Bandar Seri Begawan – Following the recent Christchurch earthquake, the Brunei Students’ Association (BSA) of New Zealand in collaboration with the Otago Singapore Club (OSC) held a fundraising day on March 11. Food was sold to the public to raise funds. The BSA also took this opportunity to promote Bruneian cuisine such as agar-agar and .
A workshop on Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) philosophy was yesterday held at Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Boys Secondary School to enhance knowledge on the subject among the 293 sixth form students who attended the talk. A joint effort between the Malay Islamic Monarchy Supreme Council, Academy of Brunei Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Department of Islamic Studies, .
Mukim Kilanas will have a new mosque sometime in July next year. The mosque, costing about $3,133,900.55, is going to be built on five acres of land in Bebatik Kilanas by MIM Sendirian Berhad. The Erecting of the New Mosque Pillar ceremony was held yesterday and was attended by the former Minister of Religious Affairs, .
About 1,200 posters were distributed to government ministries, departments and Information Department divisions nationwide yesterday to encourage the public to participate in the Royal Brunei Arm Forces 49th Anniversary celebrations. Handing out the posters was Dr Hj Muhammad Hadi bin Muhammad Melayong to Pg Zulkifli bin Pg Hj Ismail, Deputy Commander of RBAF as Deputy .
The Royal Brunei Police Force has thanked the public for providing information on a female suspect who was arrested recently by Seria police in connection with several fraud cases. Police received more than 10 complaints from the public regarding the suspect. Police advised the public to be vigilant and not be easily lured by individuals .
Ten students from various schools nationwide yesterday battled to win the hearts of the judges in the National Level Story Telling Competition that played out at Radio Television Brunei (RTB). Organised by the Language and Literature Bureau, the competition promised a $500 cash prize, trophy, certificate and a book donation from the bureau to the .
Radio Brunei’s Pelangi FM will soon be launching its fourth edition of Rentak 914. The CD will feature 22 songs that have been carefully selected based on airplays and requests on the station from the end of last year to April 2010. The signing ceremony of the agreement between RTB’s Acting Director Hj Idris Hj .
A meeting between the Brunei-Muara District police officers and penghulus and village heads of Mukim Berakas and Mukim Gadong was held yesterday at the Crime and Traffic Police Building in the capital. Present were Mohd Faisal Al-Sufri bin Hj Adinin, OCPD Police Brunei-Muara District and Pg Hj Zainal Abidin bin Hj Mohd Yassin A/OCPD Administration, .
B Element has put Brunei on the map in the world of break-dancing after taking home the first runner-up trophy in the recent break-dancing competition in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The five-member group comprising Bboy Layzie, G Floor, Speed, Daisuke and Bgirl Shortbread proved they were a force to be reckoned with in the ‘Stomp the .
The semifinals of the Adult National al-Quran Reading Competition was held yesterday at the Convention Hall of the Islamic Dakwah Centre. The competition saw 15 qari (male) and 11 qariah (female) participants who were selected from the quarterfinals competing amongst each other as against three qari and three qariah competitors from the 2009 competition. The .
