Author: Rasidah HAB

• NBT: No order from authorities to take down festive display
• PROPAZ shows positive results
• Meeting discusses N-Day plans
• Rain damages Buau bridge, disrupts vehicular traffic
• Weddings must conform to Islamic etiquette
• His Majesty presents certificates to over 200 KUPU SB graduates
• KUPU SB inks MoU with M’sian colleges
• Brunei needs quality religious teachers: HM
• Need to understand meaning of hijrah
• Essence of hijrah emphasised
• Briefing for 38 Syariah, Usuluddin teachers
• Brunei to host ASEANCOCI meeting
• Go-kart race set for Nov 17
• Islam, science not in conflict with each other
• Syariah: Full enforcement 24 months after gazetting
• Syariah law allows discretionary cases
• Schools undergo rigorous selection
• Lumut residents all smiles for HM’s visit
• Sultan gives hundreds of children in 2 schools in Lumut moments to cherish
• Islam and West can co-exist, says HM
• Leaders reaffirm boosting trade between Muslim, non-Muslim world
• HRH opens UNISSA Convo Fair
• $150m MoRA projects approved
• UNISSA ready for Syariah law
• Women Police fete HRH Princess Hjh Masna
• Language mapping workshop begins
• HRH Crown Prince graces final day of Knowledge Convention
• Call for public to reduce, reuse and recycle
• Crown Prince: Muslim unity for excellence
• Silence on power import sparks LegCo questions
• Minister called to explain ICT projects fail rate
• Poverty study result to be released in December
• Brunei to mark int’l anti-drug day in August
• Group distributes 15k clothes
• Kurnia recipients grateful for His Majesty’s generosity
• Special needs people need better job opportunities
• Pusat Bahagia’s handmade Raya cards still available
• Trading of turtle eggs survives despite ban
• Brunei Q1: Tourist arrivals down
• Minor admitted to Al-Islah Rehabilitation Centre
• NCB makes 3,464 arrests in 5 years
• Joint research collects 300 samples
• Education important in Islam: Imams
• Tutong association offers free clothes to the needy
• Senior centre looking to grow
• Good response for Jefri Bolkiah Mosque’s ‘cube amal’
• Battle Pro helping entrepreneurs connect offline
• Emerging from poverty
• UNISSA eyes more cooperation with foreign universities
• Sound wastewater management vital
• KUPU SB students attend first aid workshop
• UNISSA to offer bachelor’s degree for tahfiz, qira’at
• PGGMB still awaiting OK for Madang school upgrade
• ‘Youth must see agriculture as a business opportunity’
• PGGMB book to be ready by May 5
• Their Majesties attend Majlis Bersanding
• MKM aims to empower needy
• Brunei new chair of working group on agricultural research, development
• Equipping youth with Da’wah skills
• PGGMB to attend teachers’ convention in South Korea
• ‘Research can help guide Brunei’s forest management efforts’
• ‘Fidyah programme may shut down’
• Brunei can benefit from ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation
• Kg Sg Bunga shop rakes in $27,800
• MKM seeks more young volunteers
• iCube launches Bukit Pagon book
• Labu Estate Rubber Industrial Site identified as potential tourist attraction
• Soil and nutrient management meet in Brunei
• MoE official warns against leaking classified information
• Ministry of Development crowns Quran reading champs
• Tutong OVOP goods sold online
• Rakan selia to begin work placement at mosques
• Kiudang families get special dates ahead of Ramadhan
• HRH visits Yayasan’s tuition centres
• Nine NGOs get nod to set up special needs council
• NGO appoints new president
• Humans main threat to Brunei’s biodiversity
• Foreign biodiversity researchers to embark on Bukit Teraja expedition
• MKM relocates to new office
• Medal recipients pledge commitment
• Quran contest winners crowned
• Delegation visits zakat recipients
• ‘Aid can help open doors to success’
• KBFSC hopes to expand environmental education programme outside Temburong
• 6th Int’l Conference on Islam in the Malay World ends
• Register products with district office, Tutong entrepreneurs told
• Metered taxi system launched
• Scouts do their part to clean up Brunei
• Healthy Go! programme ends
• Installation work to affect Jln Gadong/Jln Telanai
• Immigration Dep’t identity card counters closed today
• 3rd Tutong Volunteer Village Programme from Sept 18
• UNISSA to host international Islamic conference
• Stamp collectors off to World Stamp Championship
• 198 pupils now under MKM’s Fidyah programme
• ‘Apply Maqasid Syariah principles in social media use’
• Politeknik Brunei teams up with MoE to develop skills programmes
