Rules that govern the practices of architects, surveyors and engineers in Brunei are in the final stages of establishment, according to the president of Brunei Institute of Surveyors, Engineers and Architects (Puja). Dato Hj Idris disclosed this at the ,Puja Architect’s Night on Saturday. The Architects, Engineers and Surveyors Order is a draft legislation which .
BRUNEIMUARA Saturday, August 7, 2010 THE National Anti-Drug Association of Brunei Darussalam (Basmida) will launch an English version of an Islamic Da’wah Centre publication next Saturday as the book contains important values that can reach a wider audience. In a press conference yesterday, President of Basmida Datin Hjh Masni Mohd Ali said that she translated .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, August 6, 2010 Overseas undergraduates were reminded not to forget the morals and values that they have been brought up with in Brunei during the closing ceremony of the five-day Civic Course yesterday. Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Datin Hjh Adina Osman said that every individual has self-worth and .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWANAN Friday, August 6, 2010 The Islamic Da’wah Centre is expected to boast a new building next year after construction works began last month. Yesterday, the centre held a ceremony to lay the first foundation stones for its additional building, attended by Acting Minister of Religious Affairs Pg Hj Bahrom Pg Hj Bahar. .
Zareena Amiruddin TUTONG Thursday, August 5, 2010 Aspiring entrepreneurs should gain work experience first before starting their own business, the Fifth National Youth Forum concluded in Tutong yesterday. Captain (Rtd) Zailan Pehin Datu Kerma Setia Dato Seri Laila Jasa Mohd Don advised his audience, comprising about 300 youths from secondary schools in Tutong, that if .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Monday, June 7, 2010 SOME 40 personnel of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) are taking part in a military exercise being held in Bandung, Indonesia. The group comprise three officers and 37 other ranks left for Jakarta on Saturday, June 5. The exercise dubbed “Exercise Garuda Shield 2010″, is part of .
BRUNEI-MUARA Monday, May 24, 2010 SHOPPERS of Giant Hypermarket were in for a treat last night when the store hosted the annual RTB-Giant Talent 2010 Competition to celebrate its second anniversary. The carpark of the hypermarket was packed with people who came to watch the singing competition. Over 120 people signed up for the singing .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Ministry of Religious Affairs’ (MoRA) five-year Strategic Plan underlines the ministry’s aspiration to achieve its vision in strengthening Islam as a way of life and to achieve His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s vision of Brunei becoming a Zikir Nation. The ministry’s strategic plan for 2010-2014 was .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE waters surrounding the Saba Darat Primary School in Kampong Ayer were a sea of activity yesterday morning, with the school taking part in a national level fire drill involving a number of government agencies. The fire drill involved evacuating 340 pupils and teachers via the school jetties based on the scenario .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE United States (US) is aiming to increase educational exchange with Brunei, said a visiting US official. Public Diplomacy Country Coordinator at the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the US Department of State, Rhonda Ferguson-Augustus told The Brunei Times that the department is interested in developing educational exchanges between .
