Brunei News Gazette

Day: April 22, 2026

HERE joins SOAFEE to bring expertise in AI-powered mapmaking into open software-defined vehicle platforms

HERExSOAFEE HERE joins SOAFEE Technical Steering Committee to strengthen foundation for SDVs Membership brings mapping, geospatial data and real-time services into open vehicle software stacks Amsterdam – HERE Technologies, the world’s leading mapping and location data company, today announced it has joined SOAFEE (Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge) an industry‑led initiative accelerating the transition to software‑defined […]

StoneX Announces Day-One Access to SHFE Nickel Futures

Largest Non-Bank FCM Providing Entry to China’s Internationalized Exchange-Traded Contracts NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StoneX Group Inc. (“StoneX”; NASDAQ: SNEX) is now providing clients with day-one access to Nickel futures and options listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE). This announcement comes on the heels of approval of SHFE […]

Local Citizen Faces Charges for Illegal Cigarette Possession

Tutong: A local citizen was charged in the Tutong Magistrate’s Court under the Excise Order 2006. JOHARI BIN JARAIE, 47 years old, was found guilty of possessing 6 cartons and 51 packets of cigarettes of various brands without a valid permit.

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Brunei Darussalam Faces Prolonged Hot and Dry Weather Conditions

Bandar seri begawan: The nation is experiencing an extended period of extreme heat and dryness as it remains in the monsoon transition phase, which is anticipated to last until the end of May 2026. Since April 8, no significant rainfall has been obser…

ASEAN University Network Hosts Annual General Meeting at UBD

Bandar seri begawan: Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), through its School of Business and Economics, organised the ASEAN University Network for Business and Economics (AUN-BE) Annual General Meeting 2026. The meeting was inaugurated at UBD on the mo…