Month: October 2014

STERN action will be taken against recipients of national housing schemes who continue to disregard guidelines and regulations that had been “set in stone” by the relevant authorities, warned the Minister of Development.

Speaking at the official launch of World Habitat Day 2014 at the Atrium Hall of The Airport Mall in Berakas yesterday, Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman expressed his regret that some recipients of national housing schemes have rented out their houses, while others have sold them off. Read more

FORMAL education in Brunei Darussalam began when the first Malay school was established in 1914 and since then, the education sector has expanded rapidly, with a number of Chinese schools, English schools, and Arabic schools today.

Within a century, the formal education system in the country has achieved excellence and dynamism – always improving with the times in today’s globalised world. It has continued to grow through focused initiatives in technical, vocational and religious education.

This development is in line with the needs and requirements of the country to produce a new generation of leaders, who are knowledgeable with dynamic personality, through implementation of the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) concept. Read more

WINNING strategies for Brunei’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) took centre stage as the Asia Inc Forum hosted the 2014 Local Business Development (LBD) Forum yesterday.

Held at the Radisson Hotel, the LBD Forum carried the theme, “Breaking Through! Winning Strategies for Brunei SMEs” and looked at how SMEs in the country can develop a winning plan for expanding local markets and getting ready to create new markets globally. Read more