MSPSBS students receive vaccination under MoE-MoH joint programme
THE number of HIN1 cases in Brunei is increasing, according to the Minister of Health, Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman.
Between February 1 and February 8, statistics received from the Ministry of Health have indicated that total positive cases of the .
THE Brunei Halal Brand has the potential to become the world’s first most recognisable global Halal brand.
This observation was made by Mr Noel Shield, the Interim CEO of Ghanim International Food Cooperation Sdn Bhd, during a business matching session for companies from Thailand and Brunei Darussalam themed “SME Capacity Building: Win For Asean Market” yesterday.
“If .
LLRC FT were crowned DST Group Brunei Premier 2 League champion and will play in Premier 1 next season.
They confirmed the title last night after beating Menglait FC 2-1 in an entertaining match played at the Berakas Sports Complex.
“I am very delighted with my players’ performances tonight although the opponents played very well. On top .
SEVEN assaults, three deaths, three fraud cases, three cases of giving false statements and an arrest warrant case involving debts were among the cases recorded in the past three days, the police said yesterday.
Other cases reported were an extramarital affairs case involving a local man and a foreign woman, five misuse of drug cases involving .
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A BRUNEIAN company wants to offer the first Master in Islamic Banking and Finance online programme, to take advantage of the untapped market for Islamic finance studies in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Crescent Sdn Bhd’s education product was one of the winners of iCentre’s recent ThinkBig Business Plan Competition.
“In .
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THE Brunei Chess Federation (BCF) will be organising the National Day Rapid Chess Tournament from Feb 26-27.
Held every year to coincide with the country’s National Day, the tournament will be contested at the Brunei Chess Centre (BCC) at the Hassanal Bokiah National Sports Complex in Berakas at 2pm.
In addition, the Blitz Chess Championship .
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A LANDFORM expert at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday said the reported minor earthquake in neighbouring Ranau, Sabah on Sunday was no cause for worry among Bruneians.
But while Brunei’s location renders it safe from the tremors of earthquakes, there is no harm in ensuring that structures are built to withstand a moderate quake, .
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THE second phase of the Fifth National Skills Competition commenced yesterday, with six participants pitting their skills against one another in the Automobile Technology category.
The launching of the two-day competition for the Automobile Technology category was held at the Automotive Workshop Building at the Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College.
The six tasks of which .
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JOBSEEKERS need to accept working in the private sector as a career rather than a stepping stone, said the Assistant Commissioner of the Labour Department at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Even though customer services are improving in Brunei, more efforts are needed towards creating awareness to school leavers in looking for work at .
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TWO members of the Brunei Darussalam Aids Council (BDAC) jetted off to Laos yesterday to attend a seminar on HIV infection, hoping to return with ideas on how best to increase awareness in Brunei.
Iswandy Ahmad, who is attending the “Youth who are at risk of HIV infection” conference said that he hopes to .
AS FURTHER details of the biggest fraud in recent times involving a Brunei Shell contractor in the oil town are gradually emerging, the bizarre spectacle of a kingpin “chemical man” now on the run, is being laid bare in the Sultanate by investigators.
The fugitive is the subject of a bold “chemical reaction” allegedly involving millions .
AN ACCIDENT between two trailers caused a massive traffic jam near the Telisai petrol station yesterday.
According to reports from the Fire and Rescue Department, the accident happened at 3.52pm and involved two heavy-duty trailers, one of them driven by an Indonesian worker while the other by a Bruneian with a Bruneian passenger.
Two fire trucks from .
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A GROUP of 26 youths yesterday set off on an expedition to Mount Pagon, the highest peak in Brunei, as part of a programme to celebrate the country’s 26th National Day.
The “Belia Cinta Tanah Air” programme is part of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports’ initiative to spur the nationalistic spirit among .
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM is one of two selected as pilot countries under the Asean-United States cooperation involving the adoption of a disaster management system developed by the US.
Under the programme, Brunei and the Philippines will receive technical assistance in adopting the Incident Command System (ICS).
To kick off the pilot programme, a national disaster workshop titled “Incorporating .
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THE Marine Police Department is seeking the cooperation of residents living in the rivers of Brunei to effectively fight crime on Brunei’s waters.
“The Brunei rivers are vast, and yet the number of our units are only so much. But with the cooperation of each community in assisting us in our operations, we can drastically reduce .
