News National Business News National Business DARe hopes MSME festival will open gateway to export markets More than 200 local SMEs will be showcasing products and services at BRIDEX Hall this weekend March 27, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) is set to launch the MSME festival on Thursday, hoping to connect local businesses with regional…
Features Features Eco-fashion: Going green is the new black Local fashion brand UPSYKL is out to save the planet, one shirt at a time October 3, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Green is the new black, going green that is, and at the forefront of the eco-fashion movement in Brunei…
Features Lifestyle Features Lifestyle BenchLab: Harnessing the potential of the creative community Within five months, the skill-sharing platform has staged 100 workshops and attracted more than 300 students September 21, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – When the skill-sharing platform BenchLab launched in April, founder Wan Nurul Naszeerah says it was born out of her frustration…
Features Arts & Culture Features Arts & Culture Can you handle the heat? Brunei’s artisanal glass-blowers want more to join the craft Mahkota Crystal is facing a dilemma — with only three master craftsmen, who will carry on the mantle of this painstaking art? February 18, 2018 Barely a metre away from a 1,000 degree-celsius burning furnace, Hj Najri Hj Saban stands unfazed. His hands — ungloved — methodically turn…
News National News National ‘Made in Brunei’ souvenir centre to open in March Located across the waterfront, the 10,000 sq ft space will showcase locally-made products from up to 80 SMEs February 15, 2018 More than 50 SMEs have already applied to have their products on the shelves of a first-of its-kind one-stop souvenir centre which will…
News Business News Business Expansion plans in pipeline to meet strong demand for made-in-Brunei shrimp crackers The crackers have already made its way to shelves in China and Dubai February 10, 2018 Less than a year after it released its blueshrimp crackers to both international and local markets, Bruneihalalfoods yesterday expanded the made-in-Brunei snack range…
News National News National Consumer Fair’s crowd-pulling factor is magnet for repeat vendors The bi-annual event which started in 2008 launched it's 20th installment today with over 200 exhibitors January 24, 2018 Repeat vendors to the bi-annual Consumer Fair attributed their return to good sales as well as the event’s ability to pull in crowds…