BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Brunei’s top swimmers will be vying for a chance to compete at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Dubai, UAE, from Dec 15-19. The time-trial for the four events on offer will be held, starting today until Sunday, at the Aquatics Centre of the Hassanal Bolkiah .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Faiz Damit (pic) just wants to put the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters behind him. Brunei’s most active touring professional shot a disappointing 14-over 85 at the Seri Selangor Golf Club yesterday, a result which spelt the end of his run at the US$300,000 Asian Tour event. With a .
The Brunei Invitational IM Tournaments held from July 25 to Aug 3 at the Brunei Chess Centre offered young local players a wonderful opportunity to be exposed to international competition with five foreign titled players, ‘International Masters Oliver Barbosa, Nguyen Van Huy, and DuongAnh The, Woman Grandmaster Irene Kharisma Sukandar and FIDE Master Ramnath Bhuvanesh, .
BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, August 6, 2010 Women need power to make decisions before they can transform a particular society, prominent women’s rights advocate Datin Marina Mahathir said yesterday. “If we believe that women can transform our societies into one that is more humane, more just and compassionate than the one we currently have, then we need .
BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, August 6, 2010 The Fire and Rescue operations based at the Brunei International Airport has acquired the latest technology in emergency response with the handing over of keys to the Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV). The key handing over ceremony was held yesterday at the Airport Fire and Rescue Main Station and was between .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 The bar has been raised further for national qariah (female Quran reader) champion Nurfaezah Hj Emran in securing second place for the 52nd International Tilawah Al-Quran competition held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia recently. Since 2007, Nurfaezah scored fifth place until up to 2008 when she won third during .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, left Kuwait on Wednesday evening, after concluding his four-day official visit. Present at the Amiri Terminal of the Kuwait International Airport to bid farewell were His Highness Crown Prince Sheikh .
BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, August 6, 2010 A special committee on Women and the Family Institution is in the process of being set up to assist the ministerial level National Council on Social Issues in addressing matters concerning women in Brunei, such as gender sensitisation and gender responsive budgeting. Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Culture, Youth .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 A Pan-Phoenix Dina director has pleaded guilty to illegal deposit taking, after he was arrested on Wednesday. Hasri Mohd Noor was brought to the High Court yesterday. The charge reads that Pan-Phoenix Dina (B) Sdn Bhd, Hasri, Md Azlan and Hj Abdul Hamid from March 2007 to September .
In view of technological advances, we need to be more creative and vigilant in reviewing our.policies and regulations. This observation was made by Brunei’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, Dato Paduka Hj Awg Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Utama Awg Hj Mohd Taha, during the opening of .
