News National News National COVID-19: Brunei bars entry of travellers from Malaysia via land, sea crossings Cross-border travel guidelines have been revised as Malaysia enters state of emergency January 12, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Travellers from Malaysia will be banned from entering Brunei via land and sea checkpoints for two weeks from January…
News National News National MoH to study public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine Gov't has ruled out Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to cold storage requirements January 12, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry will begin conducting a survey through the BruHealth app to determine the public’s willingness to take…
News National Business News National Business Brunei’s economic growth slows to 0.5% in third quarter 2020 The downstream sector remains the top performer while the upstream sector reports more revenue losses January 5, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei posted a slower economic growth of 0.5 percent in the third quarter of 2020 even as the downstream…
News National News National COVID-19: MoH reports five new imported cases from India Four of the latest cases travelled on a RB charter flight from Tamil Nadu December 30, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s COVID-19 tally has risen to 157 after the health ministry confirmed five new imported cases from India on…
News National News National Brunei delays return of students to UK universities in wake of new COVID-19 strain The health ministry sets up committee to oversee rollout of COVID-19 jab as first batch of vaccine expected to arrive in Q2 next year December 24, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has put on hold the return of students to UK universities until at least January 31, but stopped…
News National Business News National Business Bruneians outnumber foreign workers in private sector, enterprise census shows Foreign labour no longer dominates some economic sectors following stricter employment rules December 7, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s private sector hired more locals than foreign workers for the first time in years while the number of…
Community The Tiny Lit Fest Community The Tiny Lit Fest ‘COVID-19 reinforces need for trustworthy news media’ Journalists discuss challenges to local reporting December 7, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The proliferation of fake news during the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for legitimate and trustworthy media, a…
Arts & Culture The Tiny Lit Fest Arts & Culture The Tiny Lit Fest Tiny Lit Fest launches with eye-catching art installation Visitors can take any of the nearly 1,000 books displayed at The Box December 4, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The second edition of The Tiny Lit Fest kicked off on Friday with nearly 1,000 books transforming a section…
News National News National MCYS under sultan’s scrutiny over social issues His Majesty highlights youth crime, unemployment of special needs individuals during unannounced visit to MCYS December 1, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday expressed concerns on a range of issues – from youth crime,…
News World National News World National Sultan calls for equal access to COVID-19 vaccine at ASEAN meeting HM tells Southeast Asian counterparts to keep economies open as part of pandemic recovery November 15, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has underscored the need to ensure countries have equal access to the COVID-19…