From hotel clerk to selling pandan chicken in 31 stores
Along the coastal village of Kg Penabai in Tutong, most known for its close proximity to the Seri Kenangan beach, lies the small factory...
The startup bringing teachers to your doorstep
When Ak Abdul Azim Pg Yusof received the Promising Young Entrepreneur Award at the Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) last month, it was hard to...
Exquisite handcrafted soap: Dear Daffodils
When 28-year-old Nur Adilah Hamzah set up a quaint display of purple flowers and eleven types of handmade soap at the Made in Brunei Market Fair...
A life beyond service: Maritza Restaurant
In in the brand new halls of a food court next to Giant Rimba, married couple Mustapha Hj Abd Wahab and Nuraini Abd Rahim...
The 70-year-old housewife selling authentically Bruneian tumis
Spicy, tangy and savoury - there isn't a direct English translation for the staple base of Malay stir-fries know as tumis, a thick, reddish paste...
The Syariah graduate farming fish off the coast of Pelumpong
Opposite Hengyi's sprawling multi-billion dollar refinery and petrochemical plant on Pulau Muara Besar, Muhd Azhar Hj Abd Aziz and his employee who goes by...
The unlikely father-daughter duo building a growing cakoi brand
In the middle of 2016, the usually upbeat Nadzirah Jailaini, and her small, tight knit family of four had to come to grips with...
This retired military helicopter mechanic has opened a workshop cleaning car engines
After 18 years in the Royal Brunei Air Force - a good chunk of it spent maintaining helicopters - Md Nizam Hj Hamiddon decided to hang...
From Birmingham to Kiulap: the couple behind Two Sons Coffee
With just three tables and a counter taking up half a shop lot, the new Two Sons Coffee in Kiulap might be a quaint,...
Keeping the Jong Sarat tradition alive: Ridah’s Handicrafts
For the self-employed who weave and make handicrafts along Kg Ayer, Hjh Hamidah Hj Ahmad is a well known figure.
The 66-year-old has for more...