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 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 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 The Embassy of Japan is showcasing its fifth art exhibition on “Contemporary Japanese Crafts” at the Brunei Museum in the hope of bringing the people of Brunei and Japan closer through the sharing of Japanese culture. “In Japan, crafts and craftsmen have always been much respected,” said Japanese .
BRUNEI-MUARA THERE is an absence of balanced reporting in Brunei’s media, as the environment does not allow the media to pursue other avenues and report freely, a journalist said yesterday. The situation for the media is restrictive to the point where reporters are criticised by the government when they try to get additional information or .
BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 IT IS incumbent on the media to report matters accurately, correctly and above all with integrity, the Attorney General said in her welcoming remarks yesterday during the opening of a seminar on the media and the law for Public Prosecutors in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. “Unsupported reports that are .
BELAIT THE newly constructed bridge at Jalan Sungai Kecil in Belait district was officially handed over to the district’s Public Works Department (PWD) yesterday. The sixteen-metre span reinforced concrete bridge, located on the seaward side of SPARK (Sungai Liang Industrial Park) was a project managed by Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB), to replace the original .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday defended Brunei’s bilingual education system which uses English language in majority of school subjects, saying that it has been operating well and past generations have succeeded due to their good command of English. Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Pengarah Dato .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FORMER residents of Brunei Hall in London are organising a reunion to celebrate the 35-year anniversary of the hostel’s establishment this Friday, May 21. The event, which will be held at the Jerudong Park Country Club, is expected to draw over 100 people, comprising former students from the 1975-78 batch. “The gathering .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MORE efforts should be made to promote the Bubungan 12 located along Jalan Residency as a historical place to gain knowledge, the director of Museums Department said during a ceremony to mark International Museum Day yesterday. Bantong Antaran said that Bubungan 12was chosen to mark International Museum Day in view of the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be able to see the results of the School Leadership Programme (SLP) in less than the time period that New York City (NYC) did when it first implemented a similar programme in 2003 after establishing its leadership academy for principals. Compared to the size of NYC education system, the results .
