Monthly Archives: October 2022
In wealthy Dubai, poor get free bread from machines
DUBAI (AFP) - With the cost of living surging, free hot bread distribution for the poor has been introduced in Dubai, a rich Gulf...
Over 100 participate in fire drill
The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) conducted a fire drill in collaboration with the Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) on...
Riley, Gordon lead by one at Sanderson Farms PGA
MIAMI (AFP) - Davis Riley and Will Gordon took a one-shot lead after the first round of the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship in...
Strengthening Brunei-Korea youth ties further
Izah Azahari
Brunei and South Korea have developed a common understanding through the virtual exchange programme strengthening ties in all sectors, especially among youth that...
Cruelty in desperation
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (AP) - Nabila works 10 hours or more a day, doing the heavy, dirty labour of packing mud into moulds and hauling...
Asian shares head for worst month since COVID-19 pandemic started
CNA - Asian shares yesterday were headed for the worst month since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while jitters in currency and bond...
Royal Mint unveils first coins to feature King Charles III
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III.
Britons will begin to see Charles'...
Xiyu Lin makes late eagle to take LPGA lead in Texas
THE COLONY (AP) - Xiyu Lin of China made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole Thursday that sent her to a...
EU ministers adopt windfall levy, no deal on gas price cap
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union (EU) energy ministers yesterday adopted a package of measures to soothe the energy crisis, including a windfall levy on...
Fast and furious no more?
BANGKOK (AFP) - A ‘Pink Devil’ roars down Bangkok’s busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows...