Monthly Archives: February 2022
UK PM sorry for ‘partygate’ but vows to plough on
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for “failures of leadership and judgement” in allowing...
Sculpture that spent decades on farmer’s mantle could be worth USD70,000
UPI - A lead sculpture that spent decades on the mantle of a British farmhouse was identified as a rare piece by British artist...
OCBC to give SGD13.7M in goodwill payouts after scam
THE STRAITS TIMES - A total of 790 people fell prey to phishing scams targetting Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) bank customers, with losses tallied...
Brunei detects 13 local Omicron cases
Rokiah Mahmud
Samples from 570 COVID-19 cases detected in Brunei Darussalam as of yesterday underwent gene sequencing testing, out of which, 520 cases were confirmed...
Dashed dreams: Evergrande’s showpiece resort island
HONG KONG (CNA) - The opening last year of the world’s largest artificial resort island, developed by China Evergrande Group for nearly USD13 billion,...
Japan’s factory output dips more than expected as risks emerge
TOKYO (CNA) - Japan’s factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a...
‘O’ Level results show improvement
Izah Azahari
A total of 1, 621 or 27.54 per cent candidates obtained at least eight ‘O’ Levels and above, whereas 3,324 or 56.48 per...
DOJ, banks set ‘coordinated’ crackdown on cybercriminals
INQUIRER.NET - In the wake of cyberhacking and phishing incidents that victimised many clients of the country’s two biggest banks, the banking community has...
Teachers find wild fox sleeping on couch inside London school
UPI - Teachers at a London school arrived at the building to find a wild fox had made itself comfortable and was taking a...
Brunei wins Gold in ASEAN ICT Awards 2021
Azlan Othman
Rumine Corporation made the country proud when the team won the Gold Award under the Digital Content category in the ASEAN ICT Awards...