News National Business News National Business Record-low oil output drags Brunei economy deeper into recession The sultanate posts largest quarterly GDP contraction in six years October 24, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei is still struggling to get out of a deep recession after record-low oil production in the second quarter…
News National Business News National Business Brunei economy likely to see modest gains in 2022: CSPS The sultanate is on track to cut fiscal deficit on the back of high oil prices October 17, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei economy is still expected to stage a modest rebound in 2022 despite a sharp contraction of 4.2…
News National News National Brunei stops daily reporting of COVID case numbers The move comes at a time when the sultanate has been recording an upward trend in cases June 22, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has stopped issuing daily updates on the number of active COVID-19 cases and new…
News National News National Brunei to offer second booster for vulnerable groups From June 15, a second round of boosters will be rolled out to people with a weakened immune system and those aged over 80 June 13, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – From June 15, a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose will be offered to individuals who are at high risk of…
News National Business News National Business Brunei’s 2021 GDP falls at fastest pace in five years Recession deepens as declining oil and gas output continues to hamper economic recovery May 29, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei economy suffered its biggest contraction in five years, closing out 2021 with a 1.6 percent annual negative…
News National News National MoH limits use of anti-COVID drug molnupiravir to high-risk patients Unvaccinated adults are 13.7 times more likely to develop severe disease from COVID, epidemiological data suggests March 18, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Molnupiravir, a new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, will not be rolled out to all hospitals or health centres…
News National News National MoH: Omicron surge ‘most likely’ reached peak The worst of Omicron wave might be over as Brunei sees stabilisation of caseload growth March 9, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s Omicron-fuelled third wave has “most likely” reached its peak as the sultanate began to see a dip in…
News National News National Schools suspend in-person classes, shift to online learning for two weeks Epidemiological data showed less severe COVID cases in third wave as vaccine push pays off March 4, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Schools will suspend in-person learning and switch to online classes from March 7 as a surge in COVID-19 cases…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Development spending down by 42% as another fiscal deficit looms Higher oil and gas revenue eases fiscal deficit in FY 2021/22, but budget shortfall projected to widen in next financial year February 27, 2022 This story was updated on Feb 28, 2022 to include additional comments from the Second Minister of Finance and Economy. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN…
News National News National Brunei sees another record-breaking week in COVID cases Fuelled by Omicron, last week’s case count was six times more than the peak of Delta wave February 21, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has set another weekly record of 12,464 new coronavirus cases, more than double the previous week’s tally as…