BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Islamic Da’wah Centre, through its Women Guidance Unit, will be organising a Fiqh Az-Zakat Course on their Tarbiyah Wanita Majlis Ta’lim programme for the Women’s Association. The five-day course starting from May 24 to 29, is expected to be attended by some 48 participants from various associations including the Muara Women’s .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE global consultancy firm, HOK Planning Group, is hoping to recreate the country’s natural beauty inside the Brunei International Airport. HOK Planning Group’s Regional Director and Project Director of the BSB Masterplan, Steven Townsend said that an airport should be a celebration of the host country’s looks. “The experience when you get .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AREAS in Serusop, Bunut, Subok Valley and Beribi will be upgraded as they have been designated as revitalisation locations under the Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) Development Masterplan. The BSB master plan does not only account for the future development of the capital city but also designs for different neighbourhoods beyond the city’s .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DEVELOPING the “Riverfront Eco Corridor” along Sungai Kedayan is critical as it will be the defining feature of Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB), said global consultancy firm HOK Planning Group’s director of landscape yesterday. Barry Day said that they had gone through a number of alternatives on how to structure the capital city’s .
BRUNEI-MUARA UNIVERSITI Brunei Darussalam’s (UBD) Institute of Medicine has been renamed as Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB) Institute of Health Sciences, and will now offer more programmes in medicine, biomedical sciences, nursing and midwifery. Her Royal Highness Princess Hjh Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Hjh Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah, was .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI needs to equip itself with the latest rules and regulations on money laundering, an Associate Professor from Malaysian university said yesterday. Norhashimah Mohd Yasin from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) said that the idea of Brunei being invulnerable to money laundering was only a thing of the past. “Money .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Malaysian Chief of Air Force has been granted the award of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Honorary Pilot Wing with consent from His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.The honour is in recognition of General Dato’ Sri Rodzali Daud’s outstanding service, valuable efforts and contributions in strengthening .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE new Chinese ambassador-designate yesterday praised prominent businessman Pehin Kapitan China Kornia Diraja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok for his achievements, saying that he is a well-known and respected figure in China. Pehin Dato Lau is seen as a role model that the youths of today can look up to, said Min .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PRACTISING a healthy lifestyle at a young age could help one enjoy a higher standard of living later in life, a representative from the Health Promotion Centre said. Health facilitator Shahiran Sheriffuddin said there was evidence to show that leading a healthy lifestyle at a young age could help slow down the .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Crescent (Global Online Educators) Sdn Bhd will be organising a two-day workshop on “Money Laundering” starting from May 18 to raise awareness on the risks, dangers and consequences associated with money laundering. Crescent Managing Director Hjh Salma Hj Abdul Latiff said that while money laundering is not yet a big problem .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FILIPINOS in the Sultanate will have until 6pm today to cast their votes for the 2010 Philippines elections Ambassador to Brunei Alexander Badong Yano said yesterday’s voting turnout was biggest of the entire month-long voting campaign which started in April 10. “We are counting and canvassing the votes immediately at the Philippines .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MICROSOFT’S Imagine Cup competition is an opportunity to show young people they can be innovative at an early stage to maximise their potential in the entrepreneurial world beyond Brunei, said Azizah Ali, the country manager of Microsoft (B) Corp. This year, the Brunei Economic Development Board’s ThinkBig Business Plan Competition introduced a .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI is in need of professionals in the construction industry mainly due to the high demand, a senior government official yesterday said. Head of the Local Guidance and Development Unit of the Ministry of Development Hj Abidin Hj Saidin said that Brunei is in need of these professionals in various fields as .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DON’T stop at being a businessman. Become an entrepreneur and help make change happen in the community. Bruneian entrepreneur Mazrina Yusof shared this kernel of wisdom yesterday during a press conference organised by the US Embassy in Brunei following her return from the US Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. The former president of .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SPONSORING a Brunei entrepreneur to join the US Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship last month in Washington was only the first step in the US Embassy’s initiative to further promote the Sultanate and its products. Charge d’ Affaires John W McIntyre said that the goal of such programmes is not only to expose .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN EXECUTIVES from Mimit E-Technology will be leaving for Silicon Valley in San Francisco this weekend to pitch their online halal food verification system to potential investors. Rushdi El-Hakim Dato Seri Setia Hj Ibrahim, Mimit managing director, said that the GoHalal system, winner of last year’s ThinkBig business plan competition, is now ready .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A NEW “ThinkBig Business Plan Competition Student Category” was revealed yesterday as iCentre announced the commencement of the third ThinkBig Business Plan Competition for 2010/11 at iCentre, Anggerek Desa. Chief Executive Officer of National University of Singapore Enterprise Dr Lily Chan, who runs the iCentre in collaboration with the Brunei Economic Development .
