There is no cause for panic on the spread of Omicron variant in Brunei Darussalam as it is under control. This was reiterated by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar during the daily press conference yesterday. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

The COVID-19 Steering Committee agreed to temporarily omit all countries from the Travel Green List following the current COVID-19 situation, particularly the rise of cases in several countries and the threat from the Omicron variant.More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

Eleven members of Class of 1964 of Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien (SOAS) College walked down memory lane during their Alumni 64 Reunion at the college’s Class of ‘64 Library yesterday. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

Brunei Darussalam detected four new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with three local and one import case. This brings the national tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 15,465.More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

The national football team will be expected to make their debut appearance in the upcoming Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-23 Championship 2022 following an official draw ceremony in Singapore yesterday. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

SINGAPORE (CNA) – The cub born to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia has been named after the results of a public vote were announced yesterday. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

BIREUN, INDONESIA (AFP) – Indonesia yesterday said it will let dozens of Rohingya refugees come ashore after protests from locals and the international community over its plan to push them into Malaysian waters. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

SYDNEY (AP) – Coronavirus cases surged across Australia yesterday as an outbreak of the Omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national Cabinet meeting. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

THE STRAITS TIMES – Thai health authorities warned yesterday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the country’s first cluster of the Omicron variant as a super-spreader incident. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.

THE STRAITS TIMES – Indonesia is set to receive its first shipment of two types of COVID-19 antiviral pills – molnupiravir made by Merck and paxlovid by Pfizer – next month, said Health Minister Budi Sadikin, as the country intensifies efforts to curb the spread of the infectious Omicron variant. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.