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TRUE to its yearly tradition, NBT (Brunei) Sdn Bhd showroom in Gadong was last night lit up with a mixture of red and gold lights to ushers in the upcoming Chinese New Year that is to be celebrated on February 14.
The official opening ceremony was done by the Director of Tourism Development Department, .
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A TOTAL of 194 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases were recorded for the first week of this month, 150 more than the infections for all of January, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said yesterday.
Last month, the ministry recorded 44 H1N1 positive cases.
The MoH predicted a likely increase of Influenza A cases early this .
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THE Brunei Amateur Swimming Association (Basa) won 25 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze medals at last weekend’s 14th Miri Age Group Swimming Championship.
Finishing as runners-up to hosts Miri Amateur Swimming Association, it was an encouraging performance from the Sultanate’s swimmers who improved on their haul of 22 gold, 13 silver and 12 .
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BRUNEI has been officially invited to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
An official at the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council (BNOC) said that the Sultanate was given the invite at the end of the previous Games in Melbourne, Australia, in 2006.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games is scheduled from Oct 3-14 in New Delhi, India.
“We .
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IS THE next generation the hope for building up the arts again? Mohd Nuriskandar Mohd Hasnan certainly thinks so.
“I hope today’s students will become the next generation of artists.”
Mohd Nuriskandar is a first year student at Universiti Brunei darussalam (UBD) studying Art and Creative Technology, and aspires to become a lecturer in the .
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AIR links between Brunei and Siem Reap are set to start, a report from Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Post newspaper reported yesterday.
In its website, the newspaper quoted ranking officials from Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism as saying international flights will also link Siem Reap with Indonesia to boost tourism.
Siem Reap to connect to Brunei,
Tith Chantha, .
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BRUNEI is on its way to becoming a producer of halal pharmaceuticals, thanks to new guidelines that build on the Sultanate’s reputation for strictly adhering to Islamic principles when it comes to halal production.
For instance, Brunei is one of the Muslim countries whose Ministry of Religious Affairs is involved in the certification of .
AFTER two gruelling days of training under extreme weather conditions, two candidates were selected to take part in the Sepang 1,000km Endurance Race, to be held at Sepang International Circuit in June, said Kenvin Low, chief trainer of Team Red Bull Rookies.
Candidates were put through a series of exercises under the Advance Driving Course to .
A BAND Once (ABO) has proven themselves one of the most popular local acts when a record 1,400 fans attended their gig, as part of the Jerudong Park Playground’s “Local is Best” family entertainment night at the Jerudong Park Mini-Amphitheatre Saturday.
On the number of fans that showed up, ABO guitarist Syafiq said, “It was unexpected. .
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JOINING in the spirit of patriotism displayed through flag raising ceremonies all over the country yesterday were the youths of Brunei with the launch of the fifth “Belia Cinta Tanah Air” programme at the Mukim Sengkurong Community Hall.
The programme, loosely translated as “Youth Love Their Country”, was aimed at increasing the feeling of patriotism and .
THE traditional hoisting of the giant national flag to commemorate Brunei 26th National Day was held at the open space of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Shopping Complex in the capital yesterday marking the start of the hoisting of the national flags in homes, offices and private buildings nationwide.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Culture, .
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BRUNEI needs to invest in more qualified local engineers and continue to attract young people in the field of engineering to support and sustain its economic development.
“The economic development of Brunei requires a special contribution from engineers and the future generation of engineers. Brunei cannot rely on natural resources for sustainable development alone, and that .
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BRUNEIANS and the government should be more proactive in cultivating species of trees under the Aquilaria genus, popularly known here as “Gaharu”, not only for its investment potential but also to replenish what has now become an endangered species of tree.
During a one-day seminar organised by Gaharu Brunei yesterday, Malaysia speaker Mat Hasbollah .
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BRUNEI’S public is knowledgeable on environmental issues and is concerned about pollution in the country, but their attitude and behaviour towards controlling, managing and regulating the problems do not reflect their concern.
This is one of the findings in a study conducted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s (UBD) Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Education and Internalisation), Associate Professor .
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THE Learning Ladders Society organised a family fun day carnival yesterday to raise much-needed funds to further develop and operate the society’s newly-acquired centre located behind Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (Maktab Duli).
According to the organisation’s vice president, Linda Ibrahim, the carnival held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas was .
