National shuttlers continue practice
THE Japanese national badminton team concluded their two-day practice session with the Brunei national team last night.Held at Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas,...
View ArticleGovernment calls for more FDIs
BRUNEI needs more foreign direct investments (FDIs) that create value-added products and services as this can contribute to increased economic activity and spinoffs, the Minister of Energy and Industry...
View ArticleShorter vessel clearance time aimed
THE government has set a target on Border Compliance to reduce the time it takes for vessels to be cleared from Muara Port, from the current 47 hours it takes to under 32 hours by March 2017.Minister...
View ArticleOnline portal to allow delivery to Brunei from US shops
LOCAL shoppers can soon purchase from more stores in the United states following the Postal Services Department’s plan to launch an online shopping portal next year.Post-Master General Hj Mohd Manan Hj...
View ArticleHistory talk closes
THE first “History Talk: A Study of Inscriptions of Historical Value Found on Brunei’s Tomb and Tombstone” concluded yesterday at the Brunei History Centre in the capital.The talk, organised by the...
View ArticleUS$4.7b worth of FDI projects in implementation stage
NINE foreign direct investments (FDI) with a total investment value of over US$4.7 billion are currently in their implementation stage here in Brunei, the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime...
View ArticleCrown Prince at UTB XLR8 Exhibition
HIS Royal Highness Prince (Dr) Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in his capacity as Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB),...
View ArticleBrunei: Most improved economy in ease of doing biz rankings
BRUNEI is the most improved economy in the world for the second year running according to the World Bank’s latest report which measures the efficiency and regulation of domestic businesses, the Energy...
View ArticleBadas flames extinguished, monitoring continues
FREQUENT downpour that started last week has allowed firefighters to completely put out fires that razed close to 20 hectares of lands around the Badas water pipelines in Seria, Belait.The fires that...
View ArticleGov’t wants more businesses informed on EODB rankings
MORE work needs to be done in socialising the World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) rankings to local businesses to ensure that improvements are felt on the ground level, the Minister of Energy and Industry...
View ArticleYTM Pg Muda ‘Abdul Muntaqim impresses
YANG Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Muntaqim set new personal marks in three events at the 5th Brunei Open and Masters Swimming Championship 2016 yesterday.Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri...
View ArticleUTB student develops system to lock doors via mobile app
A UNIVERSITI Teknologi Brunei student has developed a device that enables users to lock house doors through a mobile app or online when they are away from home.Qamaruzzaman Affandy, a computing and...
View ArticleHis Majesty sends congratulatory message to Turkey’s President Erdogan
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday sent a congratulatory message to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
View ArticleHis Majesty to join mass cycling event
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, will join a mass cycling event to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the changing...
View ArticleBrunei slips 15 notches to 103rd in WEF’s Gender Gap Report
BRUNEI was ranked 103rd in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report, dropping 15 places from last year due to income gender gap.The 2016 edition — which gave the sultanate its lowest...
View Article‘Brunei’s power supply is reliable’
BRUNEI’S improvement in ‘Getting Electricity’ in this year’s World Banks’ Doing Business 2017 report shows that the power system in the sultanate is reliable, said the minister of energy and industry...
View Article3 youths to launch autism awareness project
THREE Bruneians are teaming up to launch an autism project in December, in a bid to raise public awareness about applied behaviour analysis therapy to help children with autism learn.Ak Mohd Izwan...
View ArticleASEAN council pushes for regional business reforms
THE ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) is pushing to tackle the ‘low hanging fruits’ as part of its agenda for regional reforms that will benefit private sector businesses.In its latest report...
View Article‘Brunei needs more local engineers’
THE deputy minister of development, Dato Paduka Hj Suhaimi Hj Gafar, yesterday said that Brunei still lacks local engineers.Speaking on the sidelines of a lecture delivered by him at Universiti...
View ArticleUS embassy dismisses visa rumours
THE United States’ (US) embassy yesterday dismissed reports that Bruneians wishing to travel to the US would need to apply for a visa from January onwards.In a statement, Public Affairs Officer at the...
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