A convoy of 45 motorcycles from KEKAL Club in the Tutong District together with 15 cars from the 4WD Association accompanied the Tutong District Acting Officer in carrying the country’s national flag in conjunction with the 26th National Day. The convoy began their journey from Kampong Kupang heading towards the Perkarangan Tamu of Kampong Serambangun .
New Edge Beauty & Fitness Centre Sdn Bhd located at Batu Besurat Gadong, has been offering free professional beauty course in facial training to all job applicants who applied for the post of assistant beautician in the company, a press release stated.
According to the company’s manager, a total of 10 applicants turned up for the .
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Hua Ho Manggis Mall, like many other shopping complexes in the country, has enlivened the festive mood with decorations for ushering in the Chinese New Year. The colours red and gold could be seen everywhere from hampers and lanterns to statuettes symbolising happiness and prosperity.
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Chinese New Year is looming ever closer and as part of the upcoming celebrations, NBT (Brunei) Sdn Bhd unveiled their Chinese New Year decoration display at the NBT showroom in Gadong, last night.
NBT’s display is there to once again enliven the Chinese New Year atmosphere in the country allowing the public to feel the excitement .
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GETTING important approvals and permits before a land can be developed into a commercial or residential purposes can be as straightforward as 1-2-3 but it can also be daunting at times and sometimes time consuming.
This is being looked into by the Town & Country Planning under the Ministry of Development, the Bulletin was told.
For example, .
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RED lanterns and streamers hung festively at the Seri Mulia Sarjana School and Seri Mulia Sarjana International School. The SM Sarjana and SM Sarjana IS kicked off their Chinese New Year festivities by sprucing up the schools with Chinese New. Year decorations.
This year’s celebration begins on February 14 and marks the beginning of the Year .
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A TOTAL of 109 male and female participants of a Dikir Syarafil Anam (Dikir Brunei) workshop received their certificates during the closing ceremony held at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (RIPAHS) Mosque in Kg Rimba.
The guest of honour was Pg Adenan bin Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, patron of the RIPAHS Mosque .
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THERE was an overwhelming response from students enrolling in various Extra-:Curricular Activities (ECA) offered by CHMS Kindergarten BSB, according to its press release.
It was an encouraging sign in supporting the country’s implementation of the National Education System for the 21st Century (SPN 21).
According to the school’s representative, the extra-curricular activities are carefully planned to create .
THE kindergarten pupils of Seri Mulia Sarjana International School experienced a visual treat when the ‘Gingerbread Man’ was presented through a puppet show.
The show was aimed at familiarising the children with farm animals, develop visual awareness and attentiveness at an early stage and enhance the children’s creativity and imaginative skills.
The story was given a new .
STUDENTS wishing to pursue higher studies scrambled for information on the final day of the Open Day for MoE scholarship division and institutions of higher education at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Berakas.
Representatives from MoE and some higher institutions including private institutions were present to explain the various procedures and advantages of their respective .
SENIOR nursing officials and other members of nursing staff from the Cardiac Centre attended a doa selamat for two nurses who will be going for advanced training in cardiology in India.
Awg Hj Rani Hj Mohd Yusof, the Director of Nursing and Hj Siti Marium Hj Mohd Jaafar, Chief Executive Officer of RIPAS Hospital were among .
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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 .
FIFTY mukim penghulus and village leaders from the Brunei-Muara District yesterday sat in on a special briefing from the Kerja Cemerlang Group (GOIP 955) movement by the Head of Operations Office of the Fire and Rescue Department.
Held at the District Office Building in Berakas, the briefing was facilitated by Kerja Cemerlang Group (GOIP 995) Leader .
CRIME-RELATED issues happen not only on land but also in Brunei waters and bays, which cover a wide area. These crime cases include the smuggling of illegal and dubious goods as well as drugs into the country.
This was highlighted by Marine Police Commanding Officer Acting Senior Superintendent Amirruddin bin Haji Junaidi who yesterday chaired a .
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THE Jawatankuasa Pemimpin-Pemimpin Sekolah Rendah Kawasan Brunei II A (JAPSER) recently held an appreciation ceremony for 378 teachers who work in the area.
