|    Azlan Othman    | THE opening ceremony of the first session of the 15th Legislative Council (LegCo) session will take place on March 7 at the Department of Councils of State in Jalan Dewan Majlis. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and […]

|    James Kon    | MINISTER of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong yesterday expressed regrets of Prisons Department personnel being involved in illegal or unlawful acts. According to information collected from 2014 to 2018, as many as 11 officers and staff of the […]

|    Izah Azahari    | THE International School Brunei (ISB) celebrated Brunei’s rich historical and cultural heritage as they hosted a series of assemblies throughout the school in conjunction with the 35th National Day yesterday. Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah binti Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji […]

HER Royal Highness Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah graced the Omani Cultural Night at the Indera Samudra Grand Hall of The Empire Hotel & Country Club last night. Her Royal Highness was greeted by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok […]

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 yesterday held a working visit to Mukim Serasa and the Oil Refinery and Petrochemical Plant at Pulau Muara Besar (PMB). More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin

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 yesterday received in audience Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah Dr Wan Ismail, at the […]

SAAHTAIN Group, a leading global manufacturer of ready-to-eat meals and ready-to-cook products, is set to increase its export capacity following the official introduction of five new processing machines yesterday at its subsidiary company, Saahtain Asia Sdn Bhd, based in Salambigar Industrial Park. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.

HER Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam received in audience Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah binti Dr Wan Ismail yesterday. More details in Wednesday’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 yesterday received in audience Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a two-day […]

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei) (Bernama) – Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s two-day official visit to Brunei beginning today is an important platform in enhancing existing bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries. The official visit is part of a series of introductory visits since she was sworn in as the Deputy […]

|     James Kon     | THE hysteric screams of the mostly female crowd rang through the arrival hall of Brunei International Airport at 3am yesterday as Song Joong-ki, the famous lead actor of the 2016 Korean drama Descendents of the Sun, emerged. The Korean superstar is in Brunei Darussalam to film the upcoming drama Asadal Chronicles, […]

|     Azlan Othman     | THE Sarawak government believes that the Malaysian state could benefit from Temburong Bridge, the longest bridge in Southeast Asia that is currently undergoing construction in Brunei Darussalam. Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said that there are many areas for cooperation between Sarawak and Brunei, once […]

A TOTAL of 323 students of Dato Basir Primary School at Lambak Kanan attended the National Day celebration ceremony at the multipurpose hall of the school yesterday. The event also saw the closing of the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) and Social Studies Month. Headmistress Hajah Sarinah binti Haji Ahmad and Assistant Headmistress Saliha binti Haji […]

RAJA Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital yesterday held the unique launch of its Charity Fund Sale at Lobby 5, where iced almond cookies were placed on a map of Brunei Darussalam by Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and Management) at the Ministry of Health Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin. Reportedly one of the largest cookie maps […]

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 Abidin launched a three-day Basic Sign Language Workshop in a ceremony at Pusat Bahagia in Kampong Pulaie yesterday. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin

Panchor Murai missed the chance to capitalise on BSRC FT’s slip-up and climb above them in third place in their season-ending DST Premier League fixture after they lost 3-2 to Rainbow FC at the Berakas Sports Complex on Sunday. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

Bruneian climbers who left for Kathmandu for an expedition at Mount Everest region reached Gorak Shep and arrived at the Everest Base Camp on Saturday. More details in Monday’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 on Sunday joined thousands of cyclists for the Semangat Kebangsaan 2019 Recreational Cycling in the capital. More details in Monday’s Borneo Bulletin

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister yesterday visited some of the people injured in a devastating fire in the capital, while investigators said they had found a huge stock of flammable materials stashed in the basement of the five-storey building where the blaze began. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told reporters outside a burn unit […]

GUWAHATI, India (AFP) – Ninety-three workers have died and at least 200 others have been hospitalised in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor, officials said yesterday, in the latest case of liquor poisoning in the country. The deaths in Assam state came less than two weeks after tainted liquor killed about 100 people in the northern […]

Four People with Different Abilities (OKU) were among the 42 participants of the pledging team at Saturday’s National Day celebration at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien. The others included members from the civil service, uniformed bodies, institutes of higher education and the private sector. More details in Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin

Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Muntaqim ibni Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah left for Phuket, Thailand on Saturday to represent Brunei as part of the International School Brunei’s (ISB) Under-13 athletics team in the Under-13 Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) Games. More […]

People from all walks of life gathered in the capital on Saturday to celebrate Brunei’s 35th National Day with a spirit of patriotism and nationalism. The light drizzle did not dampen the enthusiasm of the participants numbering around 25,000 who had practised for several weeks to perform before thousands of spectators. As His Majesty Sultan […]

KANO, Nigeria (AP) – A voting card and a metal rod for self-defence are both close at hand in Christopher Obiorah’s tiny bookshop but he hopes to use just one of them when Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls today, one week after a surprise delay. Four years after one of Nigeria’s most peaceful […]

|     Azlan Othman     | 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 has called on the young generation to redouble efforts for the country’s development. In the 35th National Day titah aired on Radio Television Brunei (RTB) last […]

PARIS (AFP) – The world’s largest bee – a giant insect roughly the size of a human thumb – has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia in its first sighting in nearly 40 years, researchers said on Thursday. Despite its conspicuous size, no one had observed Wallace’s giant bee – discovered in the […]

A group of 228 National Service Programme (PKBN) trainees visited the Belait District on Tuesday to learn more about the developments and cultural heritage of the district. They were welcomed by Acting Belait District Officer Ridzuan bin Haji Ahmad at the Kampong Pandan Community Hall. The visit was also an opportunity for communities in the […]

INTERNATIONAL School Brunei (ISB) students showcased their talents in their first ever musical Breakin’ Out! at the ISB Sungai Hanching campus. Attending the performance were Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Muntaqim ibni Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul […]

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 Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam joined members of the local Chinese community in celebrating Chinese New […]