Issues of gender equity make it imperative for policy makers in Brunei to review existing policies and programmes and incorporate the gender perspective especially in a society where decision-making women are ‘still under-represented in many sectors of the workforce. The Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Datin Hajah Adina binti Othman, said this in .
Women should not expect men to stand up for them and change things for the better but instead need to realise that they have the power to speak up and change it themselves. Datin Marina Tun Mahathir shared this with the Borneo Bulletin in an interview yesterday as she discussed issues of women’s rights, sexual .
The MBCentury Rig 104 contracted for drilling two wells in Block M onshore Brunei arrived at Muara Port last Tuesday and is now being offloaded and importation documentation finalised, according to the Eurasia Review. Tap Energy (Borneo) Pty Ltd has secured the required regulatory approvals, equipment and personnel to commence drilling on the first well, .
The construction of the engineered landfill or a permanent waste disposal site at Sungai Paku, Tutong, replacing the Sungai Akar rubbish dump is set to begin early next year to benefit the residents of Brunei-Muara and Tutong Districts. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to the implementation of a .
The United States is looking to enhance Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s (UBD) educational and research programmes, particularly in the area of bioenvironmental research, through increased student exchange programmes. This was revealed by Public Diplomacy Country Coordinator from the United States State Department, Rhonda Ferguson-Agustus, when she was speaking to the media yesterday during her visit to .
The first export shipment of methanol produced at Brunei methanol production plant in Sungai Liang, Brunei Methanol Company (BMC) is scheduled to take off this week as the plant starts commercial production on May 25. At the opening of BSP Industrial Gas Terminal (IGT) yesterday morning, a BMC representative said the first batch of produced .
With the official opening of the technologically-advanced Industrial Gas Terminal that will power the Brunei Methanol Plant yesterday, the Weekend Bulletin caught up with Dr Grahaeme Henderson, Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (BSP), for his candid thoughts on BSP’s support towards the sustained success of the industry’s future. “The key part of .
Asia Inc Forum will once again host the annual National Environment Conference on July 1 to promote ‘Sustainability and Growth’ in Brunei. This year’s conference will build on the sustainable and environmental driven themes of the last two previous National Environment Conferences, but focuses its lens on economic growth with discussions of trade-offs and priorities .
The Brunei Music Society (BMS) will once again host “an artist of uncommon abilities” as it invites Singaporean Albert Tiu to perform at the Orchid Garden on May 22. Albert has performed as a soloist with many leading orchestras around the world and is an accomplished chamber musician with many critically acclaimed solo recitals under .
Looks into training opportunities: Envoy RUSSIA has once again expressed great interest in possible investment opportunities and areas of cooperation since His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s official visit to the federative republic in October last year. In an interview with the Borneo Bulletin, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to .