The guest of honour, Senior Supervisor for Daerah Kawasan Brunei II and IV, Hj Nasir bin Hj Metali, touched on the implementation of the SPN 21 and the Ministry of Education’s vision, “Quality .
PG ANUAR bin Husaini, the Head of Promotion Department of the Ministry of Health, lectured on the negative effects of smoking to Cosmopolitan College students.
Sharing facts about smoking, he told them what elements make cigarettes addictive and what effects each element can give to their bodies.
Scolding youngsters will not prevent them from getting curious about .
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ENJOY the best of Italian fine dining this Valentine’s Day with a romantic, candle-lit dinner, live music and scrumptious authentic Italian starters, main courses and desserts at Villa Mauri.
On the special day, Villa Mauri will be offering diners a Valentine’s menu with Tuna or Beef Carpacio as a starter, Clear Chicken Consomme as a middle .
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SOME 80 primary science teachers attended a healthy lifestyle workshop to equip them with health information related to diet, physical activity and tobacco use.
The workshop began with an overview by Dr Hjh Norhayati Kassim, head of the Health Promotion Centre in Berakas.
The workshop is to enable teachers to become health promoters and be able to .
FORTY female Muslims and female youths from Kg Masin and Kg Bebatik completed a three-day “Jenazah” (corpse-handling) course in which they received certificate of completion at a closing ceremony held at Kampong Masin mosque yesterday.
The guest of honour who handed over the certificates was the head of Mosque Affairs from the Female Muslim Department, Ustazah .
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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 .
A 21-YEAR-OLD local man was fined $750 or jail for a month in default of payment after pleading guilty to possession of alcoholic beverages before the Bandar Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Mac Gary bin Garrol was caught red-handed smuggling 16 cans of Tiger beer through a ‘mouse trail’ at Kg Bebuloh near Limbang border by a group .
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IN A display of patriotic spirit, 26 youths from the four districts led by Haji Ramli bin Hj Kurus will scale Gunung Pagon in an expedition to raise the national flag and sing the national anthem on the highest peak in Brunei Darussalam.
On hand to officiate the expedition yesterday was Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Hamid .
ADININ Works and Engineering Sdn Bhd recently organised an annual dinner to celebrate the company’s successful achievement and to recognise the company’s long-service employees.
The local company with a workforce of 700 people had accumulated a total of two million manhours and successfully achieved “Zero Lost-Time Incidents” and “Zero Medical Treatment Case” as well as fulfilling .
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TAYLOR’S University College held its inaugural Open Day at the Goldstone Ballroom of the Centrepoint Hotel yesterday afternoon. The event also marked the appointment of HRD Services Global Education Link (HRDS) as Taylor’s new representative in Brunei.
The guest of honour was Dato’ Ku Jaafar bin Ku Shaari, Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, and Zainal .
THE Brunei Amateur Swimming Association’s team won 25 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze medals at the just concluded 14th Miri Age Group Swimming Championship to emerge runners-up over the weekend in Miri.
In addition to the haul of medals, one National Age Group record was shattered and Nur Farizzah bte Mohd Shafiee was named best .
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A TOTAL of 33 teams are vying for honours at the National Regu and Regu Double Sepak Takraw Championship which kick started last night.
Organised by Brunei Darussalam Sepak Takraw Association, the teams were spilt into eight groups.
In Group A are St Gabungan A, BIPA B, JBS B, BRB D and MPK Bukit Tutong while Group .
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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 .
SIX contestants are currently competing for a spot to represent Brunei Darussalam in the upcoming 8th Asean Skills Competition 2010 in Thailand at the 5th National Skills Competition in the field of Automobile.
The competition was officiated by Mr Leong Cheng Soon, Assistant General Sales Manager of NBT yesterday and will conclude on February 10 at .
SIX International School Brunei (ISB) participated in the Model United Nations (MUN) Conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Doha, Qatar from January 28 to 31in Qatar.
The conference has brought together over 350 student delegates from more than 60 schools in 40 different countries to discuss issues of global significance.
In committees representing various United Nations .
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