News National News National Brunei’s OCS will open military training to foreign cadets RBAF says move will boost defence diplomacy with regional partners January 14, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s Officer Cadet School (OCS) will soon enroll foreign cadets to train at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Defence…
News National News National Children aged 3-4 can return to kindergartens next week Brunei will get Omicron-specific vaccines as part of procurement agreement with Pfizer January 12, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Toddlers aged 3 to 4 can head back to kindergartens from January 17, the education minister said Wednesday. Joining…
News National Business News National Business Economic woes continue to batter Brunei as oil output hits record low Brunei economy struggles to recover with 2.2% contraction in Q3 2021 amid second COVID wave January 11, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s crude oil production plunged to a record low in the third quarter of 2021 as the second COVID…
News National News National Public celebrations for Chinese New Year can go ahead, but with crowd limits Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to attend public events January 11, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Public celebrations for the Lunar New Year, which falls on February 1, will be allowed within current COVID-19 guidelines,…
News National News National Movement restrictions shortened from 12am to 4am Weekly COVID caseload spikes due to more imported infections January 10, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei will shorten its night curfew from January 15 but travel restrictions will remain due to rising imported COVID-19…
News National News National MoH: No changes to ‘fully vaccinated’ definition despite booster jab rollout Over a quarter of the Brunei population has received a top-up vaccine against COVID-19 January 8, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Individuals who have taken two COVID-19 vaccine doses are still considered fully vaccinated in Brunei even though the government…
News National News National Brunei-Malaysia vaccinated travel lane talks ongoing, says envoy Arrivals from Brunei to Malaysia plunged 99.7 percent in the first half of 2021 January 6, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Discussions are still ongoing between Brunei and Malaysia to establish a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) that would pave the way…
News National News National Child care centres set to reopen from January 17 Health ministry confirms nine imported Omicron cases as death toll rises to 58 January 5, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Child care centres will be allowed to resume operations under strict COVID-19 health protocols from January 17, the minister…
News National News National Digital audio tours now available at Royal Regalia Museum Brunei is gearing up to revive its tourism industry in 2022 January 5, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Visitors to the Royal Regalia Museum can now explore the displayed artefacts with a new digital audio tour guide.…
News National News National Weekly COVID cases remain stable No students returned positive antigen rapid test results on first day of school January 3, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – New coronavirus infections continued to level off in Brunei last week, despite the easing of most domestic restrictions over…