Monthly Archives: February 2022
Sanctions swing toward Putin as Ukraine anger grows
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is the latest target of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, with the United States (US),...
MoH clarifies home isolation policy
James Kon
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Thursday focussed on home isolation and its management as well as the additional automated system in the...
RBAF senior officer promoted to brigadier general
James Kon
With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan...
Importance of circular economy highlighted
Businesses are drivers of the economy with supply chain management in place. Without us realising, business models may have been designed based on a...
Don’t neglect prayers, Muslims told
Azlan Othman
Hectic schedules or worldly affairs should not be an excuse for Muslims to neglect prayers, Imams said.
In the Friday sermon held in conjunction...
Hotlines overwhelmed with 13,000 calls per day
James Kon
The Darussalam Line 123 and Health Advice Line 148 have been overwhelmed, with over 13,000 calls per day, at least six times more...
EU wants to cut ‘all links’ between Russia and global financial system
PARIS (AFP) - The European Union (EU) wants to cut all links between Russia and the global financial system, France’s finance minister Bruno Le...
World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia
TOKYO (AP) - USD20 million in United Nations (UN) humanitarian funds, and a planned infusion of USD1.68 billion in European Union (EU) economic aid...
Follow testing instructions carefully: MoH
James Kon
To minimise the occurrence of false positive or negative results from the antigen rapid test kit (ART), Ministry of Health (MoH) officials on...
Individuals still need to wait for code change before ending isolation
James Kon
Those isolating at home must wait for colour code to change from purple to green before ending their quarantine, said public health officials...