Tag: brunei
PPK’s new shop assistant programme to train 242 Bruneians for employment
Ten local department stores have committed to hiring 242 Bruneians as shop assistants after they successfully complete a four-week training programme at the Centre...
With 145% increase in Korean tourists, prominent Korean businesses visit Brunei
Brunei welcomed four prominent Korean businesses yesterday to explore new avenues for economic cooperation as both countries see record increases in tourism exchanges.
While Chinese...
‘No more excuses’ for not developing agriculture, says His Majesty
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam said there can be "no more excuses" for the nation to slow down the development...
Brunei’s agriculture industry under spotlight at Knowledge Convention
The upcoming Knowledge Convention is looking to raise the profile of opportunities to develop Brunei's agriculture industry, especially amongst Bruneian women and youth.
24 papers...
Brunei’s last batik producer earns Japan’s Good Design Award
It's been two decades since Hj Zainal Abidin Hj Ibrahim decided he would attempt to produce Brunei's first commercial line of batik clothing.
Then in...
After drawing 69,000 last December, JP targets new activities for year-end...
Jerudong Park Playground (JP) is gearing up for the year's end by introducing new activities and promotional packages that will add value to visitors'...
BruPay launches: No transaction or registration fees
Fintech startup BruPay's eWallet application will carry no transaction or registration fees for customers and merchants who sign on and make purchases using the...
Brunei GDP declines 2.8% in Q2 2018
Decreases in liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol and oil production have lead to Brunei's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrinking by 2.8% to BND 4.581...
PAZ Tarbiyyah opens Brunei’s first Islamic enrichment centre for children
When Rafeah Serbini and Dr. Hjh Mona Yati Mohd Kassim first met several years ago, both women held budding professional and corporate careers.
Rafeah was...
Brunei’s JMA partners with Malaysia’s Volkspeed to open continental car workshop
At the beginning of 2018, Jeff Ng's Volkswagen Golf R, the most souped-up version of the enduringly popular hatchback from the German automaker, couldn't...