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Sultan scrutinises MoE over SPN21 shortcomings His Majesty raises concerns on failure of education projects during unscheduled visit

January 13, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on Tuesday grilled the Ministry of Education (MoE) on the progress of the…

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…

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…

MoE conducts survey on employer satisfaction of local graduates Results from the study will allow the ministry to better understand the employability of uni graduates

January 12, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The education ministry is conducting a study to assess employers’ satisfaction on the performance of graduates from local tertiary education…

Brunei hosts first ASEAN meeting of 2021 chairmanship Senior economic officials discuss post-pandemic recovery and launch of FTA negotiations with Canada

January 12, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei kicked off its ASEAN chairmanship for 2021 by hosting the first virtual meeting of senior economic officials at the…

Brunei sets goals for diversifying economy beyond oil Government identifies five priority sectors for growth in a 15-year economic blueprint

January 8, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Finance and Economy has unveiled the Brunei Darussalam Economic Blueprint, which sets goals to help the…

COVID-19: Gov’t aims to vaccinate at least 70% of population Medical personnel at Tutong hospital diverted to treat rising number of imported cases

January 7, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei is aiming to inoculate at least 70 percent of its population against COVID-19, the health minister said on…

Brunei aims to slash carbon emissions by 20% in next 10 years The gov't submits its climate action pledge under the Paris Agreement

January 7, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei aims to cut its greenhouse gas ouput by 20 percent over the next 10 years, relative to business-as-usual…

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…

Brunei sets new record number of daily COVID-19 cases, all imported from the UK Health ministry unable to determine whether the 15 new cases contracted the fast-spreading B117 variant

January 3, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei detected the highest number of daily coronavirus infections on Sunday with 15 imported cases from London, bringing the…

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