Features Features In conversation with Elizabeth Mrema: Why biodiversity matters We speak with the executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity on why current negotiations taking place in Nairobi are crucial to ensuring the future of the Earth's natural environment June 25, 2022 NAIROBI – United Nations negotiators began talks in Nairobi this week toward reaching a new global pact for protecting nature and wildlife, called…
Features Features Six months after Myanmar coup: ‘We only have ourselves’ Myanmar residents anticipate bleak future as they face the double crises of COVID-19 and military coup August 3, 2021 YANGON/BANGKOK – You pause before picking up a call from an unknown phone number. You’re ready to change plans in a second, if…
Features Arts & Culture Features Arts & Culture BSB gets makeover with street art Local artists will be designing Brunei's largest mural as part of plans to revitalise city centre November 25, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Street art murals and colourful shophouses are set to transform Jalan Roberts as part of the Bandar Seri Begawan…
Features News Features News From Brunei to Brexit: Outgoing UK envoy reflects on three years in the sultanate From two royal visits to running the entire coastline of Brunei, Richard Lindsay has had an eventful three years June 26, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The past three years has seen Britain’s role in the world change dramatically. The political turmoil and anxiety precipitated…
Features Features Alai Gayoh: More than just a house A Dusun elder turned a traditional house into a homestay to share his indigenous heritage January 13, 2020 TUTONG – Deep in the jungles of Kg Bukit Udal lies a traditional Dusun house, built as a reminder of a bygone era…
Features Arts & Culture Features Arts & Culture Actors give new life to Dusun folktale A theatre group takes the stage in bid to revive Tasek Merimbun and preserve Dusun culture October 1, 2019 TUTONG – Imbun plans to leave his village in Tasek Merimbun in search of a better life in an urban area, but his…
Features Arts & Culture Features Arts & Culture ‘We want to build a community of Bruneian filmmakers’ The stage is set for Brunei's first film school June 13, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – When you step into the sleek hallways of Brunei’s first filmmaking college – with its slick film studio, sound…
Features National Features National ‘Commercialisation of tropical resources key to preventing biodiversity loss’ UBD's Botanical Research Centre looks to cash in on Brunei's tropical wealth by developing herbal medicines, beauty products June 10, 2019 BRUNEI-MUARA – As the world faces the worst biodiversity crisis in human history, Brunei remains a rare pocket of pristine plant and animal…
Features News Business Features News Business SCB: We’re here to support Brunei’s economic growth Standard Chartered's new CEO sits down with The Scoop to talk about the banking industry, FDI, and China's expanding economic footprint in Brunei May 31, 2019 When Citibank exited Brunei in 2014, followed by HSBC in 2018, many felt Standard Chartered would be the next international bank to follow…
Features Arts & Culture Features Arts & Culture Cosplay: A labour of love, a misunderstood art Often dismissed as a childish hobby, Bruneian cosplayers talk about how cosplay has emerged from subculture to the mainstream May 14, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The whirring of her sewing machine breaks the monotony of the room as Faeza Md Idrus puts needle to…