News National News National MoH: Omicron surge ‘most likely’ reached peak The worst of Omicron wave might be over as Brunei sees stabilisation of caseload growth March 9, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s Omicron-fuelled third wave has “most likely” reached its peak as the sultanate began to see a dip in…
News National News National Schools suspend in-person classes, shift to online learning for two weeks Epidemiological data showed less severe COVID cases in third wave as vaccine push pays off March 4, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Schools will suspend in-person learning and switch to online classes from March 7 as a surge in COVID-19 cases…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National All public schools to get new computers as part of MoE’s digital revamp Education ministry tables budget of $583 million for upcoming fiscal year February 28, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Education will be replacing all computer devices in government primary and secondary schools as part of…
News Legislative Council National News Legislative Council National Gov’t to reform retirement fund next year, HM announces The Legislative Council reconvenes under strict health guidelines February 24, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei will reform its pension scheme next year to boost retirement savings, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah announced at…
News National News National Brunei marks subdued National Day amid Omicron wave More than 3,000 people took part in annual celebrations to mark the sultanate's independence February 24, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Celebrations for National Day were subdued this year due to the third wave of COVID-19 currently sweeping Brunei, with…
News National News National Brunei sees another record-breaking week in COVID cases Fuelled by Omicron, last week’s case count was six times more than the peak of Delta wave February 21, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has set another weekly record of 12,464 new coronavirus cases, more than double the previous week’s tally as…
News National News National Brunei to proceed with National Day parade despite soaring COVID cases About 3,800 people expected to attend this year's scaled-down celebrations February 19, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei will press ahead with 38th National Day celebrations despite an unprecedented surge in Omicron cases over the past…
News National News National Brunei hits new daily record of 2,988 cases as Omicron surge continues The country has reported more than 8,000 infections this week alone February 18, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s new coronavirus cases reached a record high today, far exceeding the level seen last year when the nation…
News National News National MoH to impose fines of up to $5,000 for not reporting positive antigen tests Gov't expects public to practise personal responsibility while learning to live with COVID February 16, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Individuals who failed to report their positive antigen rapid test results for COVID-19 may face on-the-spot fines of up…
News National ASEAN News National ASEAN Brunei, Malaysia keen to establish vaccinated travel lane, but details to be worked out Senior officials to hash out SOP in order to restart air travel between KL and BSB February 15, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei and Malaysia have agreed in principle to establish a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) to help restart cross-border movement,…