Brunei News

Following the publication of the article entitled "Assault Cases: Call to review penalty" in Ignatius Stephen's column of the Borneo Bulletin on October 30, 2009, the Royal Brunei Police Force through their Public Relations Unit have issued a statement and have acknowledged the concerns expressed for local authorities to review back the penalty for ...

The Brunei Youth Council will host a unique workshop activity on Tuesday where youths nationwide and from abroad will be grouped and sent to all four districts to discuss matters with key figures and communities.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Asean members hope to enhance regional cooperation enabling the regional bloc to produce quality food products for niche markets and create employment opportunities for its increasing population Brunei also underscored the importance of cooperation in agriculture and food, that could assist the Sultanate in developing ...

BANGKOK Southeast Asian leaders have adopted the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area as "test bed" for the region's ongoing economic integration initiatives.

Juergen Broda from Hamburg in Germany is an expert on palaces- which is hardly surprising since he is a welcome guest at the elegant homes and residences of princes and members of the aristocracy in the oil-rich sultanate of Brunei in south-east Asia.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources yesterday launched two books - Coral Reefs of Brunei Darussalam and Reef Fishes of Brunei Darussalam - which provide information of the marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs and reef fishes found in Brunei waters, as well as promoting marine ...

The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, made an official visit to Russia on October 12-17. The relations between Russia and Brunei have been developing very fast recently.

Twelve groups battled it out in the final round of the Group Patriotic Poetry Declamation Competition last night organised by the Islamic Da'wah Centre.

Mindanao's high quality sardines are making a crack at the international market with the planned opening of a production plant in Brunei Darussalam by Zamboanga del Norte-based sardine producers.

The head of security in charge of protection for the Sultan of Brunei said yesterday that Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah did not stay at a home owned by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while here for the Asean Summit.

A Former Royal Brunei Armed Forces man who beat up a man using a baseball bat after finding out that the man had sent a `threatening and harassing text message to his fiance was hit back by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court yesterday with a fine of $2,000 or a month behind bars for his action.

Loughborough University this week announced that a record number of students from Brunei have registered at the university this year.

Over 50 people attended the Pink Ribbon Awareness event held in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month yesterday, at the Health Promotion Centre in Berakas.

HUA HIN: The Group of 20 will not be a threat to Asean as its voice will still be heard by developed nations who are members of the group, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two members of the Brunei Speakers Club who will be competing in the District Level Toastmaster Club contest during the District 51 Soul-Annual Toastmasters Convention in Gelding Highlands, Malaysia this weekend, left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

A Corporal with the Royal Brunei Police Force was yesterday brought to the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate's Court for allegedly tampering with a Police Record Book.

Some 50 students from the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education of Universiti Brunei Darussalam visited Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Mary yesterday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on Friday concluded his official visit to the Russian Federation, seen here inspecting a Guard of Honour before departure.

Brunei-India ties has improved a lot after Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah visited India in 2008, the Brunei Times quoted Indian High Commissioner Riewad V Warjri as saying on Saturday.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as 25 years of Brunei-German bilateral relations in diverse areas of cooperation between the two countries.