The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
The Economic Planning and Development Department (JPKE) issued two publications recently. One I have already highlighted which was the handbook. The other was the first issue of Volume 6 of the Brunei Economic Bulletin. This was published in September and released last month. I wanted to put up the link of the pdf of the bulletin but surprisingly JPKE only had the link to the May issue. I guess
Philippine Sports Update (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Although the country failed in its quest to win the overall title, the Philippine Team contingent to the 6th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) games was able to match last year’s finish. In Sunday’s closing rites at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, young athletes from Puerto Princesa and Mindanao ended up with a decent fifth and sixth place finish...
SIA cabin crew stories (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Indeed, the Sultan of Brunei, has been a pilot since his early years, and is able to control a great range of flying machines from Royal Brunei Airlines 747 jumbo jets to Black Hawk helicopters. In fact, according to Josie Abdullah, Australia's commercial representative in Brunei, who is based in the capital Bandar Ser Begawan, the Sultan’s flying prowess was very useful during the Tsunami that swept...
TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
London - (ReUterus & Sordid Ass Mess): First she shagged former former Conservative Party chairman Jeffrey Archer, then his thieving Brunei mobster counterpart Prince Jefri. And now blonde bombshell Sarah Symonds is threatening to screw over...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 29 (PNA) - Tanker Jeron Mercader of the Philippines Palawan swimming team scored in the 6th Brunei/Indonesia/Malaysia/Philippines-East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Games a new record time of 2:20:56 to erase the previous 2:25:43 of the 2006 BIMP-EAGA Games edition at the Aquatic Center, HB National Sports Complex here Saturday for the men's gold in the 200-meter backstroke....
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Nov. 29 (PNA)-Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) formally launched today its Puerto Princesa City in Palawan to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia flight, marking the carrier’s entry into the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) market.
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
How many of us realised that the population of Brunei in 2008 was around 398,000 just 2,000 short of the 400,000 population. 276,600 of those people are squeezed in the smallest district of Brunei-Muara. 265,100 are Malays (Chinese made up 43,700), 105,300 are below the age of 20. More than 2,000 of us got married the year before with about 1,900 in front of a Jurunikah. We gave birth to more
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Nov. 27 (PNA) -- Tension and anxiety are expected to melt as Team Philippines steps into this mineral-rich country for the opening ceremonies of the 6th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Areas (BIMP-EAGA) Friendship Games on Friday at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.
Free lyrics (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
These broken wings can take me no further I'm lost, and out at sea, I thought these wing
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Low to zero tax jurisdictions: These companies are set up in areas that are described as tax havens . Typically, you would find them in the islands of BVI, Brunei, the Seychelles or Belize.
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
SINGAPORE: Information, Communications and the Arts Minister, Dr Lee Boon Yang, will be in Brunei from November 27 to 29 as a guest of honour at a gala variety show.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Manila - The Philippines has asked Malaysia, Brunei, Libya and Japan to extend the stay of their peacekeeping forces in the strife-torn southern region of Mindanao, an official said Wednesday. Hermogenes Esperon, presidential adviser on the peace pro...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 25 (PNA) – Davao City's sepak takraw team will play in the international competition debut in the 5th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games on November 28 to 30 in Brunei Darussalam.
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
In 1919, Mr. G.E. Cator (this is where Jalan Cator came from and it is not derived from the Malay word for Chess), the British Resident in Brunei wrote in the 1919 Brunei Annual Report about education in Brunei:- "61. The school at Tutong proved unexpectedly popular and efficient. Tutong children appear to be generally more intelligent than the Bruneis." I am not trying to generate an
The Daily Brunei Resources (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
I was surprised when I saw this item on e-bay. The note being auctioned is the lower one. Someone in Malaysia is auctioning this note for US$250,000! His description of the note is this:- "Brunei 1967 sultan P-1 $1 dollar note with obverse colour missing and appeared on reverse variety.the obverse colour is missing on obverse side and appeared on reverse side of the note,probably the obverse
