News National News National Sultan urges more youth to play role in economic development Several outstanding youth recognised at Brunei's National Youth Day celebration August 10, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has called for more youth to venture into entrepreneurship to strengthen the national…
News National News National Brunei, US discuss ways to expand military cooperation The United States' top commander in the Pacific is in Brunei to shore up defence partnership August 9, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The United States’ top commander in the region held talks with Brunei’s monarch and senior defence officials on Monday,…
News Business News Business How the other half lives: Luxury companies thrive August 1, 2022 LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – While millions are fretting whether they can afford another $1,000 on energy this year, others are still splashing out on…
News National News National Brunei, Malaysia to reopen land border tomorrow: What you need to know After more than two and a half years, Brunei's busiest border checkpoints will reopen to commuter, leisure travel July 31, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei is preparing to reopen its land and sea borders with Malaysia tomorrow (August 1) after banning non-essential travel…
News World ASEAN News World ASEAN US says Beijing’s South China Sea ‘provocations’ risk major incident July 27, 2022 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday accused China of increased “provocations” against rival claimants in the South China Sea and said…
News ASEAN News ASEAN ASEAN denounces Myanmar executions, as global condemnation grows Junta defends execution of opposition activists, while ASEAN nations say killings are major setback to peace July 26, 2022 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military on Tuesday defended its execution of four democracy activists as “justice for the people”, brushing off a deluge…
News National News National US destroyer makes port of call to Brunei The USS Higgins is on months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific July 26, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – An American guided-missile destroyer, the USS Higgins, is making a port of call to Brunei this week as part…
News National News National US adds Brunei to human trafficking blacklist; govt says report contains ‘significant misrepresentations’ The US State Department has released its latest global report on human trafficking, alleging weak efforts by Brunei to combat the issue July 23, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has been downgraded to the lowest tier of the US government’s human trafficking assessment, alleging weak efforts to…
News ASEAN News ASEAN East Timor hopes to join ASEAN under Indonesia presidency next year July 19, 2022 BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Tuesday during a visit to Indonesia that he hoped to boost trade…
News National News National Brunei must accelerate economic diversification, says HM In a titah to mark his 76th birthday, the monarch said government must devise new economic strategies for a post-pandemic world July 16, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Efforts to diversify the economy have boosted growth in the non-oil and gas sector at an average annual rate…