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Flying the flag high: Team Brunei bags 7 medals at Special Olympics Despite being the smallest contingent at the games, these nine athletes produced Brunei's best showing at any international sporting event

March 23, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Nine athletes representing Brunei at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi returned home Friday night with…

Community empowerment among main focus for MCYS budget MCYS tables $93 million budget for 2019/2020 fiscal year, with $14 million for monthly welfare assistance

March 23, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Empowering youth and welfare recipients are among the top agenda for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS)…

Gov’t to inject $1.65 billion into oil and gas industry Expansion of energy sector could create 45,000 jobs over next six years, says MEMI

March 23, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government plans to inject $1.65 billion into the oil and gas sector this year to spur industry expansion…

New ID cards for RBAF personnel to prevent misuse, falsification of military ID Ministry of Defence says in 2018 there was a 40% increase in security breaches related to personnel information

March 22, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Defence on Thursday launched new identification cards for Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel to prevent…

Bomba: 161 hectares of forest destroyed by fire in past week Brunei is experiencing a prolonged dry period, receiving just half of average rainfall for March

March 22, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Forest fires raged across the Brunei-Muara district this past week as the country experiences a prolonged dry period, with…

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),…

MoH budget gets 12% bump, bulk of which to pay more local professionals The ministry will be introducing a number of new initiatives including a medicine delivery service

March 21, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) tabled $386.8 million budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, a 12 percent increase from…

Unsanctioned, unsafe renovations to national scheme houses could face demolition No compromise on safety as gov't seeks to address more than 18,000 cases of illegal extension works

March 20, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – More than 18,000 homeowners under the National Housing Scheme across Brunei have illegally extended or renovated their homes, having…

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…

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