House Fire

A house occupied by a family of six in Kampong Sinarubai, Jalan Bengkurong Masin was gutted in a fire yesterday afternoon. There were no casualties or injuries from the fire that occurred around 5 in the afternoon.   The two story concrete home was owned by Awang Jahari bin Matali. According to one of the … Read more

MoU Signing

Seameo Voctech, SV ends 2022 on a positive note with a new collaboration signed between the Centre and the Singapore National Employers Federation, SNEF yesterday in Singapore.   The MoU underlines the enhanced collaboration towards promoting the Green and Digital TVET for Sustainable Development, training and capacity building programmes, and offering consultancy services to SNEF … Read more

Islamic Calligraphy Exhibition

The calligraphy artworks of winners of the ASEAN Level Khat Competition 2022 organised by the Islamic Calligraphy and Art Study Centre, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to commemorate Yayasan’s 30th anniversary of establishment are now displayed at the Islamic Calligraphy and Art Study Centre, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Rumah Semaun in Jalan Jerambak.   … Read more

List of Textbook Titles and Basic Workbooks for the 2023 School Session

The Ministry of Education released a list of textbook titles and basic workbooks for the 2023 school session. It includes new basic textbooks for Year 9 History subject, namely History of Brunei Darussalam 1800 to 1984 Year 9′ published by the Co-Curriculum Development Department and Star Publishing Limited Company last year. The textbook is to … Read more

Diversifying Pos Laju Services

The Pos Laju Medicine Delivery allows the public or patients registered with government clinics or hospitals to order their medicine to be delivered to their homes. The initiative was promoted by the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health and Postal Services Department, Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications. The project can also promote Pos Laju … Read more

Movie Screenings and Culinary

In conjunction with the Brunei December Festival 2022, the Brunei Film Blitz in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Brunei Darussalam, AFBD and supported by the French Embassy in Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon organised a day of movie screenings and culinary at Mahakarya Institute of the Arts Asia at Plaza Athirah.   Present was His Excellency … Read more

Use BruHealth App to Update Total Number of Steps

Also shared during the media conference was the BN on the Move step count in the BruHealth App, which is now reaching 19 billion steps.   The Public are welcome to use their BruHealthApp to enable the application to update the total number of steps to achieve the 20 billion steps goal by the end … Read more

Launching Of One Stop Services Centre

Under the Digital Transformation plan, several digital initiatives of the Ministry of Education have been identified to encourage transformation in the delivery of education more effectively and improve the quality of the organisation’s services through three main key or focus areas namely Educational Technology, Management Technology as well as Implementation of Policies and Infrastructure. The … Read more

Haj Management Meeting

The Brunei Darussalam Haj Affairs Management Meeting for 2023 was held virtually for the first time yesterday afternoon between the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Haj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia.   The Ministry of Religious Affairs was represented by Awang Haji Mohd Serudin bin Haji Timbang, Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry … Read more

Moderna and Pfizer Bivalent Vaccines Proven To Be Safe and Effective

The Minister of Health shared that Pfizer bivalent vaccines are also expected to arrive by early 2023. Both types of bivalent vaccines are updated, latest generation vaccines that targets, not only the original ancestral strain but also targets the latest variants derived from Omicron. These bivalent vaccines are able to provide better protection against newer … Read more

St Kitts and Nevis introduces raft of changes to its Citizenship by Investment Programme, benefits both locals and an intelligent investor

London, Dec. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The much-anticipated changes to St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment Programme have been announced today by the country’s recently appointed Citizenship by Investment Unit Head, Michael Martin. Setting a bold and new tone for the industry as a whole, St Kitts and Nevis is once again leading […]

BITPOINT Launches Japanese Weeks for Crypto Users in Latin America

BITPOINT Latam is continuing to expand its services in Latin America, a market that is seeing rapid growth in cryptocurrency adoption. BITPOINT’s executives have stated that their recent focus on the Japanese market is part of their plan to increase education and commercial activity in the cryptocurrency space. Featured Image for BITPOINT Latam MEDELLÍN, Colombia, […]