• Bruneian students to compete in ASEAN Quiz
• Financial woes put SMARTER at risk of losing star ratings
• Japan delegation visits Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
• HM tells gov’t agencies to learn from experience
• Ex-drug addicts still struggling to find jobs
• MoH bans eight cosmetic and health supplement products
• JAPEM extends assistance to Kg Ayer fire victims
• Islamic Studies department to introduce new subject
• SBYLEP plans diaper donation drive
• RIPAS Hospital sees rise in blood donors
• ‘Use Quran to appreciate sunnah’
• Her Majesty graces Maulud event
• Education minister drops by two primary schools
• KUPU SB launches 11 new publications
• ‘Religious teachers receive optimal supervision’
• MUIB explains difference between poor and destitute
• Wakaf not just for building purposes
• Co-ops told to strengthen leadership
• Ministry of Education studying recommendations raised in LegCo
• Project Habitat eyes solar power
• KUPU SB volunteers collect 21 bags of rubbish
• Local community support crucial for Project Habitat
• Brunei River clean-up drive hit by lack of help from Kg Ayer residents
• ‘UNISSA will continue its efforts to attract international students’
• ASEAN-Korea forest co-op to have 4 new members
• $57m budget proposed for primary resources and tourism
• Second Temburong secondary school in the pipeline
• Foreign labour cap: Boon or bane?
• Overdue electricity bills reach $167 million
• Re-employ retired personnel only when necessary
• Innovations on e-government services cited
• Charity project to tailor clothes for orphans
• Plans under way to put Kedai Kampung on tourists’ agenda
• Kg Sg Bunga Village Consultative Council to start marketing frozen goods
• ‘Visionary youths vital in building the nation’
• New SMS service offers religious exam results
• Monarch spends time with students
• New homeowners want quicker response to complaints
• CNY 2016 shows harmonious, happy living under MIB
• First Higher Education Expo comes to a close
• Battle Pro to hold second charity bazaar
• UK appoints new trade envoy to Brunei
• ISB to receive BCA Green Mark Gold award
• Muslims urged to control fanaticism
• KUPU SB gears up for convocation
• Mosque sets up charity cube to help the needy
• 91 vie for spots in Quran competition semi-finals
• Kg Belimbing council appoints 15 new members
• Tepid response to new payment method for labour deposit
• Ten finalists to compete at Canang Citra Budaya
• UNISSA to offer new Syariah diploma course
• Gov’t will ‘take action ahead of time’ to tackle spread of Zika
• UBD, University of Adelaide sign MoU for medical programmes
• UNISSA’s new Temburong campus crucial for further development, says rector
• PMO celebrates Maal Hijrah in ceremony
• MoRA officials visit asnaf fakir miskin, converts
• 18 appointed to Mukim Mentiri Consultative Council
• Over 700 register for Tutong cycling expedition
• HM receives warm welcome in Busan
• MIPR: More in store for local rice
• Tourists fall hook, line and sinker for Sungai Matan fishing village
• 15 female students take part in MCYS cooking programme
• Brunei cultural crafts exhibited at Korea’s Busan Museum of Art
• 254 pilgrims depart on first Umrah flight
• Filipinos trained for better jobs
• Leaders discuss realising ASEAN Community
• HM highlights need for climate change cooperation
• ITB joins ASEAN Int’l Mobility for Students programme
• MoRA clarifies on festive displays
• Brunei to hold Maulud Nabi procession on Jan 3
• HM to attend ASEAN-ROK summit
• 490 conversions recorded over Jan-Oct 2014
• Quran competition winners named
• Recycling domestic waste pays
• Jerudong Beach clean-up planned for Sunday
• Unity among Muslims vital to successfully uphold Allah’s law
• Way to gear Gen-Y as transformational leaders
• Cleaning up the Capital
• Municipal on a mission to rid BSB of abandoned vehicles
• Special needs teen aims high to become fastest sprinter
• 46 receive civil service awards
• Excellence at civil service day
• Prophet’s companions genuine source of guidance of Sunnah
• HRH Princess Sarah opens domestic science expo
• Boat services resume
• HoB review to help attain initiative goals
• BSB comes alive to greet HM
• Kg Pudak aims to benefit from homestay popularity
• 14k mark Maulud in other districts
• Retirees can still give back to nation: PMO
• Unity, resilience needed against anti-Islam groups
• HM visits flood-hit Tutong areas
• Volunteers lend helping hands to flood victims
• More than 150 landslides recorded in Brunei-Muara
