News National News National As Brunei reports first local Omicron cases, MoH says ‘only matter of time’ until it becomes dominant variant The sultanate sees spike in COVID infections with 278 cases recorded in the past 3 days February 2, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health (MoH) said it is “only a matter of time” until Omicron overtakes Delta as the…
News National Business News National Business Supply shortages to keep inflation high in 2022, says CSPS Food prices continued to rise in 2021, including a 30% jump in the cost of lamb and mutton January 28, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Consumers are expected to continue paying high prices for goods and services throughout 2022 as inflation will likely remain…
News National Business News National Business Budget deficit could ease to 6.9% of GDP in 2022 CSPS predicts improved fiscal position for Brunei due to higher oil and gas revenue January 27, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Another budget deficit is looming for the fourth consecutive financial year in 2022/23, but the Centre for Strategic and…
News National Business News National Business CSPS: Brunei economy projected to grow 3.7% in 2022 Downstream oil and gas sector expected to lead economic recovery as petrochemical products now make up majority of country's exports January 26, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei economy is forecast to bounce back from recession to post a positive growth of 3.7 percent this…
News National News National Brunei sees slight uptick in weekly COVID cases No community transmission of Omicron so far January 24, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei saw a steadying of new COVID-19 cases last week, with new infections rising just 1.6 percent. The weekly…
News National News National COVID-19 cases increase for third week in a row Brunei reports highest weekly total of coronavirus infections since easing of curbs in November January 17, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – New coronavirus cases climbed for the third straight week in Brunei, rising nearly 83 percent with 247 infections. From…
News National News National Arabic, religious schools to proceed with second phase of reopening on Jan 17 Year 5-6 religious school pupils and Year 7-9 Arabic school students can restart face-to-face classes January 15, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The religious affairs minister Saturday announced that Year 5-6 religious school pupils and Year 7-9 Arabic school students will…
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…