Monthly Archives: October 2021
Unhappy Halloween: Gaming platform Roblox crashes
AP - To the dismay of millions of children - and the parents trying to keep them busy and cope with their anguish -...
COVID cases dip below 100 a day
1 death, 65 new cases
Brunei Darussalam adds 65 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with 1 new cluster containing 4 cases,...
Move over Apple, Microsoft now the world’s most valuable company
CNA - Apple Inc lost its crown as the world's most valuable public company to Microsoft Corp on Friday, as the iPhone maker's shares...
Access to vaccine key to global recovery, says Sultan
The pandemic has caused prolonged socio-economic disruptions as governments are forced to impose restrictive measures. COVID-19 has also exposed the fragility of global supply...
UK leader seeks to calm tensions in fishing spat with France
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France on Friday as he flew to Rome for...
UK’s Johnson renews threat to EU over N Ireland trade
ROME (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday renewed Britain's threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce deal that he signed...
Five detained in contraband haul
James Kon
The Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED) recently seized a massive haul of contraband and detained five suspects involved in two separate operations.
The...
Focus on four sub-themes as webinar marks teacher’s day
The Ministry of Education (MoE) through the Brunei Darussalam Leadership and Teacher Academy (BDLTA), Department of Educators Management and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of...
China proposes guidelines on Internet platform responsibilities
SHANGHAI (CNA) - China's market regulator on Friday proposed a long list of responsibilities it said it wanted the country's Internet platforms to uphold,...
‘Fortune teller’ arrested in USD50,000 scam
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA (AP) - Arrest probably wasn't in the cards for a self-proclaimed fortune teller whom authorities say scammed a Southern California woman out...