Furniture for your feline: Hadi’s Cat Scratchers
Driving into the vicinity of Hadi Hj Roslan’s house in Meragang, the loud roaring of a Hitachi variable speed jig saw machine echoes. The...
Play and pray: The Tarbiyyah Project for Kids
Echoes of laughter could be heard as I walked to the private room in Masjid Mohammad Bolkiah in Kg Serusop. Inside, there were 10...
The unlikely duo behind Belait’s first all local barbershop
When a security officer ropes in a graphic designer to be his guinea pig for refining his barbering skills at the back of a...
The riverside restaurant that saved Pg Abu Bakar
A bustling businessman in the 1990s, Pg Hj Abu Bakar was left nearly broke after a series of bad business deals. With just $600, he opened Soto Pabo from home.
Reaching for the stars: Crepes of the Galaxy looking to expand
The last time we saw Hj Md Saifullah Hj Awang Chuchu (pictured main C), he was over the stove of his home kitchen making...
A life after service
It's 8.30am on the dot when I pull into the parking of Mangrove Paradise Resort – my agreed time and place to meet the...
The Sambal Tahai That’s Becoming An Unlikely Hit
Md Hapiz Abd Wahab and Hj Md Mu'inuddin Hj Saidin (main picture L) must be pinching themselves a little.
The fresh-faced pair, 26 and 29-years-old...
Brunei’s first homegrown coffee to debut in China
As officials crunched the final numbers of Brunei's agricultural produce in 2014, there was a startling reveal.
Labi, the most populous mukim of Belait's sparsely...
The 16-year-old building a headscarves line
While most teenagers are happy to enjoy their youth juggling school, friends and the latest social media craze, 16-year-old Najdah Rahman (pictured main) is...
Can Agrome usher Brunei’s farms into the digital era?
Unadjusted for inflation, Brunei's gross agricultural output reached an all-time high of $436.30 million last year. The largest gain was seen in the livestock...
