Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has announced the appointment of Captain Sabirin Hj Abd Hamid as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 01 November 2022. Before his appointment, Captain Sabirin held the Acting CEO position since 11 October 2021. He joined...
ADB study favors limiting the use of gasoline motorcycles for specific zones over subsidizing electric-powered units. Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, is decarbonizing the transport sector by shifting to electric vehicles, including e-motorcycles. More than 120 million motorcycles are currently...
In the months of September and October 2022, three local companies were ordered to settle fines at the Magistrate’s Court for failing to comply with Section 52(1) of Income Tax Act (Section 35), which is failing to submit Income Tax...
Red Bull Brunei organised a nationwide contest encouraging everyone to recharge their energy and get back into an active lifestyle. The eight-week-long contest which began on 19 September until 13 November 2022, is part of the company’s effort to embrace...
Baiduri Bank together with Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) held the second workshop of the MSME Empowerment Series titled ‘Design Thinking: Accelerated’ at the iCentre Auditorium of the Anggerek Desa Technology Park. The workshop, which focused on Design Thinking for local Micro,...
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam held a bilateral meeting with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud,...
Despite economic headwinds, Southeast Asia’s digital economy is on track to grow 20% to nearly $200 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) by the end of 2022, 3 years earlier than was expected, says the latest report from Google, Temasek and...
Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) Cabin Crew emerged as the winner for World’s Leading Cabin Crew for the third year in a row, as announced recently at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony inOman. The win marks a significant...
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) celebrated five female entrepreneurs who have successfully completed the Special Entrepreneurial Empowerment & Development Scheme (BIBD SEED) as part of the fourth cohort of the BIBD SEED programme, which began in August 2021. Present to...
ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Brunei’s council members recently attended the ABA, ABIS and Leaders Interface on 9-10 November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Delegations from the private sector in the ten ASEAN countries and ASEAN partners joined in-person. Cambodia...
