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Brunei Launches Initiative to Ignite Students' Interest in Hospitality Careers

(MENAFN) The Brunei Tourism Development Department has launched an initiative to deepen students’ understanding of the wide-ranging career opportunities within the nation’s tourism and hospitality industries, the Department announced Monday. This...

Brunei Reports Surge in Women Joining Tech Sector

(MENAFN) Brunei has experienced a rise in the number of women entering professional roles within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Women accounted for nearly 34 percent of the ICT workforce in 2024, marking a 4 percent...

Brunei Man Gets 16-Month Sentence for Stealing iPhone 11

(MENAFN) A 45-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison by Brunei’s Magistrate Court on Monday after being convicted of stealing an iPhone 11 from a store near the capital. The man, identified as Mohd Noramir Jamil, had pleaded guilty to...

Brunei Empowers Disaster-Struck Families with Financial Aid

(MENAFN) The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in Brunei has stepped in to provide crucial financial support to fourteen families grappling with the aftermath of recent calamities, local news outlets reported this Sunday. The aid distribution,...

Brunei's Economy Sees Steady Growth at 2.6 Percent in 2025, 2026

(MENAFN) Brunei’s economic growth is projected to be 2.6% in both 2025 and 2026, as reported by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In its regional economic outlook released last week, AMRO highlighted that Brunei experienced...

From Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam

AZERBAIJAN, June 10 - His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Please accept my warmest congratulations to you, the Government, and the people of the Republic of...

Brunei reports notable decline in maternal mortality rates over two decades

(MENAFN) Brunei has recorded a significant reduction in maternal mortality over the last twenty years, as reported by the country's health minister. During a World Health Day event on Monday, Minister of Health Haji Mohd Isham Jaafar revealed that...

Letter of Credence Ceremony, 30 September 2025

The Government has appointed Mr Ong Siew Gay as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Mr Rajpal Singh as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Mr Ong Siew Gay was Singapore’s...

Vice Prime Minister Mariano Assanami Sabino Reinforces Cooperation with Brunei in the Social and Community Development Fields

SHELL PLC – REPORT ON PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2024

Shell plc – Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2024 Basis for preparation – Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2024 This Report provides a consolidated overview of the payments to governments made by Shell plc and its...

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Interview with Financial Times Singapore Correspondent Owen Walker, 7 April 2025

Minister: Let us start with getting ourselves orientated with Singapore and our peculiarities because that affects the way we look at the world and the way we respond. For the readers of FT (Financial Times), what I need to convey is that...

ASEAN, Japan, and UNDP Convene at Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan to Advance Financing Strategies for Blue Ecosystem Restoration

OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN, September 28, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Government of Japan, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a resilient...

Visit of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Second Minister for Education Dr Maliki Osman to Brunei Darussalam, 1 to 4 April 2025

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Maliki Osman, will visit Brunei from 1 to 4 April 2025 for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. During his visit, Minister Maliki and the...

Speech by Minister In the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Second Minister for Education Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman during the Committee of Supply Debate, 3 March 2025

1 Mr Chairman, MPs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Sharael Taha, and Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant asked about the situation in Gaza, what Singapore has done to address the situation, and what more we can do to support a de-escalation of the conflict. 2 MP...

President Lai names Taiwania Capital Chairman Lin Hsin-i as 2024 APEC envoy 

TAIWAN, October 21 - President Lai names Taiwania Capital Chairman Lin Hsin-i as 2024 APEC envoy On October 21 Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) announced that President Lai Ching-te has invited Lin Hsin-i (林信義), chairman of...

DeCard and Visa Launch DeCard Luminaries, a Premium Credit Card for Web3 Visionaries

Singapore, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeCard by DCS launches DeCard Luminaries, a premium Visa credit card that enables available stablecoin balance to be used to fund everyday purchases at Visa-accepting merchant locations. DeCard...

Minister Agio Pereira Consolidates Strategic Energy Partnerships and Investment in Brunei

Natural Food Colors Market Size to Reach $3.7 Billion by 2031

The natural food colors market was valued at $1.2 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $3.7 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 11.3% from 2022 to 2031 WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Natural...

CARAT Brunei 2024 FINEX

Participating U.S. assets in CARAT Brunei 2024 included staff from U.S. 7th Fleet, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, CTF 73, CTF 74, CTF 75, and CTF 76, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), Naval Special...

US Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commence CARAT Brunei 2024

CARAT Brunei 2024 is a bilateral exercise designed to promote regional security, cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance interoperability between the two nations. “The U.S.-Brunei partnership has never been stronger...