• Kg Belimbing women craft own market niche
• Al-Quran is guideline to shaping a happy, peaceful family
• Majority involved in Syariah cases do not understand the law
• All stalls occupied at Serasa Beach
• Crown Prince opens refurbished Serasa Beach
• Thousands of civil servants sent for training
• ‘Gov’t pay hike needs holistic approach’
• LegCo representatives seek more grassroots facilities for public in Brunei-Muara, Tutong
• Vacancies in gov’t posts clarified
• ‘Construction of flyovers takes time’
• Minister stresses on need for excellent mosque management
• Gov’t school pupils set best PSR performance in 4 years
• N-Day road closure starts at 5am
• More events needed to promote love for Prophet
• Youth Day Run on Nov 23
• Unemployed total goes up in July
• Use science to uplift society: HM
• Iman, taqwa hold key to progress: Mufti
• Birthday greetings for Her Majesty
• Tamu Kianggeh an indelible part of Bruneian identity
• Islamic da’wah is expanding in Brunei
• MoRA begins first series of tadarus
• Living without clean water, electricity for over 60 years
• Call to pay Zakat Fitrah
• HM: Peace awaits the penitent man in the new year
• RTB aims to fully use digital tech to give better service
• Safety high on MPK Kg Belimbing priorities list
• Curtain closes on RTB/MediaCorp reality television programmes
• MPK Kg Sg Bunga opens store
• Kg Sg Bunga signs MoU to help develop youth
• 18 more students accepted into Tahfiz Institute
• Health and Safety Week sees low PWD staff turnout
• Top IBTE graduates eye oil and gas career
• Kg Pelambayan holds charity sale
• $1.9m spent for new converts homes
• Brunei must build stronger network for sharing best practices
• Nine NGOs band together to set up new council
• Parents to special needs children must be proactive
• More evidence-based HIV awareness programmes needed
• RIPAS blood bank centre ready to help hospitals in need of blood
• ‘Temburong’s village shop needs promoting’
• Rosy prospects seen for Temburong
• Brunei among top Muslim countries to live in: United Nation’s HDI report
• Museums Department registers 164,283 visitors to museums, parks in past 11 months
• Public urged to identify drug paraphernalia at home
• 125 Dusuns embraced Islam from January to November
• ‘Our finances have improved, we want to attract members’
• PGGMB hopeful to start works on new building by 2016
• Temburong youth urged to join National Service Programme
• Verify viral messages, avoid rumours
• Belait, Tutong still affected by minor flooding
• SOBD seeks support, recognition for athletes
• SMARTER Brunei calls for subsidised school fees
• UNWTO:Tap into Islamic travel market
• More young blood donors sought
• 25 lives, $25m lost to fires in 3 years
• Historical sites to get detailed signage
• New convert’s home damaged by storm repaired
• Elders must become role models to youth
• Take fire precautions during Raya
• Pusat Bahagia to set up more social enterprises
• Every little bit helps
• Bridge project raises road safety issues
• 492 former PKBN trainees still unemployed
• Need to revive Wasatiyyah stressed
• Overseas scholarships details available online
• Brunei included in UNWTO Islamic tourism study
• Islamic tourism can boost quality of products, services
• Employers found violating health, safety rules
• Brunei to expect more rain, thunderstorms
• Tutong kicks off Heritage, Art and Cultural Day
• ‘Community-based tourism can boost district’s economy’
• 80 youths complete Al-Quran reading scheme
• Renal centre to double-down on awareness programmes
• Public warned on risks of supplements
• UNISSA students share research proposals with Malaysian peers
• HM birthday: Practise wise spending
• Guests keep vigil for royal wedding
• Application open for UNESCO programme
• Labour Dept: Strong occupational health, safety culture needed
• 265 trees planted to mark Earth Day
• Maintain ‘Green Area Ratio’: Dev’t Minister
• Pusat Belia to upgrade centre to hub
• Paramedics work behind scenes to ensure smooth proceedings
• UKM graduates association visits UNISSA
• Youth can help bring the arts, folklore to new heights
• Indonesia ups minimum pay for maids
• Brunei to witness full lunar eclipse on Saturday
• Youth Centre to organise more volunteer programmes
• Mosque Muslimah members attends Isra’ Mikraj lecture
• AGC tackles construction industry
• Bruneian youth killed in Sabah accident
• Online labour licence applications to start soon
• CHMS bridge to be ready in July
• Sultan to attend royal banquet in Perak
