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September school holidays brought forward to Aug 11 Gov't ministries announce more changes to operations due to surging COVID-19 cases

August 10, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Education (MoE) has moved forward the second school term holidays to August 11 instead of September…

Gov’t sets up new council to promote science and technology research CREATES will be responsible for setting policies on research activities every five years

July 19, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The newly formed Council for Research and Advancement of Technology and Science (CREATES) is expected to develop a national…

AITI eyes digitalisation of 1,200 MSMEs by 2025 The ICT regulator sets digital transformation targets in five-year strategic plan to achieve 'Smart Nation' status

June 18, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) has set a target of increasing the use of…

Bus ridership down 50% in 2020 MTIC minister says public buses need image revamp

March 24, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Annual bus patronage dropped by half to one million rides in 2020, according to the Minister of Transport and…

MTIC announces new e-government, digital economy initiatives Gov't is currently drafting cyber security laws to improve digital transformation governance

March 24, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC) will spend a significant portion of its proposed $101.1 million budget on…

MTIC studies feasibility of electric vehicle adoption A pilot project will be launched in Q1 2021 to prepare pricing and charging infrastructure of electric cars

December 28, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC) will launch a pilot project on the use of electric vehicles (EV)…

Gov’t to roll out real-time road accident database next year The new system will enable authorities to better understand causes of traffic collisions

November 28, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The National Road Safety Council (MKKJR) will launch a real-time accident database in January next year to analyse the…

Land Transport Dept comes under monarch’s scrutiny HM says there are suspicions of abuse of power and calls for better policies and regulation at LTD

October 22, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah has once again raised concerns over alleged abuse of power in government agencies…

National cyber security agency begins operations Cyber Security Brunei will be responsible for developing gov't policy on cyber crime, online security

October 13, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications has revealed that Brunei’s national cyber security agency has been in operation since…

Entry-exit fees come into force at land border, but lowered rates will be given to frequent commuters New regulations also require foreign-registered vehicles to obtain vehicle pass stickers before entering Brunei

October 1, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Bruneian and Malaysian land border travellers can apply for a frequent commuters pass that allows them to pay discounted…

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