Monthly Archives: February 2022
Stop with all the negativity
As a mother, I was ecstatic to learn that my son has scored eight credits in Brunei-Cambridge (BC) GCE ‘O’ Level and International General...
26 more nabbed in Operation Ice Sibling
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested 26 more individuals believed to be involved in a syndicated family drug ring, in the ongoing pursuit of...
Police uncover contraband haul in vehicle
The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) found contraband totalling 160 bottles of alcohol, 13 packages of cigarette as well as 10 units and 130...
FRD records 216 calls on forest fires last year
In 2021, the Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) recorded 216 calls for forest fires which destroyed 198.3 hectares in total. Meanwhile, 245 calls were...
Brunei logs 82 new COVID cases
Brunei recorded 82 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 16,558. Of the new cases, 71 were local and...
Capital springs to life with low-key CNY celebrations
Traditionally, the Chinese community in the Sultanate heralds the Lunar New Year with colourful celebrations at the Teng Yun Temple in the capital, a...
Protesters defy junta on coup anniversary
YANGON (AFP) - Anti-coup protesters across Myanmar defied a junta order not to mark the first anniversary of the military’s power-grab with a silent...
Tokyo COVID-19 hospitalisations mount
TOKYO (CNA) - Over half of Tokyo’s hospital beds set aside for COVID-19 patients were occupied yesterday, a level that officials have previously flagged...
US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP) - The United States (US) military launched interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that targetted the...