Monthly Archives: March 2022
More Syrians need aid now than at any time during war: UN
AP - More Syrians need humanitarian assistance now than at any time since the country's civil war began in 2011, the United Nations (UN)...
Keeping ‘em off the extinction list
GBARPOLU COUNTY, LIBERIA (AFP) - Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education...
Brunei attends judicial seminar
Fadley Faisal
Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong attended the 7th Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation on February 24...
Spain’s Martinez beats Baez to win Chile Open
SANTIAGO, CHILE (AP) - Spain's Pedro Martinez won the Chile Open clay-court tournament on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Argentina's Sebastian...
Reliving the good old days
Fadley Faisal
Students of Maktab Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan between 1980 and 1983 came together for a reunion held by its alumni at the Presidential...
How parents can help kids redefine what it means to be smart
Ulcca Joshi Hansen
THE WASHINGTON POST - My sons learned the concept of being smart when they were young. To them, “smart” meant to be...
China’s February factory activity likely shrank amid holidays
BEIJING (CNA) - China's factory activity likely contracted in February on slower production after the Chinese New Year holiday and Winter Olympics, with Beijing...
At least nine Singaporeans still in Ukraine
SINGAPORE (CNA) - At least nine Singaporeans are currently in Ukraine and spread out across several cities, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in...
West Africa bloc, UN envoys arrive in Guinea
CONAKRY (AFP) - Envoys from the United Nations (UN) and the West Africa bloc ECOWAS arrived in Guinea on Sunday to "take stock" after...
Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees
Renata Brito
BARCELONA, SPAIN (AP) - They file into neighbouring countries by the hundreds of thousands - refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm,...