AL-HAADI ABU BAKAR BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, January 28, 2012 THE world’s first book that challenges players with puzzles associated with Brunei was officially launched yesterday. Selling at $10.90, the Brunei.Q Puzzle contains a total of 15 challenges ranging from Sudoku to visual logic to crossword puzzles in the context of the Sultanate’s geography, attractions, .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WAITRESS in restaurants will soon be wielding iPads and iPods to take your orders as local startup Cubebox Solutions will soon be introducing this technology to Brunei next year. Based on state-of-the-art technology from the United States, the mobile point of sales (POS) system is an intelligent combination of cloud computing, wireless .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, August 7, 2010 BRUNEI businesses must go beyond just handing out “mock cheques” if they want to get serious about their corporate social responsibility (CSR) drive. Rikke Netterstrom, director of CSR Asia, yesterday said Malaysia and Brunei were still hampered by a conservative mindset, and preferred to hand out “mock cheques” .
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 .
BRUNEI-MUARA Thursday, August 5, 2010 Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are advised to make use of other financing programmes should they not make the cut for the Brunei Economic Development Board’s (BEDB) $2-million grant scheme, the board said. Applicants looking to obtain start-up grants but fail to qualify for the Local Enterprise Application and Products .
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 .
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 .
TUTONG Monday, June 7, 2010 AFTER years of waiting, the Pengkalan Pinang Penanjong beach in Tutong district is finally restored and become the latest addition to the district’s list of recreational spots. The Pengkalan Pinang Penanjong Recreational Park was officially launched by Ministry of Development’s Permanent Secretary (Administration and Finance) Hj Mohd Rozan Dato Paduka .
TUTONG Monday, June 7, 2010 THE Ministry of Development yesterday began replanting Karamunting trees (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) at Pengkalan Pinang Penanjong beach in Tutong district in conjunction with World Environment Day which fell on Saturday. Ten trees were planted. The planting of the trees were in line with the Forestry Department’s commitment and initiative to plant .
BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, June 4, 2010 AS PART of its “Seeing is Believing” community programme, Standard Chartered Bank donated learning aids and equipment to the Special Education Unit (SEU) of the Ministry of Education during the staff’s visit to the unit yesterday. Led by the bank’s head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Jennifer Kang, the aim .
