Author: Sobrina Rosli

• Brunei steps up drive to promote Bridex 2009
• Aiming for growth using GDP system problematic
• Retailers unperturbed by global rice problem
• UK defence group to join Bridex 2009
• Transport linkages to open in Bimp- Eaga
• TAP nest egg won’t last a year: study
• 3 investors want to locate projects in Spark
• German firm Ferrostaal eyes Spark project
• Brunei probes reasons for slow economic diversification
• Timber prices up 20% as weather hikes cost of operations
• Abrupt cuts to fuel subsidy ‘can cause hardship’
• Market-friendly policies, rules key to investment promotion
• BIA firm to sell investment funds
• BEDB to select deep water port partner mid-year
• Brunei needs to zero in on few winning sectors
• Medicine shortage problem to be tackled
• Rehabilitation of former drug offenders stressed
• ‘Develop further History Centre and Museums’
• Poverty line, pension among social issues raised
• Calls for improvements in govt media
• Need to nip corruption in the bud
• Review criteria to join the Police
• Move to raise local rice output to 10pc of domestic needs
• BAE Systems signs up for Bridex
• Budget set to promote tourism low
• A primer on the Legislative Council of Brunei
• Proper monitoring of budget allocations vital
• Brunei suffers from ‘relative poverty’
• Agriculture to be a hot topic
• Call to review citizenship rules
• Bruneians unfazed by global food supply, inflation woes
• Public sector fairer to women than private
• Forum for more business gains
• Price hikes may force Bruneians to restrain spending
• Skills development, private-public partnership vital for Brunei ICT growth
• BGC builds 2 ships for $700 million
• S Korea FTA seen to boost Brunei exports
• 5 years on, 80% of Brunei’s $1b IT fund not spent
• Viable SMEs to get help pursuing exports
• Market research vital to IT sector growth