President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in and spouse Kim Jung-sook arrived in Brunei on Sunday for a three-day State Visit to the Sultanate. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

Her Royal Highness Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah attended the Netfit Netball Workshop organised by the Brunei Darussalam Netball Association (BNA) at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas on Sunday. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

|     Hakim Hayat & Aziz Idris     | THE Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) yesterday announced a proposed government budget of BND5.86 billion for the 2019/2020 fiscal year while forecasting another wave of budget deficit of BND1.5 billion for the new fiscal year, on the back of sluggish gross domestic product (GDP) growth due to […]

|     Lyna Mohamad     | THE latest branch of Brunei’s premier supermarket opened yesterday. Offering customers freshly flown produce and dairy from the UK and Australia, Supa Save One Riverside is the first branch to feature a cafe counter selling local favourites. Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah graced the opening ceremony […]

|     Lyna Mohamad     | INTIATIVES like Bandarku Ceria further caps greenhouse emission by ensuring that Bandar Seri Begawan is free of cars every Sunday morning while the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Building Guidelines for Government and Commercial Buildings was adopted to reduce unnecessary waste of electricity, Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri […]

|     Hakim Hayat     | A 60-YEAR-OLD Bruneian who duped 16 individuals in a house sale scam was sentenced to 13 years and six months’ jail and slapped a RM4,000 fine by the Sarawak High Court in Miri on Thursday, the Borneo Post reported. The defendant Jalil bin Paweh, who was not represented by any lawyer, […]

CARACAS (AFP) – Venezuela’s government suspended work and classes yesterday due to a massive electricity blackout that has ground much of the country to a halt, the Vice President said. President Nicolas Maduro – who has denounced the blackout as an act of “sabotage” – made the decision “in order to facilitate efforts for the […]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster than sound without thunderous “sonic booms”. When an aircraft crosses that threshold – around 1,225 kilometres per hour at sea level – it produces waves from the […]

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Brunei announced the appointment of Pengiran Aki Ismasufian bin Pengiran Haji Ibrahim as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the franchise in Brunei, taking over from Anirvan Ghosh Dastidar who will be taking on the role as CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin

Reflecting on how to achieve a more balanced life, Legislative Council (LegCo) member Yang Berhormat Siti Rozaimeriyanty binti Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Abdul Rahman on Friday called for women to unite together. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signing ceremony between Brunei DPMM FC MatchDay Magazine with partners and supporters was held at the Times Square Shopping Centre in Berakas on Friday. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji […]

Brunei Darussalam’s very own Ulu-Ulu Temburong and other local attractions are set to feature in the mythical Sageuk drama Asadal Chronicles, which will air this May in South Korea and globally through multiple cablecast channels, including Netflix and Total Variety Network (tvN). Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin […]

A signing ceremony between the Government of 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 through the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) and Muara Maritime Services Sdn Bhd (MMS), was held at the Business Centre, The Empire Hotel & […]

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of people, including Islamic State (IS) fighters, evacuated the extremist group’s last foothold in eastern Syria on Monday, after United States (US)-backed Syrian fighters again slowed their offensive to allow a way out of the tiny enclave. The new exodus came only three days after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces […]

|    Rokiah Mahmud    | THE Labour Department, Ministry of Home Affairs recently held a briefing session on the Local and Foreign Workforce Ratio (NTA) and Foreign Workers Levy for company owners and employers in the wholesale and retail sector. The briefing session was held at the auditorium of JobCentre Brunei. The goal of the session was […]

|     Lyna Mohamad     | OVER 20 athletes from Helmi Abdullah Fitness (HAF) gym participated in the Spartan race at The Eco Venture Park in Semenyih Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Participants competed in two different races: Sprint (5km) and Super (13km) categories, which featured 29 obstacles located around muddy terrains. They will participate in the next […]

|     Fadhil Yunus     | ADI Said’s current club UiTM FC have been handed a home tie with Petaling Jaya FC in the second round of the Malaysia FA Cup scheduled to be held in early April. Held at the Empire Gallery in Damansara, the Deputy President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Datuk Wira Yusoff […]

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 exchanged views on bilateral, regional and international matters of mutual concern with Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dato Laila Utama Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad during a four-eyed meeting yesterday at […]

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 and Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dato Laila Utama Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad expressed satisfaction at the continued progress in trade and investment cooperation, particularly with the states of Sabah […]

TWENTY-three youth compri-sing members of National Youth Association, alumni of National Service Programme (PKBN) and students from various higher institutions departed to Tokyo, Japan yesterday, to participate in JENESYS 2018 Inbound Programme (Culture) Japanese Language Communication and Japanese Culture Exchange. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin

HIS Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik, Chairman of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB) Committee of Governors presented Braille writing devices to 42 students in a ceremony at the Arts and Handicrafts Training Centre in Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin

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 arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday to attend the 22nd Annual Leaders Consultation between Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia which will be held today. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin

|     Azlan Othman     | BRUNEI Darussalam has fallen seven places in Bloomberg’s latest global health report rankings. The Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index 2019, which ranks 169 countries, placed the sultanate in 44th spot. In the previous edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, published in 2017, Brunei was ranked 37th. The index grades nations based […]

DPMM FC enjoyed a winning start under the guidance of newly appointed head coach Adrian Pennock with a 1-0 victory over Home United FC in their opening fixture of the AIA Singapore Premier League (SPL) at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore on Sunday. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

The Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital organised a number of activities during Bandarku Ceria at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien on Sunday to commemorate World Hearing Day 2019. Guest of honour Minister of Transport and Infocommunications as the Acting Minister of […]

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar accompanied by senior officers from the Ministry of Health (MoH) attended the 4th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety from March 2 to 3 in Jeddah. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

Over 264,000 passengers entered Brunei via the Serasa Ferry Terminal from 2014 and 2018, the Immigration and National Registration Department statistics revealed while Tourism Development Department statistics showed over 130,000 arrivals from cruises and ferries into Brunei Darussalam between 2014 and 2018. These details were explained during the promotion ‘Discover Muara’ launch at the Cruise […]

Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB) Primary School on Saturday organised a mini marathon for its students. Among those participating was Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez bin Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil, the grandchild of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan […]

His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah on Saturday afternoon received in audience the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam Yu Hong. His Royal Highness wished the ambassador every success in her work. The audience was held at Balai Penghadapan, Bukit Kayangan. Be sure to grab Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin