Author: Aaron Wong

• Longhouse At The Edge Of Labi: The Untold Story Of Teraja
• Police investigate death of newborn baby in Belait
• Locals take on career as heavy machinery drivers, riggers
• UBD pioneers study on reforestation
• Possession of drug utensil earns man $900 penalty
• More local youth taking up heavy vehicle driving
• UBD medical students run health checks, profile patients in Sukang
• Sg Lalit agricultural area in need of young farmers
• Panaga RPN seeks more grassroots reps
• Belait planning to hold more cleaning campaigns
• Brunei LNG to improve forest fire prevention project
• Ramadhan markets in KB, Seria attract 240 vendors
• Cyclist hurt in collision with car at Seria Bypass
• MoH sees improved psychiatric diagnosis
• Brunei visitors to Sarawak drop
• $2,900 fine for 109 packets of cigarettes
• Rebuilding planned for burned-out Seria shop houses
• More firms take on driving students
• Belait to hold cleaning campaign today
• Couple in desperate bid to save son
• Belait determined to fill village head posts
• Khatam for Sultan at Masjid Zainab, Lumut
• Belait farm braces for worst rice yield
• Solution to forest fires sought
• Belait struggles to lure tourists
• Farming firm plans to set up charity fund
• Motorcyclist dies in crash
• Eight Belait eateries awarded grade A for hygiene, safety
• Brunei LNG project successful at keeping forest fires away
• Fishermen concerned over low tide
• JKR prepares for future forest fires
• Breastfeeding NGO continues outreach to rural areas
• Cars abandoned at Panaga housing
• MoRA looks into powering Melilas prayer hall with solar system
• Single mum turned down thrice for government aid
• Kg Lumut villagers earn side income from maintenance work
• BSJV companies simulate oil leak to improve efficiency
• Vendor clinics up by Monday: Ministry of Finance
• PDI brings power to disadvantaged converts
• SMEs in Belait respond favourably to JIPTA
• RBPF rules out foul play in drowning
• Relocation of maternal health services in Belait
• Scores of dying fish found in Kuala Balai
• Stray dog caught in loading area behind Belait supermarket
• Too high for low-income workers
• Belait eateries score well for cleanliness
• Highway to cut Labi farms’ delivery times
• 21 caught for speeding on new highway
• Belait Fair organiser evaluates outcome
• New longhouse set to boost tourism, revive economy
• Pertiwi hands over $5,255 in donations in Belait district
• M’sia: Renew, apply vehicle passes or risk being fined
• DAA may tap private sector to rent machinery to rice farmers
• Pertiwi hopes to raise more from charity sale
• 21 students start rigging training
• Miri police investigating ‘pukau gang’ for duping Brunei couple
• Students to promote museums through carnivals
• Expat unscathed in accident on Telisai-Lumut Highway
• No death certificate yet for Limbang crash victim
• Bruneian to be charged in Miri for smuggling wildlife
• Bruneians plead not guilty in clouded leopard case
• ‘Public can learn how to apply psychological first aid in crises’
• 2 lives lost in Miri accident
• Homeless family gets MUIB help
• Forest fires make return to Belait
• Panaga School teacher creates online programming tools
• Forest fires sweep into Anduki scrapyard
• Forest fires force Sg Teraban fuel station to close
• Labi residents visit Miri longhouse
• Showers bring relief to Seria’s forest fire hot spots
• Good response to first EOD in Belait
• Over 11,000 residents apply for Frequent Travellers Facility
• Penan longhouse gets solar lights
• Online licence application available for biz in Belait
• Woman who hugged imam now receiving treatment
• ‘Limiting access to peat forests can prevent fires’
• Solar powered airconditioners on trial in Sukang
• Sarawak student chapter to learn from Belait community outreach centres
• ‘PPPs could revive tamu Geraineka’
• Belait’s Women’s Welfare Association looking to organise monthly market
• Man feared missing safely returns home
• Kg Sungai Bunga homestay keen to attract more visitors
• Longhouse in Labi sees record number of tourists
• Missing imams rumour debunked
• Manpower agents upset over cost of hiring Indonesian maids
• Water bomb copter used to fight bushfires
• Belait PSI soars to 84 due to Kg Sg Teraban forest fire
• PUJA seeks to formalise student chapter for Politeknik Brunei
• Belait panel discusses preparations for HM’s 70th birthday celebrations
• ‘Successful entrepreneurs start young’
• Widow struggles to pay $19,000 in hospital bills after husband’s death
• Licence for dogs as pets mandatory
• Bruneian man killed in Kuching road accident
• Boat fire injures 7 RBLF personnel
• Rash of waste container fires stumps JASTRe
• 32nd National Day celebration begins
• Centre for Transport Research to investigate February’s spike in fatal car accidents
• NGOs offer aid to old man after viral social media post
• Belait eateries will continue to be graded
• Village council looks to grass cutting as way to help unemployed
• Home upgrade for three converts
• Mashhor achieves 6.5m hrs without lost time injuries
• Fire destroys 60-year-old house
• Latest Seria forest fire believed to be man made
• SMSA opens sixth form registration
• Kuala Belait’s receding coastline calls for long-term solution
• Sukang school pleads for MoE help
• Scholarships for ASEAN nationals available in India
• India extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to Bruneian travellers
• Police probe scammers offering BSP tenders
• ‘PIBG has smaller role to play in gov’t secondary schools’
• Forest fire close to nat’l housing scheme in Seria
• Miri police seek Bruneian to assist ininvestigation
• Community spirit shines through in Belait’s Lunar New Year celebration
• Village products need more exposure: Study
• ‘Village head duties too burdensome’
• Cycling can help draw in tourists: Minister
• Sarawak sees tourist arrivals from Brunei nosedive in H1
• 6 youths spend time to get to know elders at Seria Old Folk’s Home
• Co-op sees drop in 2015 profits
• Belait’s property market unravels under oil & gas downturn
• Sarawak wants more Brunei tourists
• Police probe break-in near Seria
• Movable property can be collateral for loans soon
• Belait welfare fund to donate to 219 families
• Raya gifts from Mumong village council to orphans
• Security firm accuses BSP of non-payment
• Photos celebrate Belait’s history
• Local woman escapes serious injuries in single car accident
• Malaysian authorities nab duo with airsoft guns at Mengkalap control post
• Stores in Belait, Seria adhering to blanket fireworks ban: RBPF
• Donation brightens Raya celebrations for family in rural Belait
• Belait community reunite with loved ones for Hari Raya
• No changes to CHMS KB fees
• SR Sg Teraban’s PSR success attributed to small teacher-to-student ratio
• Energy Business Academy grads secure BSJV contracts
• BSJV introduces new code of conduct
• Belait District Office 1st 2016 run dedicated to needy families
• New playground now in sorry state
• Seria forest fires due to ‘human action’
• Hawa committed to get more mothers to breastfeed
• Belait volunteer group aid Merangking families
• Panaga nat’l housing sees drop in crime
• Domestic violence among top 3 complaints
• Quick sighting of fire saves house from total destruction
• No radioactive materials at BSP sub-contractor’s admin headquarters
• Kg Pandan library gets over 9,000 new books
• Burnt grass vexes Kampung Pandan community
• Brunei to get fully certified IMO trainers
• Red Crescent Society Belait elects new leaders
• Suri Seri Begawan Hospital’s Teraja programme records success
• BSJV begins enforcement of supplier code
• 2 restaurants warned on health concerns
• ‘Unlocking librarians’ potential’
• IBTE SVSB gets TWI accreditation
• Belait district organises 1st charity run
• Community spirit takes care of orphaned family
• Bruneians studying in the US up by 23%
• Panaga Housing needs retail site
• Kuala Belait, Seria municipal staff celebrates Isra’ Mikraj
• Two foreigners caught with expired passes
• Belait, Seria waiting for shop operation directive
• Organisers praise ‘overwhelming’ quake aid
• ITB establishes 1st Student Chapter under Society for Petroleum Engineers
• Kg Merangking revives market after 8 year hiatus
• RBAF brings medical services to Labi residents
• ‘Run for Nepal’ to be held on June 12
• Info Department reaches out to more rural communities
• Peers, teachers remember Shahar
• DAMIT Worleyparsons Engineering grants sponsorship to student
• The Brunei Times joins Belait job fair
• ‘Village products yet to gain trust of consumers’
• Roof collapses at Kuala Belait shophouse
• Two Arabic schools hold reunion
• Sg Tali School reaches out to community
• Put your dog on a leash, Belait pet owners told
• Belait’s Rotary Club president honoured
• Road closure along Jln Maulana
• Miri police confirms death of Bruneian
• IPA streamlines training programmes
• Family whose house collapsed gets new home
• RBAF helps relief efforts in Nepal
• Firms under ISO need to migrate to new version
• Police: Avoid excessive force when making citizen’s arrest
• Incident Command Post for Belait forest fires deactivated
• Mumong family homeless after house collapses
• Three-car collision during rush hour
• Car workshop hires special individuals
• Belait Municipal Board welcomes new member
• SVSB students harness business skills
• Fitness Zone joins Nepal relief drive
• UK expert offers masterclass in speed writing
• Brunei, Singapore deploy teams to aid Nepal
• Fisherman gets zakat-funded Belait house
• Badas fires to be put out in 4 days,says Sg Liang chief
• Meets on HM’s birthday celebrations
• Cosmetic gold tooth is haram: MoH
• Brunei sends relief team to Nepal
• 7 foreigners netted in ’Operasi Cekup’
• S’pore minister visits MinDef to hold talks
• Only 8 per cent use private healthcare in Temburong
• Workplace competency, safety go hand in hand
• Relief supplies to fly out for Nepal quake victims today
• Poor gum care can lead to heart problems
• 59 per cent of young adults have untreated cavities
• Libraries at the mosques tapped for more duties
• Belait Muslim converts get help
• Study shows drop in cancer for under 40s
• ‘Hangout’ to promote youth enterprises
• Supermarkets found selling banned shark meat
• RBPF, Neighbourhood Watch conduct patrols in Belait, Brunei-Muara
• Self-sufficiency in rice production only at 4%
• No accident, no Brunei car
• Royal Regalia lights up with religious performances
• Belait library installs book lending electronic kiosks
• ITQSHHB student joins int’l Al-Quran contest in Egypt
• TB screening for diabetics in the works
• SCOT to run fundraiser May 10
• Seria theft suspect nabbed
• A new roof for Muhammad Hidup
• Police conduct neighbourhood watch patrols in Belait
• 3 refuse compactors to ensure better collection
• Seria Bypass opens as Belait fires die down
• Fires along Seria-Lumut bypass finally out
• 54 vendors to open ‘Gerai Perayaan’ stalls in Belait
• Breastfeeding should last more than 5 mins, says senior nurse
• 12 SMSA students awarded scholarships
• Aid to family hit by crocodile attack
• Fire victims receive donation
• Vocational school revamps courses
• Youth raises $2k for homeless family
• Dusun-Iban family embraces Islam
• Pirated DVDs still being sold in Brunei
• MoRA eyes Religious Activities Centre in Temburong
• Family of 7 loses home to fire
• Belait gears up for HM’s annual visit
• $190,000 fine for smuggling 393 cartons of cigarettes
• OVOP initiative needs more support from local media
• Three held on car theft charge in Belait
• 10% of Labi residents face power woes
• DES can meet Mukim Labi’s power needs
• Strays: A problem that won’t go away
• 34 foreign vehicles warned against tinted windows
• Storm sends private sector, gov’t workers home early
• BSJV says no plans to lay off staff
• ‘Oral health care vital for the elderly’
• To be successful, SMEs told to monitor market development
• Sisters get scholarships from Sahid Sdn Bhd
• BSP 1 of 6 Shell firms to offer in-house well simulation training
• Da’ie competition winners crowned
• Foreigner found dead at Belait staff quarters
• Brunei on sustainable urban dev’t
• Students wow judges with adjustable table prototype
• Adat Istiadat website soon to update information on ceremonial customs
• Gas leak detected in domestic supply line
• Flooding persists in Belait inner, rural areas
• Widow seeks aid to fix Seria home
• Youth needed in crime busting efforts
• IBTE SP Campus to run 2-day Fun-Day Festival for orphans
• Jobless behind most crimes in Liang, Lumut
• Over 200 applied for Ramadhan stalls in Kuala Belait, Seria
• Family in Belait to get home fixed
• CHMS KB donates over $10,000 to orphans’ fund
• Orphans of Lorong 3 MPK receive donations
• PetroleumBRUNEI takes over 50 ITB students on field trip
• No licensed cigarette importers since 2013: MoH
• Run for Nepal registry now open
• Belait leaders distribute Kurnia dates
• Bruneian to serve 3 years behind bars for ‘syabu’ consumption
• 1 in every 3 eateries in KB rated Grade ‘A’
• Jln Kecil communityto lose homes to SPARK expansion
• Bruneians in Kota Kinabalu safe
• Gov’t barracks damaged in Belait fire
• Fasting only insufficient to reap benefits of Ramadhan
• Belait Arabic school sees entry drop
• BruWILD hotline giving lifeline to endangered animals
• Run for Nepal registration closed, race kits ready
• Origin of Dhuha prayers explained
• Man slashes 3 in Kg Pandan
• Two companies donate to Belait Orphan’s Fund
• School sees drop in O-level results
• Seria converts, single moms complete sewing course
• Homeless family gets ‘shelter’ finally
• JPD Hotline for vehicle inspection bookings
• Oilfield Police Security Officers complete course on Browning MK III pistol
• Yayasan furnishes widow’s home
• Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Board continues with cleaning campaign
• Suspect in Seria car theft detained
• Baby left at food stall
• 236 Ramadhan stalls open in Kuala Belait, Seria
• Many breast cancer cases detected late in Brunei
• Belait curtain shop fined $200 for dumping rubbish
• Seria grassroots leaders: Stop spreading false information
• Soil erosion hits road construction
• Visiting expat cleans up community
• Many Belait students unaware of poor eyesight
• 12 Hijrah new year babies born
• UBD students help Belait’s elderly
• Cataract leading cause of blindness in Belait elderly
• Eatery in Liang shut down over hygiene
• Armed man in standoff with police
• BSJV: No job cuts
• M’sia to mail traffic offence notices with new system
• Local Twitter celebrity graces TEDx
• Turning vocational education into students’ first choice
• Retailers urged to learn fire safety, emergency lessons
• KB post office begins operations
• HSE module now mandatory for all IBTE courses
• Brunei-raised Malaysian filmmaker makes debut in Hollywood
• Mukim Liang eatery temporarily shut down
• ‘Not yet time for second runway at Brunei airport’
• New road tax and vehicle licences printed with fade-resitant ink
• Local film chronicles progress of nation’s broadband connection
• MoE holds talks with Tutong grassroots leaders
• UBD places third at Shell Eco-marathon
• Land Transport Dep’t advises motorists to renew licence online
• Air support deployed to douse flames
• TB cases fall below 200 in 8 years
• Change in the weather department starts with the new logo
• Brunei develops climate model
• Few Bruneians in top business posts
• Get driving licence done online in a day
• Visualisation key to anxiety-free public speaking
• ‘Common sense is the easiest way to thwart cyber crimes’
• Online renewal facilities for Belait road users
• Temburong’s only secondary school set for expansion in 2016
• New homeowners grateful to HM
• Lights out for Earth Hour, Saturday
• Bruneians living in UK longer than 6 months to pay annual fee for national health services
• Megamas records 25 years without serious injuries
• Ho Chi Minh top choice at travel fair
• Driver slapped with $300 fine for littering at roadside
• Many prostate cancer cases detected in late stage: urologist
• Plans to revamp KB, Seria town in the pipeline
• Thirty-three traffic offences reported at control posts
• Christians celebrate X’mas in Brunei
• Squatter families get a better life
• Widow receives kind gesture from anonymous donor
• Ministries organise Dikir Maulud
• Enforcers padlock another eatery in Kuala Belait
• Fire guts staffhouse in KB
• Eatery in Liang temporarily shut down after hygiene issues discovered
• Cause of Lumut fire ‘suspicious’
• 2 men nabbed for 48 cans of beer found in vehicle
• Modernisation efforts shake off Belait’s sleepy town image
• ‘Mumong needs more patrols’
• Village of squatters in Belait
• 13-year-old victim in Kg Pandan accident in stable condition
• Seria to have 1st circular bus route
• Residents come to family’s aid
• Kampung Pandan resident narrowly escapes croc attack
• Police conduct roadblocks in Belait
• Last of Lorong 14 squatters to move out soon
• Flooding in inner, rural Belait under control
• Squatters still waiting for gov’t housing
• UK visa application office relocates to PGGMB building
• Bruneian film picked for Cannes festival
• Lambak health centre on track for Aug completion
• NCDs campaign in Temburong
• Gas leak detected at SK-2
• Royal Thai Air Force chief receives RBAirF honorary pilot wing
• Bruneians keen on furthering studies in Malaysia
• Belait imposes fines for littering
• Gastric cancer rates declining
• ‘Lion dance rules to affect funds’
• 15 water taxi operators found without licence
• Critical operations to resolve SK-2 well leak underway
• UK still Brunei’s preferred option
• Police seek owners of over 1,400 stolen goods
• Public praises JPD’s safe driving guidebook
• Construction of overhead bridge for students completed
• Districts launch Nat’l Day celebrations
• ‘SMARTER is truly world-class’
• 8 Australian students to train with SMARTER
• Road safety council to use fencing barriers in vicinity of schools
• Kg Lorong Tiga welcomes new village chief
• Follow doctors’ drug doses, patients told
• BSP confirms offshore pipeline leak at AMPA 9
• Sg Teraban gets refurbished jetty
• Belait store temporarily closed due to poor hygiene
• Police: No foul play in death of expat in Lumut
• Keropok Lekor producer set to expand
• Belait police wrap up major joint ops
• Fire breaks out at Belait house, Tutong sawmill
• CCEMS reaches out to jobless man
• Seria needy families get food aid
• Six Belait eateries get A grades
• Malaysian stranded at sea rescued off Brunei waters
• Ensure correct tyre pressure to avoid accidents
• March trial for foreigner accusedof outraging modesty of 2 young girls
• Donations pour in for Belait fire victims
• IMO trainers must undergo specialised training
• Belait fire victims get donations
• Cultural exhibits to mark Nigeria’s Independence
• Miri blaze under control
• $30,776 raised for Nepal charity run
• Miri forest fires force road closure
• Burgled home in KB under police investigation
• Local firm fined for dumping rubbish
• Firefighters busy clearing Belait roads of fallen trees
• Chung Ching Middle School struck by lightning, roof cracks
• Road closure in Belait
• PERTIWI Belait raises $50,000 from charity sales
• Belait fixes Ramadhan stalls damaged by strong winds
• Boy, six, killed in crocodile attack in Belait river
• Local to serve 3 months jail after testing positive for syabu
• Donations for underprivileged families in Belait
• MKJB replaces three diploma programmes with HNTEC
• Kuala Belait home burgled during Hari Raya
• Belait retail store closed for failure to meet cleanliness standards
• Rubbish woes persist in Seria
• Kg Mumong family living in unsafe house moved to government house
• Homeless family gets aid from youth
• Police highlight road safety during Hari Raya celebrations
• Car driver beaten up for overtaking convoy of bikers
• Religious activities intensified in Belait
• 39 restos attend talk on grading for cleanliness
• Jalinan Kasih RTB brings cash, food to those in need
• Ramadhan stalls inspected to ensure food safety
• JAPEM aid to enliven Hari Raya of 3 Belait households
• Committee to find suitable parents for Sg Bakong baby
• Brunei’s 1st digital art magazine waiting to hit the stands
• Briefing on how to enrol in NZ uni
