BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Brunei will maintain its agreement with Singapore on the interchangeability of their currencies. The Ministry of Finance Brunei Darussalam in a press release yesterday said: “The Government of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has no intention or plan to terminate the Currency Interchangeability .
Issues of gender equity make it imperative for policy makers in Brunei to review existing policies and programmes and incorporate the gender perspective especially in a society where decision-making women are ‘still under-represented in many sectors of the workforce. The Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Datin Hajah Adina binti Othman, said this in .
Bandar Seri Begawan – One of the most eagerly read cases in recent times may come to an end soon following the guilty pleas of Pan Phoenix Dina (B) Sdn Bhd and its last remaining director. Following the arrest of Hasri bin Mohd Noor two nights ago in Malaysia, his appearance in the High Court .
Bandar Seri Begawan – A Bruneian woman has lodged a police report claiming that her dog has been killed. Recalling the incident, she said she was alerted by her worker that something seemed to have gone wrong with her dog. That was when she found her dog limping and covered in blood. According to her, .
The Department of Electrical Services announced yesterday that a power cut will occur in parts ofKg Bukit Panggal, Bukit Panggal primary school and Kg Luagan Dudok on Saturday (Aug 7) from 9am till 3pm, subject to weather conditions. This is to enable maintenance work on high voltage supply to be carried out in the area. .
JAKARTA, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — More than 2,000 people have lived in makeshift tents and other facilities as floods hit Gorontalo in eastern parts of Indonesia, National Disaster Management Agency reported here Thursday. Consecutive days of heavy rains have been blamed for the disaster which has submerged over 3,000 houses, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted .
LONDON, Aug 5 (NNN-APP) — The UK-Pakistan cooperation on security matters were discussed in a meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and British Home Secretary Theresa May here on Wednesday. The President was assisted during the talks by Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Wajid .
MANILA, Aug 5 (NNN-Bernama) — A two-seater trainer plane crashed on the runway of the Lawakan airport in Baguio City on Thursday morning, and the two commercial pilots onboard were unhurt, China’s Xinhua news agency quoted local media as reporting. The incident, which involved a Cessna aircraft, happened when the two pilots were reportedly undergoing .
JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and Chief Operating Officer Giovanni Bisignani urged Indonesian airlines to prioritise safety and airport infrastructure including building a larger airport in Jakarta. Bisignani said adopting international aviation standards and infrastructure development are important due to the rapid growth of passengers and cargo traffic .
New Delhi (India), 5th August 2010 – The World’s Best Low-Cost Airline, AirAsia X landed at the swanky Terminal 3 of IGI airport yesterday and the momentous touch down marked the completion of its route network in India from Kuala Lumpur. New Delhi is AirAsia X’s 10th destination worldwide and the 2nd in India after .
