Students seeking to further their education at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) but unfortunately missed the August 2010 intake, can now look forward to the newly opened January 2011 intake for the university’s Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Degrees and the University Bridging Programme – an initiative by UBD – that will potentially see prospective students join their .
THE second round of HECAS 2010 online application for the academic session 2010/2011 to local Higher Education Institution, ie Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali and Institut Teknologi Brunei and for the Brunei Government overseas scholarship will commence on August 9 at 7.45am, a press release stated. For this second round, the local .
Authorities have cautioned against nefarious elements trying to prey on individuals through various criminal activities including the use of call girls. One of the targeted victims related to the Weekend Bulletin yesterday how someone called him on the mobile phone offering sexual services. The man was totally surprised on how an alleged ‘call girl’ could .
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, .
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) – The HSBC Asian 5 Nations Rugby Series 2010 comes to a close this Saturday with the 29th match played in Asia over the past 11 weeks, according to a press release from HSBC. Fittingly for what has been a tremendously successful campaign marked by a continuous improvement in the quality of .
BMW has won three accolades at the recent Environmental Transport Association’s Green Car Awards 2010. This year, the Environmental Transport Association examined over 5,000 vehicles to establish the greenest cars on the market for the Green Car Awards 2010, according to a press release. With class wins in the large family, off-road and luxury car .
A one-day workshop on basic accounting was recently held by the Cosmopolitan College for their students. The objectives of the workshop were to prepare the participants for accounting modules this semester, provide revision to those already with prior knowledge as well as to strengthen their basic accounting skills. “It was really helpful attending this workshop. .
In conjunction with World Environment Day (WED), Brunei’s very own Beach Bunch has scheduled their 8th Cleaning Campaign to take place this weekend on June 27, between 2.30pm and 5.30pm at Jerudong Beach The theme for the cleaning campaign is ‘Many Species. One Planet. One Future’ and encourages people from all walks of life to .
Sixteen groups recently battled it out in a football match organised by Persatuan Perkasa and the Narcotics Control Bureau in commemoration of World Day Against Drug Abuse. The game, which was played out at the JKR field complex, saw Amagidu FC winning the tournament, by Rimba ‘C’ in runner up position, and Spark FC and .
By Hj Ahmed Shaheeb Seventy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel yesterday made a trip to the Information Department to broaden their knowledge on the duties and functions of the department. Veterans Affairs Officer Major (R) Rasiman bin Haji Karna led the delegation of soon-to-be-retired personnel, who were accompanied on the trip by officers from .
Acclaimed social entrepreneur Veronica Colondam will be sharing her experience on “One Woman’s Quest For A Better World” at The Women’s Forum 2010 on August 5 at The Empire Hotel & Country Club, according to a press release. Veronica or Vera as she is called, is the CEO of Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB) or .
Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd’s (BSP) commitment to the environment is driven by a three-pronged strategy focusing on integrating environmental considerations into its operations, advocating and supporting pro-environment work amongst the community, and partnering with the Government on strategic, national-level environmental initiatives. In line with this commitment, BSP has implemented several environment management systems .
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to send a message of congratulations to Julia Gillard on the occasion of her appointment as the new Prime Minister of Australia. In the message, His Majesty wished the premier much success in her new post and looked forward to working with her .
The Ministry of Health has called on members of the public to donate via short message service (SMS) to ease the burden of patients and their families towards upgrading the quality of life of the needy. The public can type DERMA (without space) and donate $1, $5, $10, $15 and $20. For instance, one can .
A group comprising the Rector of Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Dr Hj Serbini Hj Matahir, along with four other officers from UNISSA is currently on a working visit to Singapore and Malaysia. They left on June 6 for Singapore and will be on a four-day visit to hold discussions with higher institutions and .
Liza HM & Serimemi In conjunction with the second term school holiday, Hj Mohammad Salleh Primary School, Sg Hanching, held a videography competition for Year One to Five pupils. There was also a bazaar selling art and crafts made by the pupils. Several activities were held for the day including face and henna painting, bouncer, .
