Six women Royal Brunei Customs and Excise officers together with nine male colleagues accused of taking $3 bribes from alleged Miri fuel smugglers walked away free this week. They were originally charged with taking bribes ranging from $3 to $10 for looking the other way. During the previous hearing in the lower court, the Chief .
The construction of the engineered landfill or a permanent waste disposal site at Sungai Paku, Tutong, replacing the Sungai Akar rubbish dump is set to begin early next year to benefit the residents of Brunei-Muara and Tutong Districts. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to the implementation of a .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The Embassy of Japan is showcasing its fifth art exhibition on “Contemporary Japanese Crafts” at the Brunei Museum in the hope of bringing the people of Brunei and Japan closer through the sharing of Japanese culture. “In Japan, crafts and craftsmen have always been much respected,” said Japanese .
The Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi will arrive in Brunei Darussalam today from the Lion City, Singapore. A welcoming reception will be hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council, on the arrival of the baton on its 64th destination, later today. A Queen’s Baton Relay will .
Red Bull racing lassies Liana and Mel arrived in Brunei to a heroine’s welcome yesterday after their accomplishment of finishing the Sepang 100km Endurance Race at Sepang International Circuit on June 5. Noradzlianayati bte Abdul Razak or Liana officially entered into the Sepang Circuit’s record book after becoming the fastest female Bruneian driver by clocking .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Food giant Nestlé does not see itself working together with the Brunei Halal Brand at this time as it doesn’t see itself manufacturing in Brunei, said a top executive. But Peter Vogt, managing director of Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd, told The Brunei Times “that in terms of exchanging views .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The fifth International Halal Market Conference saw numerous discussion on halal products. Food manufacturing giants Nestlé, who has been in the business for 150 years or so, were also in attendance and Managing Director Peter Vogt along with the company’s Chairman of Halal Committee Regulatory Affairs Othman Mohd .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 WHILE Brunei Tourism has seen an increase in cruise passenger arrivals at the Sultanate, there was no immediate need to hire foreign-speaking guides to cater to these tourists because the volume of arrivals doesn’t warrant it, an official yesterday said. In an interview, Brunei Tourism director of marketing .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 THE Brunei Halal brand needs to work closely with the European certification council in order to be successful in breaking into the UK markets. Mohammed Nazir, chairman of the European Halal Development Agency, said, “I think this is a running debate at the moment, and my recommendations would .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SME Corporation Malaysia yesterday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre to jointly identify and develop programmes for cooperation in the fields of training, expertise, information, research and development, and other knowledge-based activities related .
