Yearly Archives: 2024
Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram each score 26 points, Pelicans top Lakers 129-109
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Zion Williamson has no interest in forgetting the New Orleans Pelicans’ most embarrassing loss of the season.
Memories of the 133-89...
Sri Lanka raises taxes ahead of foreign debt deal
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 per cent value added tax (VAT) on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday to...
US consumer debt returning to normal levels
ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES - Strains on United States (US) consumer spending, such as rising delinquency rates on credit cards, largely indicate that Americans’ debt...
Swiatek sends Poland into United Cup quarter-finals
PERTH (AFP) - An irrepressible Iga Swiatek unleashed on Spain yesterday as Poland booked a 2-1 win to move into the quarter-finals of the...
EVs and shopping: Bruneians share hopes for 2024
More electric vehicles (EVs), shopping options and tourism are among the things locals would like to see in the Sultanate in 2024.
GOING GREENER
Nur Anisha...
Govt scholarship applications open
The application for government scholarship scheme to study abroad for Master’s degree and professional certification for the 2024/2025 academic session begins today, said the...
New Year’s Eve flash floods strike Brunei-Muara
Several areas in the Brunei-Muara District experienced flash flooding after heavy rains on New Year’s Eve on Sunday night.
A yellow warning was also issued...
Last-minute prep for beginning of school year
It was a busy day for parents yesterday as they finished shopping for essential school items, from uniforms to lunch boxes.
Aliah Ghani, a...
Four-wheel car enthusiasts tour the Sultanate
Forty-four Brunei Nissan Terra members and their families went on an expedition on Sunday to places of interests in the Sultanate.
The gathering was...
Ending 2023 on a high note
Rotary Club of Belait (RCB) members recently organised a new year fellowship gathering in Kuala Belait to end the year on a high note.
The...