Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 19, 2024

Youth Culinary Class Programme

The Department of Youth and Sports, Tutong District Branch is organising the Youth Culinary Class Programme 2024 until 20th August. The programme is being held at Youth Centre Two in Tutong District.

20 youths from the Village Consultative Council, …

Knowledge Sharing Programme

A Record Preservation and Conservation Knowledge Sharing Programme or penBORNEO organised by the Brunei History Centre through the Borneo Research Centre Division, penBORNEO aimed to share relevant knowledge in the field of record preservation and co…

eaching Al-Quran Using Sign Language

Various interesting activities are organised in conjunction with the Mahrajan Hafl al-Takharruj of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, UNISSA. One of them is the 5-day Basic Course of Teaching Al-Quran using Braille and Sign Language at Jame’ ‘Asr …

Prevention of Corruption Act

The Magistrates’ Court on 19 August, sentenced a 50 year old local Bruneian to 13 months imprisonment for contravening section 6a of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chapter 131. An initial sentence of 18 months was imposed but had been reduced to t…

MSMEs as Driver of National Economy

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs play a significant role in driving Brunei Darussalam’s economic growth. Referring to the latest statistics on the growth of MSMEs in the country, 97 % of about 6,570 enterprises are classified as active,…

Attends Meeting and High-Tea Reception

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, on 19th August afternoon, met and attended a high tea receptio…

Commander of Royal Thai Navy Official Visit

Admiral Adoong Pan-lam, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy and spouse, Madam Kirata Pan-lam as well as delegation are now in Brunei Darussalam for a 3-day official visit. On 19th August morning, the delegation visited Tutong District.

The Commander of…

Borongan City gives aid to ex-rebels

TACLOBAN CITY: The Borongan City government has turned over financial assistance to two former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who recently surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB).

Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda handed …

House helpers in BARMM assured of P5K monthly pay

COTABATO CITY: The Regional Wages and Productivity Board-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RTWPB-BARMM) on Monday issued the order granting domestic workers (kasambahay) a PHP5,000 minimum wage per month.

The RTWPB, headed by BARMM Lab…

Army seizes abandoned war materiel in Maguindanao Sur

CAMP SIONGCO: Maguindanao del Norte – Government troops recovered in Maguindanao del Sur town of Sultan sa Barongis a dozen assorted high-powered firearms abandoned by an armed group on Sunday afternoon.

Lt. Col. Robert Betita, Army’s 1st Mechanized …