|     Hakim Hayat     | AS PART of the Royal Brunei Police Force’s (RBPF) strategic plan to strengthen the capabilities of its personnel and units towards maintaining public harmony and national security, the establishment of the country’s first Police Force Academy is currently in the pipeline, the Minister of Defence II revealed yesterday. Making this statement […]

HIS Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Deputy Sultan, yesterday morning received in audience outgoing High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Brunei Darussalam Major General (Rtd) Tariq Rashid Khan. The envoy presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal […]

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 His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, the King of Jordan yesterday discussed increasing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the areas of defence, trade and investment, […]

|     Achong Tanjong     | THE Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department, Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) yesterday organised recitations of Surah Yaasiin and Tahlil ceremony for Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam and Al-Marhumah Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Abdul […]

|     Aziz Idris     | WORLD-renowned Japanese companies are increasingly looking for highly skilled foreign workers to fill gaps in the Japanese labour market due to the country’s ageing population and decreasing birth rate. This trend presents an attractive opportunity for capable and suitably qualified young Bruneians to work in Japanese companies. Noting this in his […]

|     Azrol Azmi     | 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 attended a get-together ceremony with citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam who are currently in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The ceremony was held at […]

SOUTHAVEN, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday openly mocked the university professor who has accused his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, joking about her inability to remember details surrounding the night of the alleged attack. It marked an aggressive change of tactics after Trump had opted to show restraint towards Christine […]

|     Fizah HAB     | RELIGIOUS Teachers University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) during a ceremony at KUPU SB Campus in Batu Satu last night. Acting Ra’es of KUPU SB Dr Haji Adanan bin Haji Basar signed on behalf of KUPU SB while UPI […]

OSLO (AFP) – It’s a feud that turned extreme: a 44-year-old Norwegian was on Tuesday sentenced to four months in prison for sawing his neighbour’s wooden shed in half. An Oslo court of appeal found former fund manager Arne Vigeland guilty of property damage and increased a sentence already handed down by a lower court. […]

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 consented to send a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, the government and people of the Republic of Korea on the occasion of its […]

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 consented to send congratulatory messages to President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and to Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel on the occasion […]

|     Azrol Azmi     | 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 attended the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed deputy ministers – Deputy Minister of Finance at the Ministry of Finance and Economy Dr Haji Abdul […]

|     Azlan Othman     | IN HIS address at the UN General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs II of Brunei Darussalam Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof, noting the increasing geopolitical and geo-economic uncertainty, said that for a small country like his, such unpredictability can be daunting. He […]

|     Rokiah Mahmud     | THE Ministry of Development (MoD) is responsible for providing infrastructure towards the country’s land use sector, apart from maintaining and enriching the government’s physical assets in accordance with the goals of Brunei Vision 2035, said Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar, during a dialogue session […]

|     Azrol Azmi     | 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 Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. The audience ceremony took place at the Istana Nurul Iman. Accompanying […]

A DOA Kesyukuran and presentation of certificate ceremony was held at the Mumong Sports Complex, Kuala Belait in celebration of the Tug of War participants who had partaken in this year’s 4th Brunei Darussalam National Games (SKBD) as well as the Tug of War competition held in conjunction with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah […]

THE Brunei History Centre hosted a one day ‘History Outreach Programme 2018’ yesterday at the History Gallery of the Brunei History Centre, in conjunction with the opening of the new history gallery, ‘1959 Brunei Constitution Gallery’. 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 yesterday received in audience Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. The audience ceremony took place at the Istana Nurul Iman. More details in Tuesday’s Borneo […]

|     Wani Roslan     | SOME 5,000 people gathered at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien in the capital yesterday morning to participate in the cycling and running event held in conjunction with the 28th Teacher’s Day celebration. Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sulaiman, the guest of honour, officiated […]

|     Aziz Idris     | MUHAMMAD Auf bin Haji Ismail emerged as winner of the reality singing contest Akulah Juara at Jerudong Park Amphitheatre on Saturday. The 30-year-old wedding planner received a BND3,000 cash prize for his One Moment in Time and Lagu Untuk Mu performances. He also won BND1,000 for Best Performance. Syafiqah binti Rosli, […]

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 consented to send messages of congratulations to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang […]

The strategic cooperative relationship between China and Brunei Darussalam is currently going very well and is primed for further progress in the years to come. Underscoring this was Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam Yang Jian delivering her speech at the reception to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding 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 and Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), consented to present graduation certificates to 461 graduates yesterday at the UTB Convocation 2018 ceremony held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in […]

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, Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) yesterday congratulated UTB for reaching the 442nd place in QS World University Rankings and 57th position in Young Global University for universities below 50 […]

|     Fizah HAB & Ishan Ibrahim     | PERBADANAN Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei (Perbadanan TAIB) held mass Sunnat Hajat prayer and Doa Kesyukuran in conjunction with its 27th anniversary on Thursday evening at the Jefri Bolkiah Mosque in Kampong Batong. The guest of honour was Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato […]

|     Azlan Othman     | BRUNEI Darussalam’s gross domestic growth (GDP) looks set to outperform forecasts made earlier this year, Asia Development Bank (ADB) said. In its latest Asia Development Outlook 2018 (ADO 2018) published on Thursday, ADB estimated the Sultanate’s GDP growth to be two per cent this year compared to the 1.5 per cent […]

|     Hakim Hayat     | NATIONAL carrier Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) is poised to expand its business to greater heights following an overhaul of its entire business pillars that sees enhanced fleet of aircrafts, customer appeal and networks through new markets. This will in turn boost the nation’s tourism growth. In an exclusive interview with the […]

THIRTEEN outstanding students received scholarships to pursue their studies in a local university as well as abroad under the Brunei Shell Joint Venture (BSJV) Companies scholarship scheme. More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin.

Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong attended discussion sessions at the residences of  the Tutong District Officer and Belait District Officer on Wednesday. More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin.

TWO BRUNEIAN women and two Malaysians died during a collision between two boats in the waters of Sungai Limpaku near the Brunei-Malaysia border yesterday. The tragedy which occurred at about 2pm involved a Brunei-registered passenger speedboat from the Temburong District with 20 passengers and a passenger water taxi from Limbang with six passengers. More details […]

|     Abdul Hakiim Yakof     | IT HAS been 60 years since Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam, the 28th Sultan of Brunei Darussalam officiated the Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque on September 26, 1958. The Mosque Affairs Department held a religious event at the mosque yesterday to celebrate […]

|     Azlan Othman     | BRUNEI Darussalam jumped up six spots in a study that ranks countries based on the number of years in peak productivity for workers, and is one of only five Asian regions positioned in the top 30. The Sultanate was ranked 29th worldwide out of 195 countries and territories in 2016, up […]

BY COMMAND 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, it is hereby announced that His Majesty has consented to appoint Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin […]

|     Izah Azahari     | UNIVERSITI Teknologi Brunei (UTB) yesterday held a Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Mosque in conjunction with the UTB Convocation 2018 which saw 166 participants, comprising 43 male and 123 female graduates from Master’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, and Foundation Degree (Higher National Diploma Level 5). Minister of Education […]