BRUNEI-MUARA KAMPUNG Pengkalan Batu will soon have its own health centre to accommodate the increasing number of patients in the area. Director of Health Services Dr Hjh Maslina Hj Mohsin said that the building of the new Pengkalan Batu Health Centre is aimed at reducing congestion caused by the high number of patients being treated .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PASSION and clear goals can help a person overcome most difficulties, Polar Girl Najibah Eradah PAM Al-Sufri told about 70 students from various private and government schools in the country. In her motivational talk yesterday at the Bertabur Hall, Ministry of Development, Era said that she had to overcome many trials to .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI reported 17 deaths at workplace in two years as the total number of occupational accidents has increased from 120 in 2008 to 139 in 2009, the Minister of Home Affairs yesterday said. Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Adanan Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Hj Md .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IN EFFORTS to reduce the use of plastic bags in the country, the Ministry of Development has initiated No Plastic Day to be celebrated on May 3, 2010 for the first time ever, it was announced by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary of Administration and Finance during a media conference yesterday. No Plastic .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ERADICATING dengue fever is the responsibility of the entire community and not just individual households, said a senior public health officer from the Entomology and Parasitology Unit under the Environment Health Services of the Public Health Department, Ministry of Health. Speaking to approximately 75 participants comprising village heads, mukim heads and representatives .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, April 29, 2010 SEVENTY-SEVEN people contracted dengue fever in the country from January to the first week of April this year. The number surpasses the 37 cases recorded for all of 2009, according to the Ministry of Health. Senior Public Health Officer Kamaludin Mohamad Yassin from the Entomology and Parasitology Unit .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) Municipal Department has shortlisted three of the 200 different pilot projects submitted for the BSB Masterplan during a closed-door meeting yesterday. A project officer of the BSB Masterplan from the BSB Municipal Department said that the “Meeting for Down Selection of Projects from the Project List” was .
BRUNEI-MUARA TODAY’S youths need to be more proactive on protecting the environment as they can either be the solution to the global “environmental crisis”, or choose to continue accelerating the damage being caused, said the deputy secretary-general for the Asean Socio-Cultural Community. Dato’ Misran Karmain yesterday stressed on the important role youths play in environment .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SEAMEO Voctech is taking the first step in the formulation of a standardised curriculum for tourism-related educational programmes by conducting a training on “VTET (Vocational and Technical Education Training) Curriculum For Sustainable Development” which began yesterday. Acting Director of Seameo Voctech Alias Hj Abu Bakar said that information collected during the two-week .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) will be holding its first bicycle expedition later this month to promote cycling as a sport in the Sultanate. Secretary for the cycling expedition Irewan Hj Mohd said that the expedition, to start at 7am on April 25 at the MIPR Building, will help .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THREE Bruneians have successfully completed training on microbial research that concluded in Japan yesterday. According to the information released yesterday by the Japanese Embassy to Brunei, Dr Norhayati Ahmad from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Forestry Officer Zaeidi Hj Beruddin and Forestry Technician Ahmazey Ahmad, both from the Ministry of Industry & Primary .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TO PROMOTE energy efficiency and conservation in the country, the Energy Division at the Prime Minister’s Office (EDPMO) yesterday announced new national awards to be bestowed on organisations that practise outstanding energy efficiency and conservation measures. Ahmad Hj Mohamad, head of the EDPMO’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Unit, said the National Energy .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) to establish an effective cooperation and enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement authorities in combating corruption. The MoU was also seen as a way to cultivate an anti-corruption culture among the police force .
