ASEAN and Australia are looking to strengthening their trade activities and arrangements with the ASEAN 2021 Chairman affirming negotiations to upgrade the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement were progressing well. Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison at the inaugural ASEAN-Australia...
The government has lifted restrictions for essential travel entry of foreign nationals into Brunei arriving from five countries in the Indian Subcontinent and Indonesia, starting Monday, 1 November 2021. In a statement released by the COVID-19 Steering Committee at the...
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) recently announced a target commitment of B$2 billion towards sustainability funding by 2030, as part of the Group’s Sustainability Framework (SF). Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II and...
Four-hundred and sixteen individuals have recovered from COVID-19 on Friday, announced the minister of health, marking the highest number of recoveries since the second wave pandemic hit the country. With this new development, the total number of recovered cases in...
Cambodia, the newly-appointed chair for ASEAN 2022, is committed to lead ASEAN towards realising the bloc’s objectives in three key priorities; Political and Security Pillar, Economic Pillar and Socio-Cultural Pillar. Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, at the ASEAN chairmanship...
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam lauded ASEAN’s positive progress in advancing the region’s community-building efforts while addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. In a titah at the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits...
Brunei will welcome the Timor Leste national team for the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier as host on 1 December as the draw for the match was announced recently. The winner of the one-legged match will occupy in Group A...
Looking for some eggless cookies that are both crumbly and dense topped with sprinkles of Himalayan Sea salt? Home-based business Koekje has the perfect remedy for you. When owners Izny Inani and her husband Malai Firdaus Izdihar first started the...
When eating healthy, people would think of greens and bland-looking food, often not in the most pleasing way. With the vision of helping people to lead a healthier lifestyle by offering food alternatives, local online food business Seedbox has come...
BIMP-EAGA needs key infrastructure, better connectivity, and improved investment climate to recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, said the head of the BIMP-EAGA Business Council (BEBC). During a recent meeting of BIMP-EAGA’s senior officials, BEBC Chairman...
