BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, August 11, 2010 By the command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Holy Month of Ramadhan will begin tomorrow as the new moon could not be sighted yesterday. The announcement was made shortly after Maghrib prayers by Dato Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Metussin Hj Baki .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 The bar has been raised further for national qariah (female Quran reader) champion Nurfaezah Hj Emran in securing second place for the 52nd International Tilawah Al-Quran competition held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia recently. Since 2007, Nurfaezah scored fifth place until up to 2008 when she won third during .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Monday, June 7, 2010 THE Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Brunei Darussalam Network will be organising its second international conference on June 21 and 22, 2010. The chairman of IET, who is also chairman of the conference Pg Hj Md Zain Pg Hj Abd Razak announced this during a press conference .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sunday, June 6, 2010 THE Minister of Home Affairs has called for more transparency in the enforcement of rules and regulations by the Brunei-Muara District Office in order to get the public to comply. “When the public understand the reasons for these laws, it would be easier for them to abide by .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, June 3, 2010 THE British Forces Brunei will be holding its first ever open day this month to give the public an opportunity to interact with its British and Gurkha soldiers in Seria, Kuala Belait. According to Defence Adviser of British Forces Brunei Captain Alan Rycroft and OC Support Company Major .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, May 25, 2010 THE New National Education System of the 21st Century (SPN21) is defined by three major thrusts that are needed to be developed, said the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in an interview yesterday. In an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday, Hj Mohd Daud Hj Mahmud .
BRUNEI-MUARA Tuesday, May 25, 2010 EXPAND the roles of teacher preparation programmes so that continual innovative improvements will develop a new generation of teachers who have the ability to promote complex learning in students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) permanent secretary (Higher Education) said yesterday. During the opening of the 15th International Conference on Education .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THERE is a lack of awareness on social issues in health, as patients who suffer from social ills were not referred to the relevant government agency, said the chief administrator of the Medical Social Division. Hadzillahwati Hj Abdul Hamid said that community nurses should strengthen their collaboration with the Medical Social Division .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A MAN was fined $150 after he was caught smoking in in a prohibited area outside a shop located at a commercial district in the capital. According to the statement from Ministry of Health (MoH) the man was charged under the Section 14 Tobacco Act of 2005. The ministry wishes to remind .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Minister of Health Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Suyoi Hj Osman is representing Brunei Darussalam at the 63rd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The four-day assembly, from May 17 to 21, is also attended by the ministry’s senior officials and representatives from 194 countries. Themed “Health-Related .
