BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The premature baby girl abandoned at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (Ripas) Hospital two weeks ago is now out of danger and breathing by herself, without the help of a ventilator, said a specialist neonatologist yesterday. Dr Suresh Chandran told The Brunei Times that the baby will be .
TUTONG Tuesday, June 8, 2010 A fire victim finally get to own a house after waiting for eight years with support from the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Fund (YSHHB) who will be building the house for her as part of the foundation’s Housing Support Scheme at Mukim Kiudang. Zalehah Othman, 34, a mother of three .
TUTONG Tuesday, June 8, 2010 THE public was yesterday reminded to be mindful of their energy consumption and to act immediately and incisively in using energy more efficiently and economically. Speaking during the Energy Roadshow in Tutong yesterday Hj Ismail Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Setia Dato Paduka Hj Hashim, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Energy) at the .
TUTONG Tuesday, June 8, 2010 PARTICIPANTS from a number of the country’s enforcement agencies yesterday were reminded of their key role in upholding the rule of law in Brunei Darussalam. Speaking at the opening of the Law Enforcement Agency Camp 2010 in Tasek Merimbun, Tutong, Acting Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Hj Saifulbahri .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 TWO Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) officers have been awarded academic scholarships to further their studies in the United States of America (USA). Muhammad Ammar Rusyduddin Ahmad and Ak Abdul Rauf Bahar Pg Hj Yusof received their letters of appointment yesterday from the US Charge d’Affaires a.i, John .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 A THAI national was handed a fine of $2,000 by the Magistrates Court yesterday after she pleaded guilty to possessing “unexcisable goods” of more than 230 packets of cigarettes. The defendant, Phanarai Phomiep @ Phanarai Chong, 49, who is currently unemployed, could only pay $400 of the fine .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 THE success of Quality Control Circle (QCC) projects depends on the support and involvement of department leaders at ministries, as well as the “willingness” of facilitators to step up and nurture apprentices by providing guidelines, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health (MoH) said yesterday. Speaking during .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The Islamic Studies Department, Ministry of Religious Affairs is hosting a nationwide programme for secondary Muslim students who have never attended religious schools or who did not completed their religious education. A total of 263 students are participating in the three-day ‘Hayya ‘Ala Solah’ (loosely translated as “let’s .
BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, June 8, 2010 THE Special Education Unit (SEU) of the Ministry of Education has begun an initiative to produce reading materials which are easily accessible, especially for visually impaired students through its Accessible Books Collaboration (ABC) Project. “The ABC project is an innovative initiative that seeks to produce accessible forms of existing reading .
Susan Shim BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, June 8, 2010 IN AN effort to promote the Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) philosophy among its students and teachers, Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS), Bandar Seri Begawan held a workshop yesterday on Adat Istiadat Brunei (Brunei’s ceremonial customs) in collaboration with the National Adat Istiadat Department. “We are the .
