Nasroul Hizam BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 ACCORDING to residents, the origin of Kg Selangan’s name is derived from the “Selangan” wood which can be found plentiful in the area. The village itself is located almost 10km away from Bangar town. With a majority of its population being Muslim, its first mosque was .
Sobrina Rosli BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 WITH the holy month of Ramadhan just around the corner, Muslims around the world will be carrying out their responsibility to perform one of the five pillars of Islam the act of fasting from dawn to dusk for one month. The definition of fasting in the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Overseas undergraduates were reminded not to forget the morals and values that they have been brought up with in Brunei during the closing ceremony of the five-day Civic Course yesterday. Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Datin Hjh Adina Osman said that every individual has self-worth and .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWANAN Friday, August 6, 2010 The Islamic Da’wah Centre is expected to boast a new building next year after construction works began last month. Yesterday, the centre held a ceremony to lay the first foundation stones for its additional building, attended by Acting Minister of Religious Affairs Pg Hj Bahrom Pg Hj Bahar. .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 A Bruneian man was found guilty of seven charges of assault by the magistrate who issued the verdict yesterday. Md Jali Hj Udin, 45, was charged with threatening and injuring Datin Hjh Naimah Hj Razali, 68, and her husband Dato Paduka Hj Abdullah Hj Md Jaafar, 69, with .
BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, August 6, 2010 Four Bruneian women were honoured at “The Women’s Forum” yesterday, in recognition for their leadership in their respective fields and their contribution to the Brunei economy, a statement by organiser AsiaInc Forum said. Najibah Eradah PAM Al-Sufri, 27, was awarded the “Young Woman Achiever” for being the first Bruneian woman .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 The principal of Chung Hwa Middle School (CHMS) Bandar Seri Begawan has denounced the behaviour of two of its students shown in a video bullying a junior in a toilet. Speaking to The Brunei Times, Kho Guik Lan said the school management is evaluating the incident and is .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Local shipbuilder AT & S is gunning for new untapped market, casting its eyes on small countries looking to jump-start their shipping industry. “Obviously there is serious competition in the existing international shipbuilding market over the years. However, we do not exactly try to compete with the existing .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 One of the key steps to having better finances is to list down where the money is coming in and going out, personal finance experts said at Asia Inc’s Women’s Forum yesterday. Nurul Jafriah Abdullah, chartered financial consultant and manager of the wealth management unit from the Bank .
Catering to the hardware and Do It Yourself (DIY) sector in the Belait district, Citrine Enterprise, a family-owned hardware store has opened in Kampong Lumut. According to the store owner, Wong Fui Ming, the company’s product assortment ranges from DIY, hardware to decoration and garden items. He said the store is open in the mukim .
