with the credit card directive being enforced to curb excessive spending, cardholders will also be expected to dig deeper into their pockets to pay off the increased monthly minimum repayment. This restructuring brought about fears among several parties who worried that the move would affect businesses (including small to medium .
The enforcement unit from the Tobacco Control Division under the Ministry of Health has imposed $150 fines on two smokers for lighting up in a no smoking area, thus violating Section 14 of the Tobacco Control Order 2005. The ministry reminds the public that smoking at prohibited areas is an offence under the Tobacco Order .
