Stories by Wardi Wasil on The Scoop

Niche healthcare services to attract more medical tourists into Brunei The sultanate can leverage on advanced services offered by private healthcare institutions, says health minister

March 22, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – With the Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) set to be the first healthcare institution in Borneo to perform liver…

Cyber security, privatisation initiatives main focus for MTIC budget The Ministry of Transportation and Infocommunications will begin corporatisation of national postal service this year

March 21, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The privatisation of state-owned entities continue to be a main priority for the Ministry of Transportation and Infocommunications (MTIC),…

MEMI: Workforce localisation drive will be expanded to all insdustries 'We need to reduce reliance on foreign workers and put succession plans in place,' says MEMI minister

March 20, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry (MEMI) is in talks with several government agencies to roll out its…

Gov’t to revive National Council on Climate Change The council will oversee Brunei's commitments under the Paris Agreement

March 20, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government on Tuesday announced it will be reviving the National Council on Climate Change (BNCCC) to align with…

New MCYS programme to help low-income families secure jobs The TEKAD project will equip monthly welfare recipients with necessary skills for employment

March 19, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is aiming to provide 200 welfare recipients with employment this year,…

Brunei’s largest commercial paddy site to begin operations in October Brunei remains bullish on 11% self sufficiency target on the back of new rice variety and recently allocated paddy farming site in Kandol

March 15, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The first 20 hectares of the Brunei’s largest site for paddy cultivation in Kandol, Belait will begin operations in…

Street hawkers to face fines under new by-law Home affairs minister says introduction of the by-law has received public backing in the interests of cleanliness and public safety

March 14, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Street vendors will soon be subjected to a hawkers by-law, meant to regulate their activities and ensure that they…

MoHA to introduce new limits on number of foreign workers The Local and Foreign Workforce Ratio will affect eight sectors, including education, construction and hospitality

March 13, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs will soon impose new limits on the number of foreign workers employed in certain…

LegCo members urge gov’t open up jobs in the public sector Parliament queries cabinet ministers on hiring freeze in civil service

March 13, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – With unemployment looming large in public discourse, Legislative Council members on Tuesday urged cabinet ministers on the to open…

Gov’t proposes $5.86 billion budget, focus on stimulating biz, improving public infrastructure The sultanate registered just 0.1% GDP growth in 2018, as slow growth dogs Brunei's economy

March 10, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) on Saturday tabled a government budget of $5.86 billion for the 2019/2020…