• New $1.9 million Religious Affairs Dept building in Temburong to open soon
• 4 more houses being built for new converts
• Mukim Bangar swears in new Penghulu
• Top Arabic and religious school students feted
• MoH bans sale, import of two cosmetic products
• Two mosques to be built under energy efficiency guidelines
• UBD’s potential in botany cited
• Top students from Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Secondary School receive certificates
• Keep up with the times to stay relevant, Info Department told
• Rural residents get training for involvement in Sg Ingei survey
• Six students off to Indonesia for study programmes
• Fires damage two homes in Berakas
• More people visiting Brunei’s museums
• ‘PSW devoted to highlighting women’s issues’
• ‘Improving one’s iman takes commitment’
• Brunei delegates wrap up Quran contest
• NGO to attend behaviour conference in Japan
• Civil Service Day theme carried over to ensure continuity
• Assault suspect still at large
• Historical research vital for development
• Mahad Islam Brunei tops history video competition
• Police probe attack on Tutong woman
• CHMS bridge set for use on Monday
• PGGMB to organise seminar for teachers’ day celebration
• Thefts hit Temburong mosques
• National flags lowered to mark end of celebrations
• Destinasi Tutong takes off
• Winners of Tutong Quranic verses competition announced
• KUPU SB announces new Students Representative Council
• Darussalam 123 gets around 21,000 calls a month
• Have right attitude, take risks , youth told
• Hazy conditions hamper horizontal visibility
• Students get conditional employment offers
• Over 240 register for HM’s 69th birthday celebration media coverage
• Community leaders grateful for progress, development
• From Tutong with love
• Minister inspects birthday preparations in Temburong district
• Award winning school plans to harvest rainwater
• UBD to produce WW2 book, documentary
• 8 study areas proposed alongside Belait Wildlife Sanctuary
• Roadmap for digital broadcasting
• Plans drawn to ensure smooth Haj
• Archaeological Park attracts 287 visitors in five days
• ITB holds first ‘Staff Excellence Awards’
• MoRA holds thanksgiving for intending pilgrims
• UNISSA concludes seminar with seven resolutions
• Haj pilgrims to set off on August 30, 31
• Mosque youth urged to help rid social ills
• KUPU SB sees drop in students
• Best students namedat orientation week
• Fewer new students are choosing Arabic schools
• Drive against Styrofoam packs yields results
• Law students head to Sri Lanka
• Day to remember for Sekolah Persediaan Arab Temburong
• House damaged in fire; no casualties
• World’s fastest sailing ship visits Brunei
• Indonesian Air Force chief given RBAirF honourary pilot award
• Tutong volunteers kick off 2nd round of charitable acts
• KUPU SB donates $24,908 for DANA
• ‘Festivities reflect harmony among ethnic groups’
• RTB producers off to Netherlands for training
• Welfare recipients to be profiled
• Diversifying economy produces good results
• 206 participate inAl-Quran competition
• Brunei readies MDG final report
• Muslims told to live for the Hereafter
• ‘Local goods must meet international safety standards’
• ‘UNISSA grads have good job opportunities’
• ‘Correct perceptions on UNISSA grads’ prospects’
• One man’s quest to aid those in need
• Safety top priority at upcoming regatta
• Padi entrepreneurs in the making
• SPA recruitment system set to go online end of Feb
• HM leads team to charity polo tournament final
• ‘MoRA to regularly improve its governance’
• Fly national flag high and proud
• Scouts Association celebrates new Islamic year 1437
• Bruneians bring Raya to Cambodia
• 59 schools teach UN’s sustainable dev’t goals
• ‘Trash hurting Kg Sg Matan’s image’
• Villages can soon rent cube shops to promote products
• Brunei scouts donate US$3,000 to Nepal earthquake victims
• Prayers held for Her Majesty’s b’day
• Always check car tyres before driving, students reminded
• Online renewal of driving licence
• ‘Stop Work Order’ may be issued if safety compromised
• ‘Gurkha parade reflects close bilateral military ties’
• Minister attends conversion ceremony in Temburong
• New cabinet vows to continue efforts already in place
• Director of State Mufti’s Office to present paper at WITCX 2015
• China pledges support for Brunei’s economic diversification endeavours
• Stamps to mark Royal Brunei Navy’s Golden Jubilee out on Oct 30
• Her Majesty attends Girl Guides Day 2015 celebration
• Matan homestay temporary closed for renovation