Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 21, 2023

IOC dedicated to promoting sport for urban dev’t

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UN-Habitat have signed a new collaboration to promote physical activity in urban environments, the IOC announced on Wednesday. Following the initiatives of Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5, th…

PRC deploys payloader to N. Vizcaya to assist in pocket landslide

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately deployed a payloader to assist in clearing the debris on the provincial road caused by a pocket landslide in Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya on Thursday. Based on reports gathered by the PRC – Nueva Vizcaya from the …

Conflict-affected IP community in Surigao Sur gets new classrooms

About 200 school children in the remote and conflict-affected Indigenous People (IP) village of Sitio Tubod in Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur will benefit from the newly completed six school buildings constructed by the government. The …

OTS urged to reinterview employees, properly vet applicants

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Senator Grace Poe on Thursday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) to scrutinize personnel and future applicants to prevent incidents of alleged theft …

Courtesy Call

The Syariah Courts, State Judiciary Department, Prime Minister’s Office received a courtesy call from Sir Geoffrey Vos, The Master Of The Rolls’. It was held on 21st September, at the Syariah Courts Building in the capital. During the courtesy call, Y…

Tree Planting Activity

Brunei Gas Carriers, BGC planted one hundred Tabebuia Rosea Pink saplings. The tree planting activity took place at Jalan Menteri Besar, where 25 saplings were planted at the Pentagon Park. The rest will be planted at the Berakas Forest Reserve at a l…

Briefing on National Level Maulidur Rasul Celebtration

The Maulidur Rasul Grand Assembly and Procession for 1445 Hijrah will be held simultaneously nationwide on Thursday, 28th of September. The culmination of the National level celebration is at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien, in the capital. T…

Dikir Maulidur Rasul Ceremony

Dikir Maulud ceremonies further enliven the the Maulidur Rasul celebration aside from commemorating the Prophet’s deeds and sacrifices in spreading Islamic eminence. The Ministry of Health held a Dikir ceremony on 20th Seotember night, jointly organis…

Iloilo seeks UN help to build resilient communities

The Iloilo provincial government is hoping the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and partner corporations could help the province build resilient communities through the ‘Purok Resilience’ project.
At a press conference on Wednesda…