Yearly Archives: 2024
Brunei’s wonders charm cruise ship tourists
The CMV Vasco Da Gama-Nicko made its inaugural call to Brunei yesterday, arriving from Semarang, Indonesia with 627 passengers and 496 crew members.
The...
Indonesia develops whale sharks eco-tourism
JAKARTA (XINHUA) - Indonesia, through the local government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, is developing ecology-based whale shark tourism in Saleh Bay, located...
16 crested ibises returned from Japan settle at Beijing Zoo
BEIJING (XINHUA) - Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises, offspring of birds originally sent from China, have officially settled at Beijing Zoo yesterday after completing a...
Gen Z employees: Redefining workplace motivations and expectations
MANILA (ANN/PHILIPPINES DAILY INQUIRER) – Often stereotyped as “vapid, attention-seeking brats,” Gen Z employees—the newest members of the workforce—are proving to have much in...
Brunei pencak silat exponent Nur Afifah strikes gold in Friendship Games
The Brunei Darussalam national contingent delivered another excellent performance in pencak silat after winning the gold medal in the women’s artistic individual event during...
Asia-Pacific health security in the spotlight
Health security in the Asia-Pacific region became the main focus of the Regional Conference for Parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Region on Global Health Security...
Sultan receives outgoing Japanese ambassador
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa‘adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
Tokyo to propose four-day workweek for government staff
TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo's governor wants to introduce a four-day workweek for government staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to...
Death toll rises to 29 in southern Thailand floods
BANGKOK (AFP) - More than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in southern Thailand, where the death...