Brunei News Gazette

Category: General

Registration for PSR

The registration for the Lower Primary Assessment, PSR 2023 is now open until 3rd June 2023.In its press release, the Ministry of Education through the Examinations Department informed that school candidates are to enroll through their respective schoo…

Pasar Kitani’ Resumes Operation

The ‘Pasar Kitani’ weekend market resumed its operation starting today. Operating every Saturday and Sunday, the Pasar Kitani supplies daily needs such as vegetables, fruits and dry foods produced by local entrepreneurs.Also on sale are decorative pla…

Operasi Sakat

A female foreign national was detained and taken to the Law Enforcement Division, Department of Immigration and National Registration, JIPK for further investigation.The arrest was made during the ‘Operasi Sakat’ carried out by the National Law Enforc…

Suspected Sayyaf bomb expert captured in Jolo

Authorities have arrested an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) explosive expert in a law enforcement operation in the province of Sulu, a top police official said Saturday. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said Ras Abdulla, al…

Rise in PH foreign reserves seen despite slip in April

An economist has forecast a rise in the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) in the coming months despite the drop to USD101.51 billion as of the end of April. In a report released on Saturday, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Mi…

Fil-Am Buntan prevails, McLaren falls at ONE on Prime Video 10

Jackie Buntan added Diandra Martin to her growing list of ‘victims’ after the former scored a huge knockout at ONE on Prime Video 10 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on Saturday (Manila time). The Filipino-American, who was superb all mat…

Wildfires in Canada force evacuation of 13,000 residents

Hot temperatures and windy conditions have fed 78 wildfires and as of Friday, forced the evacuation of more than 13,000 residents in the province of Alberta, according to officials. And the news could get worse as the province is a tinderbox, said Alb…

4.3M people in Nigeria to face severe hunger midyear

About 4.3 million people in northeast Nigeria are projected to face severe hunger between June and August, the United Nations (UN) warned on Friday. Jens Laerke, the spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told…

League of Provinces condoles with Governor Padilla kin

The League of Provinces of the Philippines on Saturday released a resolution honoring the late Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla and giving heartfelt condolences to those he left behind. ‘Now, therefore, the League of Provinces of the Philippines,…