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Smart Society Talk at UBD

April 13, 2012

Brunei Darussalam can be a role model in the region and in the forefront of moving towards Smart Society and Smart Government (Government 3.0) due to the small size of the country, which is ideal in implementing global pilot projects. This was highlighted by Dr Seang-tae Kim, the President of the National Information Society Agency [...]

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Run for a Reason

April 11, 2012

More than 4,000 runners and donors gathered at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium as the much-anticipated Standard Chartered (SCB) Brunei Half Marathon finally took place yesterday. The event received a royal support when Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pg Anak Isteri Pg Anak Sarah, His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen, Her Royal Highness Princess ‘Azemah [...]

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Local Flavours – Youth Humanitarianism through Music

April 9, 2012

Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) students along with some local artistes recently held a concert performance entitled “Local Flavours: Youth Humanitarianism Through Music” at the Core Residential College, UBD. The event was part of the final assignment for the fourth year popular culture and mass media class, supervised by Prof Dr Wan Zawawi. Guest performers such [...]

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Week-long French Film Festival commences

April 8, 2012

Alliance Francaise de Brunei (AF Brunei) raised the curtains on the much-anticipated French Film Festival 2012 last night, bringing hopes of providing a platform and inspiring local film enthusiasts in the Sultanate to explore the beauty of French films through various activities during the week-long event. The launch of the French Film Festival 2012 was [...]

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AB Goes Walkabout: Melbourne

April 4, 2012

Hi folks! I just got back from a bonza weekend in Melbourne covering Royal Brunei Airline’s special event commemorating the first anniversary of its flight to Melbourne, the frequency of which has now been increased from 4 times a week to 7 times a week. I’ve not been down under for quite some time and [...]

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Shop for a cause at Tulong Mindanao Charity Auction and Bazaar

April 3, 2012

The Brunei Times is inviting citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam to take part in fundraiser “Tulong Mindanao Charity Auction and Bazaar” that will take place from 8am to 5pm on April 8, 2012 at the Indoor Stadium, Berakas. Organised by Prismworks Event Management and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) [...]

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RBA launches daily flights to Melbourne

March 30, 2012

Royal Brunei Airlines celebrated the 1 year anniversary of its inaugural flight to the Australian city of Melbourne tonight at the Melbourne Zoo. The anniversary event was also held in conjunction with the launch of the Brunei national carrier’s daily services to Melbourne that was announced last January. Present at the event were Yang Mulia, [...]

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CIPTA Award 2013 Open For Registration

March 28, 2012

The biennial Crown Prince CIPTA Award competition has returned this year for its fifth installment, and is being organised by Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) in partnership with Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd. The objectives of CIPTA are to inspire youth and the-public to develop creative products, processes or technologies for national aspirations; to encourage inventions and [...]

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Fiery Ayam Penyet AP Opens in Brunei

March 27, 2012

Ayam Penyet is a traditional Indonesian cuisine which originates from Surabaya. It is a popular chicken dish where the fresh chicken is specially marinated with various spices and herbs . The meat is then smashed with a wooden headed hammer and deep fried until golden light brown. In Brunei, this dish has gained a loyal [...]

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Pesta Santai Muara 2012

March 26, 2012

It was a fun-filled and informative day for visitors of the second Pesta Santai Muara 2012 (PSM). Families got the chance to gather and enjoy Muara Beach, one of the country’s popular tourist attractions. The festival began as early as 8 in the morning, offering visitors a variety of activities to partake in. Fun-filled activities [...]

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BIBD launches fresh new website

March 24, 2012

The new Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) website is expected to cut over-the-counter transactions by at least half, to ease their branches with the queue on busy days. Held at the Indera Samudra Grand Hall of the Empire Hotel and Country Club, the BIBD website launch invited Minister of Communications Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya [...]

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The Report – Brunei Darussalam 2011 Launched

March 23, 2012

Officially launched yesterday by Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Ali bin Hj Apong at The Empire Hotel and Country Club, ‘The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2011′ marked the culmination of more than six months of field research by a team of analysts from the Oxford Business’ Group (OBG), who had [...]

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Rolling Thunder take home BBSS Paintball Tourney Trophy 2012

March 17, 2012

By Guest Blogger Fatin The 25th of February 2012 marked an important day in the calendar for Bruneian students around the UK. It was seen as an opportunity to celebrate ‘Negaraku Brunei Darussalam’, Brunei’s 28th National Day. This very reason united 200 students from different Brunei UK societies at Warped Cosford Paintball Site. The annual [...]

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Two ISP’s Duly Peered

March 14, 2012

A deal was inked last week to link two domestic Internet systems, Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru)’s BruNet and Datastream Technology Sdn Bhd (DST)’s SimpurNet which will directly connect the two Internet Service Providers (ISP) without the need to re-route the domestic Internet traffic via an overseas destination. This is known as ‘peering networking’, which is [...]

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Farewell Dato Malcolm and Datin Carola

March 13, 2012

Last week, Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP) Sdn Bhd held a hi-tea event in honour of Dato Seri Laila Jasa Dato Malcolm Brinded, the executive director of Upstream International of Royal Dutch Shell, who will be retiring from his post next month. Held at the Indera Samudera Hall, Andy Brown, the new executive director of [...]

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Awesome deals at 7th Belait Travel Fair

March 6, 2012

Over the weekend, Royal Brunei Airlines and Abacus Brunei held the 7th Belait Travel Fair at the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre. People flocked to the centre in Seria from as early as 7am to scout for the best travel deals for their upcoming holidays. During the two-day fair, visitors were able to purchase their [...]

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Maher Zain LIVE in Brunei Darussalam

March 5, 2012

Attended a live performance by artiste Maher Zain at the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre last night. The event also saw appearances made by local artistes Fakhrul Razi, The Seeds and Irfan Makki. Lebanese-born songwriter Maher Zain, belted out some of his more popular songs during the concert including the tracks ‘Insha Allah’, ‘Thank You Allah’ and ‘Ya [...]