• 22 RBPF personnel donate blood to mark anniversary
• Brunei celebrates Maulud Nabi
• Belait relocates over 100 families
• Shop closed over poor hygiene
• Times Cineplex to open 4th branch
• Business at old Pasar Belait better: vendors
• Fire breaks out at Cosmopolitan College
• Ex-reporter teaches journalism to students
• Most patients who use folk medicine do not tell their doctors
• Megamas plans to set up shop in Thailand, Vietnam
• Adopt healthy eating habits at restos
• New Year celebrations cut short as Belait house collapses
• Busy New Year’s Eve for police
• 54-year-old man is well and back in Brunei
• 1st day of school for Kindergarten
• Exotic pets, bird sales still an issue
• Full dress rehearsal at Taman SOAS
• Reduce admin work on teachers: MoE
• UBD signs MoU with top Japanese university
• More Raya visits for Singapore minister
• Concern over threats from regional terror groups
• Sultan arrives in Penang
• SMSS reports 96% passes in English, Maths and Science
• Special education training urged
• Fuel yourself with right carbs
• Land for dev’t is limited
• Nation’s youth run for public health
• Changes in RBLF structure to mark 53rd anniversary
• Brunei success in forest protection cited in new study
• Brunei agrees to boost police capacity during INTERPOL meeting
• Hearing screening available for all newborns next year
• Health professionals meet on pregnancy, childbirth
• Ethnic Chinese more likely to get liver cancer: study
• Oman looking to adopt job fair concept
• EICF yields 24 women welders
• Our students rely on technology for studying but not for reading Al-Quran
• Brunei commits to Action Programme for Youth
• MoH targets supermarkets to foster healthy food environment
• Local couple arrested over theft of 14 cars
• Slow Internet hampering online teaching: expert
• Tackling sea piracy through cooperation
• Nurses vital in stroke aftercare
• Taking risks and prioritising action key to success as entrepreneurs
• Time management skills biggest challenge
• Runaway buffalo slows traffic on Jln Tutong
• Man: I’m falsely accused of rape in WhatsApp rumour
• 14 Marine Police personnel off to Singapore to improve boarding skills
• Smoke still churning from fire mishap
• Heavier penalties decreed for mosque thefts and trespassing of royal property, effective October 7
• Thirty officer cadets begin intensive training
• High hopes for new Defence Academy
• OCS training extended to 52 weeks
• Conducive eco-system for Brunei creative industries
• Winning the weight loss race
• Shahbandar visitors take extra care
• Flood-prone areas closely monitored
• RBPF families enjoy day of fun
• MoRA clarifies on festive displays
• Concerns over waste disposal in Lumut
• Bright future for Brunei babies
• 16km traffic queue on Miri route
• Belait Fire and Rescue to give special focus to oil & gas sector
• Community leaders, police team up
• Heavy first time mums more likely to have induced labour
• Belait activates command post amidst rainy weather
• Elderly Dusun couple, son embrace Islam in ceremony
• Brunei to play key role in regional health agenda
• Brunei, Malaysia finalise patient mobility work plan
• Panaga 2000 sees appointment of peoples’ representatives
• BGC receives its largest gas carrier ‘Amani’
• Teachers split on including special needs pupils in class
• 6 Bruneians in Korea for the Global IT Challenge for Youths with Disabilities
• 349 get conditional employment offers
• 7,000 applicants register for work at oil & gas job fair
• New programmes will aid locals securing jobs in oil & gas industry
• Nurses told to become role models
• Rimba bus station tender to be awarded
• How safe are anabolic steroids?
• 486 put fitness skills to the test
• 98 pupils attend DBP talk on way to prepare for exams
• 10 youths to teach in Cambodia
• Speeding remains top traffic offence
• SMARTER broken into again
• Need to refine ways of teaching Malay language
• Persons of interest in Shahbandar murder
• BSP to take austerity measures
• Largest traffic operation of 2014
• New Oriental Dishes At All Seasons