Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 2, 2023

Iveco Group 2023 Second Quarter Results

The following is an extract from the “Iveco Group 2023 Second Quarter and First Half Results” press release. The complete press release can be accessed by visiting the media section of the Iveco Group corporate website: https://www.ivecogroup.com/media/corporate_press_releases or consulting the accompanying PDF: Iveco Group consolidated revenues of €4.2 billion (up 24% year-on-year). Adjusted EBIT of […]

TMC Announces Corporate Update on Expected Timeline, Application Costs and Production Capacity Following Part II of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority

NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today provided a corporate update on expected development timeline, production capacity and application costs for its NORI-D Nodule Project following the recent International Seabed Authority (ISA) […]

Brunei Darussalam Experiencing Slight Haze

Brunei Darussalam is currently in the Southwest Monsoon period, where south-westerly wind is still dominant with stable atmospheric conditions. The country has been experiencing slight hazy conditions since 25th July, until 2nd August. These hazy condi…

‘Pestalotiopsis’ monitored in 2 N. Cotabato rubber plantations

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) here has confirmed the presence of ‘pestalotiopsis’ in two North Cotabato rubber-producing towns. Rogaya Acoy, the OPAG crop protection coordinator, said pestalotiopsis, also known as the leaf fall dis…

AI ‘not yet’ big threat to Filipino labor

The founding chair of the Internet Society – Philippine Chapter (ISPC) said concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) can potentially replace some Filipino workers are rooted in truth. However, it also noted that the threat is not imminent and will o…

3rd Bacolod Rum Festival slated Aug. 12-20

The third edition of the Bacolod Rum Festival will be held on Aug. 12-20, featuring more events and participants to highlight this city as the home of “the world’s number one rum”. The event’s main sponsor, Tanduay Distillers Inc., manufactures rum fr…

PBBM tasks DA to boost support to farmers in Egay-hit regions

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has mapped out strategies to recover from the losses caused by Super Typhoon Egay and enhanced southwest monsoon in significant rice production areas. In a memorandum to DA regional executives in typhoon Egay-hit reg…

DFA vows to assess all possible diplomatic action on WPS

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said any diplomatic action, either bilaterally or multilaterally, concerning the West Philippine Sea will be ‘carefully assessed and calibrated’. The statement came as the Senate adopts Senate Resol…