News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Labour Dept seeks to cut agency fees to hire domestic workers Cost of bringing in foreign labour soars during pandemic March 20, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Labour Department is in discussions with employment agencies to regulate the hike in fees associated with bringing in…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Gov’t studying viability of new public housing in Kampong Ayer Government previously rejected a 2015 proposal to build more houses in Brunei's historic water village March 20, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The government is rethinking the possibility of building national housing schemes in Kampong Ayer after turning down a similar…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Home affairs ministry allocates funds to revitalise BSB Building owners owe government $54 million in property taxes as ministry expected to get 2% budget increase March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs has earmarked funds to rehabilitate Bandar Seri Begawan after tabling a total budget of…
National News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council ‘Women should be able to become village heads’ LegCo member asked the home affairs ministry to review eligibility requirements that exclude women from filling the role March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A member of the Legislative Council (LegCo) has proposed that the Ministry of Home Affairs review eligibility requirements for…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Gov’t to release new Defence White Paper in May Defence ministry plans to increase spending with a budget of $610.17 million March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — A new Defence White Paper will be released in May to outline Brunei’s strategies in tackling security threats, the…
News National Business News National Business Brunei GDP declines 1.4% in Q4 2020 Oil and gas sector reports negative growth in all four quarters of 2020 but downstream sector maintains positive momentum March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei economy shrank 1.4 percent in the final quarter of last year, ending its run of positive growth…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Gov’t says it will address sexual harassment in the workplace, but women’s groups call for new laws Mandatory training, clear reporting mechanisms and a nationwide study are among recommendations from civil society March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said it is preparing guidelines to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, after a Legislative…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National MoFE tables $929 million budget allocation The finance ministry has set aside $20 million for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines March 19, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) has proposed a budget of $929.35 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year,…
National News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council Foreign affairs ministry receives 7% budget boost during ASEAN chair year As the 2021 chair of the 10-member bloc, Brunei will focus on post-pandemic recovery and ensuring equitable access to vaccines March 18, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has proposed a budget of $122.26 million for the 2021/2022 fiscal year, a…
News National News National Sultan tells police to improve quality of training HM makes unannounced visit to Special Operations Squad Complex March 18, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Royal Brunei Police Force’s Special Operations Squad (PGK) must step up the quality of its training to ensure…