A colony of Spotted Fungi Beetles (Eumorphus marginatus) found feeding on the spores of the underside of a large fungi, Ganoderma tropicum. Yellow-vented bulbul. Olive-backed sunbird. Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) Butterfly at the park’s playground. – PHOTOS: NYL A giant ant. A simpur fruit. Female macaque with her baby. A chameleon sunning on a tree .
The United Nations and the United States Government initiative for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) welcomed today the launch of two programmes by business leaders to end new HIV infections in children by 2015. “We will not reach our goal of zero new HIV infections among children without the passion and determination of the world’s business leaders,” .
January 29, 2012 | Posted in
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Cathy Matthews, a women from Sacramento, CA has managed to get more than one million comments on a single Facebook post, in an attempt to break the world record for the highest amount of comments in a single Facebook post. Currently her post has about 1,001,291 replies, and the craziest thing is she only made this record with the .
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According to the latest Data Reports from NASA’s Kepler mission, astronomers have found three new alien planets smaller than Earth, orbiting a star much smaller than our Sun. These planets, which were found orbiting around a red dwarf star are known as KOI-961. and they are 0.78, 0.73 and 0.57 times the diameter of Earth, making .
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Long line of cars heading to Miri is seen near the Sungai Tujoh border. – HJH SAEMAH ZULKIFLI The recent bus tragedy in Sabah has not deterred Bruneians from crossing the border to travel to Kota Kinabalu as some had made bookings with bus companies prior to the incident, an established bus operator, speaking on .
Paramedics and nurses having a meeting outside the Emergency Hall of RIPAS Hospital. – DEAN KASSIM To the men and women who worked behind the scenes tirelessly during the national hardship that saw the passing of seven Bruneians during which time they followed through with their duties of saving lives – thank you. In a .
By Ahmed Shaheeb Guest of honour and senior officials from the Ministry of Communications and its departments during the religious function marking World Maritime Day 2011. – AHMED SHAHEEB In conjunction with World Maritime Day 2011, a mass Maghrib and Isyak prayers, as well as the reading of surah yaasiin and doa tahlil, were held .
Nissan Leaf has won rave reviews. A Nissan executive showing how to charge the Nissan Leaf with the conventional way at a station. Fuel cell technology is getting smaller but with bigger capacity. Demonstration of Nissan Leaf wireless charging technology. – PHOTOS: JAMES KON The days of internal combustion engines may be numbered down the .
When everyone is talking about Google+ and major changes in Facebook, statistics from annual rankings by Zeta Interactive shows otherwise. According to Mashable Zeta Interactive CEO Minna Rhee was quoted as saying that 2011 is the year for Twitter. Facebook with their new Timeline was left behind on the fourth place while Google+ is nowhere .
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, August 7, 2010 Ho Yapp Meng, Mei Kong Café BUSINESS activities in Bandar have dwindled over the years with new commercial areas like Gadong, Kiulap and Serusop emerging. Ho Yapp Meng, owner of Mei Kong Cafe in the middle of town, has seen the town evolve since almost 60 years ago. .