Teachers and staff of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bokiah attended a course to strengthen their understanding of the nation’s ‘Adat Istiadat’. Organised by the school’s Staff Development Programme Unit, the half-day programme touched on ‘Adat Istiadat’ etiquette, particularly the meaning and function of ‘Terasul’ – a combination of several levels of respectable titles that is .
Minister of Religious Affairs Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman yesterday made a working visit to Institute Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in the capital. Accompanying the minister were Deputy Minister Pengiran Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar, Permanent Secretary Mohd Mahdi bin Pehin Orang Kaya DiGadong Seri .
An Indonesian woman will serve time in jail for residing in the Sultanate under an expired visit pass – an offence under section 15(1) of the Immigration Act, Chapter 17, which is punishable under Section 15(2)(b) and Section 55(3A). Santi will spend a total of five months behind bars and in-lieu of whipping, she was .
Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd’s (BSP) commitment to the environment is driven by a three-pronged strategy focusing on integrating environmental considerations into its operations, advocating and supporting pro-environment work amongst the community, and partnering with the Government on strategic, national-level environmental initiatives. In line with this commitment, BSP has implemented several environment management systems .
The fitness level of personnel in the Royal Brunei Air Force has come under the scrutiny of their Commander, Colonel (U) Haji Jofri bin Haji Abdullah, during his speech at the Royal Brunei Air Force’s 44th anniversary celebration yesterday. Colonel (U) Haji Jofri said the number of personnel in Royal Brunei Air Force categorised as .
A photograph uploaded on the popular social website, Facebook, without consent (the second of its kind in recent weeks), a cockfighting session and a foreign man collecting donations were among the cases reported to the police in the past four days. Meanwhile, six local men were presented with certificates of appreciation for their assistance in .
The Photography Association of Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday night judged photographs entered in a competition to mark His Majesty the Sultan and Yang-Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s 64th birthday celebrations. The photos will be displayed at a later date. The panel of judges was led by the association president, Haji Yakub Dato Paduka Haji Sunny. .
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to send a message of congratulations to Julia Gillard on the occasion of her appointment as the new Prime Minister of Australia. In the message, His Majesty wished the premier much success in her new post and looked forward to working with her .
The MBCentury Rig 104 contracted for drilling two wells in Block M onshore Brunei arrived at Muara Port last Tuesday and is now being offloaded and importation documentation finalised, according to the Eurasia Review. Tap Energy (Borneo) Pty Ltd has secured the required regulatory approvals, equipment and personnel to commence drilling on the first well, .
An elderly man sustained a broken right leg when a concrete jetty in Kg Setia A collapsed on him yesterday while he was repairing the stairway of the jetty. According to several villagers in Kg Setia A, the man in his sixties was repairing the stairway when the cement jetty suddenly gave way. The falling .
