Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 2, 2024

Army chief wants more reservists affiliated with transport sector

MANILA: Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Roy Galido called on leaders of all the force’s reservists to create more units that will beef up their transportation capabilities.

Galido made the call during the 41st anniversary of the Reserve Comma…

Envoys condemn Chinese Coast Guard’s latest ramming in WPS

MANILA: Several envoys from Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania condemned the repeated ramming of a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship over the weekend.

In a statement, European Union (EU) spokesperson N…

Presentation of Sultan’s Scholar Scholarship

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam presented the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan’s Scholar…

Marcos urges youth to join coastal cleanup, conservation drive

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on the youth to take part in the nationwide coastal cleanup and conservation activities as the country commemorates Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANAMo) this September.

In a vi…

Classes suspended, half-day work for capitol workers in Antique

All 18 municipalities in Antique suspended in-person classes, while the provincial government declared half-day work for capitol employees due to inclement weather on Monday.

Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderic…

Forum in Conjunction with Royal Birthday Celebration

The Mosque Youth Group Nationwide Executive Committee and Mohamed Bolkiah Mosque Takmir Committee, Kampung Serusop in collaboration with the Mosque Affairs Department last night held a forum in conjunction with His Majesty’s 78th Birthday Celebration…

Hayya Ilal ‘Arabiyah Programme

The Hayya Ilal ‘Arabiyah or ‘Let’s Speak Arabic’ programme that carried the theme ‘Hubbus Sultan’ or Love the Monarch was held this morning at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic School, Kampung Rimba. The programme was held to improve mastery of…

Tropical Storm Expected To Influence the Country’s Weather

Brunei Darussalam is currently in the Southwest Monsoon which will typically persist until September. During the Southwest Monsoon, atmospheric conditions over the country tend to be quite stable with minimal thunderstorm occurrences compared to duri…

Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony

170 graduands of Universiti Teknologi Brunei, UTB were feted at the Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony in conjunction with the 24th UTB Convocation Ceremony, this morning. The ceremony was held at Masjid Universiti, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

Present was …

ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation Meeting

In this age of the internet and digital technology the promotion and protection of intellectual property, in particular copyright have become more critical than ever especially with the advancement of artificial intelligence. Speaking at the opening…