Nurzam Binturan Primary School visited the Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park during the 2nd school term holiday. Seventy pupils and 13 teachers heard a briefing on the park, then toured the Exhibition Hall which displays wildlife and local products. At the “Banunih Trail,” they viewed fauna and flora unique to the Sultanate. number of view: 30
Joseph Gatz Seri Mulia Sarjana International School (SMSIS) recently conducted a school holiday camp. The 36-hour “Young Rangers Extreme Adventure 2010″ involved basic survival training and was joined by Year Four to Year Six students. SMSIS Deputy Principal Chong Wee Meng said, “at this camp you will learn something you cannot learn inside the classroom. .
Renowned social entrepreneur Dorjee Sun, CEO of Carbon Conservation and Time magazine’s “Hero of the Environment 2009″, will share his multi-award winning documentary “The Burning Season” at the National Environment Conference 2010 on July 1 at the Empire Hotel. The 32-year-old founded Carbon Conservation out of the concern for the millions of hectares of rain .
British Forces Brunei will be holding an open day next Friday (June 11) at the Brunei Garrison’s Sports Field, Tuker Lines in Seria from 9am onwards. There will be static and military shows throughout the day. Members of the public will also get to learn more about the Gurkhas, their history and traditions. The Gurkhas .
The new BMW 5 Series became the first BMW model series to receive a 100 per cent score on the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash test rating for outstanding safety features. This was reported after the model passed the latest Euro NCAP crash test with the top rating of 5 stars recently. According .
Hozir Hj Jamil Delegation from Singapore Park View Primary School, consisting of several teachers and students, visited Pengiran Pekerma Setia Diraja Sahibul Bandar Primary School in Gadong recently. The visit was aimed at conducting a “shared session” partnership between teachers and students from Singapore and Brunei in Malay language and Physical Education. The school was .
Local company Amrtur Corporation Sdn. Bhd has put Brunei on the map of global technology with its very own cutting edge ‘made in Brunei’ innovative technology ‘Amrtur Fusion Solution ZI-MI’. The technology deals with monitoring the health of oil and gas production activities. Designed and developed in Brunei, Amrtur Fusion Solution ZI-MI, meets the longstanding .
The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) has recorded 16 cases of thefts reported in several residential, commercial and parking areas over the past four days. One gang robbery case was reported on May 31 at 3am at Simpang 736, Kg Salambigar Jalan Muara. The suspects cut the gate to the house, entered a bedroom, broke .
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, along with Asean and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers, Tuesday night made a courtesy call on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. HRH was in Singapore to attend the second Asean-GCC Ministerial Meeting. HRH Prince Mohamed and HRH Pg .
TELEKOM Brunei Berhad (TelBru) has informed patrons residing in the areas of Jalan Bengkurong Masin, Simpang 254 to 552, Jalan Burong Lepas, Jalan Sangai-Sangai and adjacent areas, that a planned maintenance on telecommunication cables has been scheduled on Thursday, June 3 from 12am until completion of work. Users in the areas may experience temporary interruption .
THE public is welcome to visit a charity carnival for Health Welfare Humanitarian Fund this Sunday (June 6) at the car park of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas. It’s from 8am-8pm and among the activities lined up include show of reptiles, cars and Harley Davidson motorcycle exhibitions, train ride, horse riding, creative colouring .
By Aiman Various efforts have been put forward to enhance students’ achievement in core subjects such as mathematics and science, and among them is the “learning study” teaching programme. The initiative, fronted by Director of Schools Cikgu Hajah Aishah binti Haji Muhd Hussin, was discussed during a meeting between programme facilitators and “cluster 5″ of .
Headmasters and headmistresses of Brunei II B primary schools turned up at Kapok Primary School over the weekend for a briefing on cross-posting observation. The briefing was chaired by Batu Marang Primary School Headmistress Hjh Norleha binti Hj Matali and presented by Ali bin Hj Talip, a senior education officer from Department of Schools Inspectorate, .
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and HRH Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah are currently in Singapore where His Royal Highness is scheduled to attend the Second Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting to be held today, May 31 to June 1, 2010 in Singapore. Present to welcome .
