Monthly Archives: January 2023
COVID cases continue downward trend, says health minister
James Kon
Brunei Darussalam continued its streak of decreasing number of new COVID-19 cases in the past weeks whereby the average daily rate of cases...
Emirates test flies Boeing 777 on sustainable fuel
AP - Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight yesterday with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation...
A village at the crossroads
Daniel Lim
Kampong Sungai Teraban is a small village that used to be a major connection point between Brunei and Sarawak.
“In the past, it was...
Experiences reimagined
Danial Norjidi
A total of 16 apps and games across a variety of genres were named as winners of the 2022 App Store Awards.
The...
Brighton dump Liverpool out of FA Cup
BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) - Brighton dumped FA Cup holders Liverpool out of the competition on Sunday as Hollywood star and Wrexham co-owner Ryan...
Super-flavourful brothy beans
Joe Yonan
THE WASHINGTON POST - I’m the first one to extol the virtues of a pot of beans slowly cooked from dried - and...
McIlroy leads in Dubai; Reed’s drive gets stuck in tree
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP) - Rory McIlroy (AP, pic below) delivered an exhibition of short iron play to shoot seven-under 65 in his...
Hathaway, McKenzie anchor stylish adaptation of ‘Eileen’
Lindsey Bahr
PARK CITY, UTAH (AP) - Eileen, the title character of Otessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, is a strange young woman with a vivid, sensual,...
Biden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States (US) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday he is looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden...
Iran condemns ‘cowardly’ drone attack on defence site
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Sunday condemned a "cowardly" night-time drone attack that targetted a Defence Ministry site, at a time of high tensions...