Monthly Archives: April 2022
Webinar highlights importance of standards
James Kon
The National Standards Centre, Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) with support from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) organised a webinar on...
Dawn service marks ANZAC Day
James Kon
Australian High Commissioner-Designate to Brunei Darussalam Luke Arnold highlighted yesterday the strong friendship that Australians, New Zealanders and Bruneians have shared with Japan...
Active COVID-19 cases drop below 1,000
James Kon
Brunei Darussalam’s active COVID-19 cases have dropped below 1,000 for the first time since the start of the third COVID-19 wave.
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ART screening recommended before cemetery visit: Minister
Adib Noor
The public is allowed to visit cemeteries to pay respect to the departed during the month of Ramadhan, said Minister of Health Dato...
France’s Macron braces for ‘true election’
PARIS (AFP) - Fresh from winning a second term as French president, Emmanuel Macron soon faces another fight that will determine whether he can...
Spanish challenge stands in way of City-Liverpool final
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) - Real Madrid and Villarreal stand in the way of Manchester City and Liverpool taking their battle for domestic honours...
Preparing the needy for the festive season
Ministry of Defence
Adib Noor
The Ministry of Defence (MinDef) yesterday presented donations to 74 orphans, comprising 35 males and 39 females from families of officers...
Money, food for the underprivileged
Kampong Kilanas Mosque
Rokiah Mahmud
Kampong Kilanas Mosque held a donation for 28 orphans residing in the vicinity recently.
Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF)...
Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying
BEIJING (AFP) - Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing yesterday, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in...
Rublev denies Djokovic first 2022 title
BELGRADE (AFP) - Novak Djokovic was denied his first title of the year on Sunday night, the world number one admitting he “ran out...