Cikgu Roy Morni demonstrating on the correct brushing techniques Pupils show their eagerness during the tooth-brushing activity. PHOTOS: SAHAMA Dental hygiene should be taught at an early age to prevent serious tooth decay. Hence, Haji Tarif Primary School, Brunei I, Mukim Tamoi recently held a tooth-brushing activity for its pupils which was launched by the .
By Mohd Shavez Cheema Youths of all ages playing football in one section of the playing ground at Ong Sum Ping. Cricket practice on the same playing ground. – PHOTOS: MOHD CHAVEZ CHEEMA The Ong Sum Ping Ground is a very important ground at the heart of the Capital. There are many important aspects – .
A publicity drive started yesterday for World Cancer Day to be commemorated on February 26 at 7am at the Indoor Stadium, a press release stated yesterday. World Cancer Day, celebrated on Feb 4 every year to raise, awareness on cancer, is the number one killer in Brunei, according to the Ministry of Health. This year’s .
A sample of some of the many ‘lose-weight-fast’ products that the Ministry of Health has deemed dangerous to the public. COURTESY OF MOH The Ministry of Health (MoH) has extended a warning to the general public against the use of health products containing ‘Sibutramine’, which can cause adverse health risks to users. The range of .
One of the survivors of the recent bus tragedy being wheeled into the RIPAS Hospital. – AZIZ IDRIS To the untrained eye, the events that involved the bringing back home of the 25 injured Bruneians from the Malaysian State of Sabah may have seemed effortless but the success of what will linger for years .
As one of the challenges came in the form of an influx of anxious family members and friends that the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital encountered following the Sabah bus crash incident that occurred last Tuesday afternoon, the Acting Director General of Medical Services has asked for the public to provide their needed cooperation .
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Following news that authorities had culled 17,000 chickens after a chicken and two wild birds tested positive for the H5N1 virus in Hong Kong on Wednesday, and based on input from the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE), Brunei’s Department of Agriculture and Agrifood at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources has taken .
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In light of public concern over Japanese food contaminated with radiation from the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, the Ministry of Health yesterday conducted a surprise check which ended with fruitful discussions with arguably Brunei’s most popular Japanese food franchise, Excapade. Miss Lim Siew Fong, the General Manager of Excapade, said in a telephone interview, “the .
Bandar Seri Begawan – The pupils of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Primary School had their annual cross country race before the school’s first term holiday. At about 7.30am, pupils gathered at the courtyard for a short aerobics session and warm-up activities after the flag raising ceremony. The event was officiated by the school’s headmistress, .
Kuala Belait – A futsal tournament specifically for teenagers that was jointly organised by the Kg Pandan Youth Parents Movement (GIBB), Sayyidina Ali Secondary School (SMSA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) took place yesterday morning at SMSA premises in Kuala Belait. The futsal tournament, which is carrying the theme `Futsal Is My Anti-Drug’, was .