'COVID-19' Stories

COVID-19: Brunei bars entry of travellers from Malaysia via land, sea crossings Cross-border travel guidelines have been revised as Malaysia enters state of emergency

January 12, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Travellers from Malaysia will be banned from entering Brunei via land and sea checkpoints for two weeks from January…

MoH to study public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine Gov't has ruled out Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to cold storage requirements

January 12, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The health ministry will begin conducting a survey through the BruHealth app to determine the public’s willingness to take…

COVID-19: Gov’t aims to vaccinate at least 70% of population Medical personnel at Tutong hospital diverted to treat rising number of imported cases

January 7, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei is aiming to inoculate at least 70 percent of its population against COVID-19, the health minister said on…

Brunei’s economic growth slows to 0.5% in third quarter 2020 The downstream sector remains the top performer while the upstream sector reports more revenue losses

January 5, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei posted a slower economic growth of 0.5 percent in the third quarter of 2020 even as the downstream…

Brunei sets new record number of daily COVID-19 cases, all imported from the UK Health ministry unable to determine whether the 15 new cases contracted the fast-spreading B117 variant

January 3, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei detected the highest number of daily coronavirus infections on Sunday with 15 imported cases from London, bringing the…

AMBD: Petrochemical activities biggest driver of economic growth in first half of 2020 Inflation is likely to ease in 2021 after reaching a 12-year high in June 2020

January 3, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A whopping 594.7 percent rise in petrochemical production has contributed to a GDP growth of 2.6 percent year-on-year in…

COVID-19: MoH reports five new imported cases from India Four of the latest cases travelled on a RB charter flight from Tamil Nadu

December 30, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s COVID-19 tally has risen to 157 after the health ministry confirmed five new imported cases from India on…

Brunei delays return of students to UK universities in wake of new COVID-19 strain The health ministry sets up committee to oversee rollout of COVID-19 jab as first batch of vaccine expected to arrive in Q2 next year

December 24, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has put on hold the return of students to UK universities until at least January 31, but stopped…

Monarch takes aim at Royal Brunei Airlines management The sultan raises concerns over the flag carrier's revenue losses and handling of staff issues amid the pandemic

December 22, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has censured Royal Brunei (RB) Airlines for poor management as it grapples with…

MoH outsources pharmaceutical supply chain to RBTS RBTS has been tasked to ensure there are no shortages in prescription medicines and medical consumables

December 21, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The health ministry (MoH) has outsourced the management of its pharmaceutical supply chain and procurement of medical consumables to…

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