In conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul celebration on the 12th of Rabiulawal, Selawat and Dikir Maulud will resonate from all mosques, suraus and religious halls nationwide for 12 consecutive nights starting on today, 7th of October 2021. Members of the public are welcomed to watch or listen to the live broadcast of the Opening … Read more
106 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed yesterday, taking the total cases to 8,150. There are 41 additional new cases to 10 of the existing active clusters today who were previously close contacts with several positive cases. 3 new clusters have been detected, all are private home clusters that involved 9 cases. Meanwhile, one … Read more
Delegates Underscore Unequal Access to Vaccines, Education, Technologies The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world how ill-equipped it is to handle crises, needing new approaches to tackle health and climate change, as well as vaccine inequality, the digital divide and unequal access to education, Professor Mariana Mazzucato told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today, … Read more
In another development, 35 compound fines were issued for violating the out-of-house restriction directives last night. In this regard, the public is reminded to comply with the directives that have been issued in order to restore the state of country from the COVID-19 infection. Source: Radio Television Brunei
The ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2021 Regional Final was held virtually yesterday, which saw the announcement of respective winners of the competition. Thailand was crowned as the winner while Cambodia and Malaysia were named first and second runner up respectively. This year, Brunei Darussalam was represented by a team of students from Politeknik Brunei. … Read more
The Group of Wives of Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Permanent and Deputy Permanent Secretaries as well as Affiliated Members organised a virtual Khatam Al-Quran and Doa Kesyukuran ceremony yesterday afternoon. The event was held in conjunction with Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed … Read more
Brunei Shell Marketing Sendirian Berhad, BSM revised the operating hours for all petrol stations in the country to support the government in Operasi Pulih. The public is reminded to buy fuel earlier to assist in reducing movement as well as the risk of COVID-19 infection. In a Zoom interview, Dayang Siti Fairuzhaironie binti Dato Paduka … Read more