A 63-year-old man died following a car crash at the U-turn along the 84.1km mark of the Lumut Highway on Thursday night. The driver of the other vehicle, meanwhile, sustained serious injuries. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Foreigner fined BND500 for selling telcom equipment without valid licence
A Bangladeshi national was issued a BND500 compound fine for committing an offence under S34(2) of the Telecommunications Order, 2001 by offering for sale and selling telecommunications equipment without a valid licence. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Doa as weapon most potent when facing difficulties
Religious officials called on Ummah to supplicate (Doa) which is a weapon that is most potent and effective, in addition to efforts to prevent and contain the COVID-19 pandemic. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
RBAF officers receive warm welcome home
The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) held a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony on Friday to welcome the return of 30 RBAF personnel who were deployed for 13 months as part of the Malaysian Battalion 850-8 (MALBATT) under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Vehicle catches fire at parking lot
Five firefighters from the Bandar Seri Begawan Fire Station, led by SO Haji Embran bin Haji Ya’akub, responded to a vehicle fire at the parking lot of Bangunan Athirah in Batu Satu recently. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Brunei logs 27 new COVID-19 cases
Brunei Darussalam recorded 27 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 15,577. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Three dead, 14 still trapped in collapsed canteen in China’s Chongqing
CHONGQING (XINHUA) – Three people were killed and 14 remained trapped after a blast rocked a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality at noon on Friday. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Kazakh leader ordered use of lethal force on ‘terrorists’
MOSCOW (AP) – The President of Kazakhstan said on Friday he authorised law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Anger as Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
BANGKOK (AP) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar seeking to revive peace efforts after last year’s military takeover has provoked an angry backlash among critics, who said he is legitimising the army’s seizure of power. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID
TOKYO (AP) – Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
