The government has introduced heftier compound fines to violators of guidelines issued by the COVID-19 Steering Committee during the Transition Phase effective Friday, 19 November, announced the minister of health. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohd Isham Hj...
Brunei will begin the Transition Phase of its National COVID-19 Recovery Framework on 19 November, as soon as the country achieves the target of 70 per cent fully vaccinated population. Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of...
Brunei has received 58,500 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday afternoon from Belgium, marking the first delivery out of the 300,690 vaccines procured by Ministry of Health. The vaccine arrival, with the second shipment arriving on Sunday, was just...
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam highlighted key initiatives from the newly concluded ASEAN Summit 2021 that are collectively agreed by ASEAN Leaders with hopes to strengthen the region’s preparedness for future challenges. The monarch at...
Thirty women were selected as the first cohort of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs in Brunei, allowing them to take part in a six-month training and mentoring programme that is designed to kick-start and develop their businesses. The inaugural launch...
Wu Chun, Brunei’s own international celebrity and entrepreneur recently donated over 1000 sets of medical grade Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Ministry of Health (MoH), Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC) and Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre (PJSC). The PPE which was...
Brunei’s bilateral trade volume with China stood at $2.48 billion (US$1.83 billion) from January to August this year, marking an increase of 43.2 per cent year on year. Speaking at the virtual reception to commemorate the 72nd Founding of China...
Brunei received 100,000 doses of the Japanese-manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine last night, marking the third batch of vaccine donation to arrive in the country this month. The contribution from Japan will allow Brunei to increase its inoculation capacity with the resumption...
The Australian government has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and RT-PCR COVID-19 test kits to Brunei yesterday, marking its second contribution to the sultanate in a week. The assistance which arrived at about 9pm last night was handed over to...
The Indoor Stadium Vaccination Centre will be opened for first dose walk-ins tomorrow, 24 September, starting from 2.30pm until 8pm, announced the minister of health. YB Dato Dr Hj Mohd Isham in a press briefing said that individuals who have...
