Brunei News

Recreational parks are becoming popular destinations for parents to take their children during this year-end holiday.

A Local man accused of outraging the modesty of a nine-year-old boy at a religious school in Brunei-Muara District pleaded not guilty before the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court yesterday.

A Malaysian man died and two Bruneians sustained injuries in a car collision which occured at the Telisai Highway area in Tutong District.

A 26-Year-old foreign man lost his life in a fatal traffic accident last Sunday night after a head-on collision with another vehicle around Jalan Telisai, Tutong.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: Brunei's government is trying to curb drug abuse by urging addicts to voluntarily enroll in a state-sponsored rehabilitation program that will allow them to avoid a criminal record and heavy prison sentences, a news report said Monday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The results for the 2009 Brunei Higher Religious Studies Certificate examination were released yesterday afternoon.

Thirty-Five youths from Tutong completed a firefighting course for volunteers hosted by the Tutong branch of the Fire and Rescue Department yesterday.

It is important to provide information to the public about historical aspects of Brunei and Malaysia as both are Malay countries that share friendly relations, said an Acting Senior Information Officer at the Information Department yesterday.

The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Hj Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar and fellow delegates, recently conducted working visits to Kampong Bebuloh and Wasan Vocational School.

A Second series of a collection of commemorative stamps depicting Brunei Darussalams wild orchids was unveiled by the Brunei Postal Services Department yesterday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The arrest of seven cross-dressers by Brunei police this week has sparked debate over the rights of the individual vs religious mores in the Islamic sultanate, observers said Saturday.

Brunei will host the Asean Summit in 2011, revealed Anna M Robeniol, Head of External Economic Relations Division of the Asean Secretariat, adding that this is according to the alphabetical order.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Thirty-seven teachers from Persekutuan Guru-Guru Melayu Brunei , left the country yesterday to attend the 25th Asean Council of Teachers' Convention in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some Of The Latest BMW Models Are scheduled to be showcased this coming Friday until Sunday in a road show held at The Mall, Gadong.

This year is not only a significant year as it is the 25th anniversary of Brunei's independence, but it also marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Brunei and Japan, said the Japanese Ambassador to Brunei at Japan's National Day reception in celebrating the Japanese Emperor's 76th birthday yesterday evening.

Since the establishment of the diplomatic relations in 1983. Brunei and Thailand have enjoyed close and cordial relations, which have continued to be intensified over the years.

Bandar Seri Begawan - "It is our intention to assist orphans in their education to guide them towards being responsible citizens." This was among the points mentioned in a speech made by Dato Paduka Hj Ali Hashim, CEO of Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund , at the launching of `SMS' Brunei Prihatin for DANA 2009-2010 yesterday.

The Malaysian Citizens Association in Brunei held its 11th Annual General Meeting yesterday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's first commercial "green" building will be completed at the latest, early next year and tenants will be able to move in by the first quarter of 2010, Brunei Economic Development Board's chief executive officer said over the weekend The building, which is a BEDS project, is aimed to inspire future building designs and ...

Bandar Seri Begawan - "As a member of Asean, we tend to depend on other member countries in many aspects.