Monday 23rd November, 2009

• Mobile Eye Clinics Next Year

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei will take ophthalmology services to the public to a new level with the introduction of mobile eye clinics next year. The move comes on the heels of the community ophthalmo...

• Brunei In Talks With Thai Firm To Set Up Rice Processing Plant

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei government is currently in discussion with a Thai-based rice processing supplier to build a rice processing plant which is set to upgrade the country's current rice pr...

• 'Qurban' Means To Strengthen Piety

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Muslims in Brunei should realise the importance of Qurban (sacrifice) during Hari Raya Aidil Adha as it is a way to obtain a higher level of taqwa (piety) and show devotion to Al...

• 64 Cattle, 14 Goats To Be Sacrificed For Hari Raya Aidiladha

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Eleven officials from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and four from the Mulaut Abattoir Sdn Bhd recently coordinated an event for the sacrifice of animals in conjunction with t...

• SUAMPRIPAD Marks Teacher's Day

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Tahlil and doa arwah prayers were held yesterday morning for the late Allahyarham Ustaz Hj Mohd Najdi bin Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohd Amin, a teacher of Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Dam...

• Parents Should Play Active Role In Children's Education

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 300 young students of Al-Falaah School yesterday received their certificates during a year-end concert and certificate presentation ceremony held at the Scouts Headquar...

• KUPUSB Holds Religious Workshop

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Undergraduates of KUPUSB with the cooperation of the Kampong Sungai Besar mosque takmir committee held a 'Taharah Muslimah' workshop at their respective mosque. The workshop was...

• Parents Attend Briefing On School Transfers

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - A Briefing was held on Friday for parents of students who are being transferred from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Secondary School to Tanjong Maya Secondary School. The brie...

• Khatam Al-Quran At SM RIPAS

  Bru Direct

  Tutong - Sekolah Menengah Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (SM RIPAS) in the Tutong District organised a Khatam al-Quran ceremony for its Form Five students. The programme, which took place at the sc...

• Ma'had Islam Brunei Holds Religious Ceremony For 83 Thanawi Five Students

  Bru Direct

  Tutong - The Ma'had Islam Brunei, Tutong held a Khatam al-Quran ceremony for 83 Thanawi Five students at the Dewan Besar Ma'had Islam Brunei. The event's guest of honour was the Acting Director at th...

• Investment firm Chieftain Capital to split: media

  Bru Direct

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chieftain Capital Management, an investment firm with about $3 billion in assets, is breaking up following a rift among its managers, the

• SM Sufri Bolkiah Students Celebrated

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 28 Form Five students of Sekolah Menengah Sufri Bolkiah were celebrated after they successfully completed the 30 Juzuk in their al-Quran recital. Arranged by the IRK and Ar...

• Singapore Students Visit Baitaul Wajihah

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - A Group of seventeen Primary Five students and two teachers from Singapore visited the Baitul Wajihah Home-stay in Kampong Pengkalan Batu yesterday as part of their year-end scho...

• Graduation Day For St James Kindergarten Students

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Thirty-Six Upper kindergarten students of St James's School, Kuala Belait, received their certificates of completion in a graduation ceremony recently. Chairperson of School Boa...

• BEQ Equestrian Riders Battle It Out At Horse Show

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - BEQ Equestrian yesterday held its Horse Show for 2009 at the BEQ Stable, Block E, Royal Stable, Jerudong Park and Country Club. Fifty BEQ Equestrian riders competed in the dress...

• 10th BIIBBF Set To Unfold In Labuan

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - After a year of uncertainty, news of the Borneo Island International Big Bike Festival (BIIBBF) has finally arrived, spreading like wildfire among biker communities in Brunei and...

• Worldfon Gets Greater Exposure In UK

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Two TelBru personnel were recently in London to deliver a talk on `Worldfon' services which was held at Brunei Hall. Launched two years ago, Worldfon allows registered customers...

• Multi-Instrumentalist Set To Woo Brunei Audience

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Multi-Intrumentalist Asim Gorashi is set to perform here with the Asim Gorashi Trio on December 5. Asim is being brought to Brunei by Musica Viva Australia and the Australian Hi...

• CHMS Students Make Educational Visit To Hotels

  Bru Direct

  Kuala Belait - Thirty students from Chung Hua Middle School in Kuala Belait had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in hotel management yesterday. The students who are currently in Form four ...

• A Showcase Of Arts & Culture Talents

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - Arts and Culture Competition 2009 winners showcased their talents in performances at The Mall, Gadong recently. Present was the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Corporate Services) at...

• Tigers Beat Brunei Barracudas 77-66

  Bru Direct

  Bandar Seri Begawan - It's back to the drawing board for Brunei Barracudas after losing to the Thailand Tigers 77-66 at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok yesterday. Looking for its first back-...

• 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend

  Bru Direct

  The Twilight Saga: New Moon " sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. The No. 1 domestic debut for Su...

• Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active

  Bru Direct

  Federal Reserve should keep alive its asset purchase programs beyond the first quarter of 2010 to give policy-makers more flexibility if the economy took another turn for the worse, a senior Fed offic...

• Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source

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  Cadbury Plc (CBRY.L) or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Kraft took a $16.8 billion hostile offer for Cadbury to ...

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