News National News National Five more test positive for COVID-19, bringing national tally to 6 Source of infection believed to be religious gathering in Kuala Lumpur attended by more than 100 people, including 90 Bruneians March 11, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Preliminary tests show five more people have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after the Ministry of Health (MoH)…
News National News National Brunei reports first COVID-19 case The health ministry says the coronavirus-infected patient recently travelled to Kuala Lumpur March 9, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has confirmed its first COVID-19 case after a 53-year-old Bruneian man tested positive for the coronavirus in initial…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National HM: Budget deficit may be looming with weak oil prices, coronavirus outbreak The sultan opens 16th Legislative Council session amid global recession fears March 9, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday said Brunei may record a budget deficit in the 2019/2020 fiscal…
News National News National Brunei bans entry of visitors from Iran, Italy over COVID-19 fears The Ministry of Health warns Bruneians to avoid non-essential travel during the March school holidays March 6, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has blocked the entry of foreign visitors from Iran and Italy as both countries have seen a recent…
News National News National National Day parade to proceed despite coronavirus concerns Officials say no imminent health threat at public events as 26,000 people expected to attend 36th National Day celebrations February 12, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The 36th National Day parade will proceed at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien (SOAS) on February 23,…
News World News World China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall WHO hoping outbreak will peak later this month February 12, 2020 BEIJING (AFP) –Â The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 on Wednesday but the number of new cases fell for a…
News National News National ‘The situation in Wuhan was chilling’ Low on food and stuck in ghost town, a Bruneian student evacuated from the centre of the coronavirus pandemic speaks for the first time February 11, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Abd Najib Hj Abd Ladi had only one semester left in his course at the Huazhong University of Science…
News National News National Brunei sets up 4 temporary shelters to combat coronavirus spread A total of 158 people are in self-quarantine after returning from China, but no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the sultanate February 9, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health have identified four sites that will potentially be turned into…
News National News National Wuhan coronavirus: Brunei starts health screening at all entry points The health ministry says the seasonal flu vaccine is in high demand but does not protect against the new coronavirus February 1, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Travellers entering Brunei in all of its seven entry points will be subjected to temperature screening starting February 1,…
News National News National Brunei bans entry of visitors with recent Hubei travel history The government has flown home 42 of 73 Brunei students from China amid the novel coronavirus outbreak January 30, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei government has barred China’s Hubei residents from entering the country starting January 30 as part of preventive…