• Editorial

• Monday, 6 February 2012

• The essence of Maulud Nabi

  HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in his titah on the occasion of Maulidur Rasul, highlighted two very important things. First, our role model Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) has been chosen by Allah (SWT) and he...

• Thursday, 2 February 2012

• Brand new Brunei citizens

  OVER the past 50 years, a total of 43,271 stateless individuals and permanent residents have been granted citizenship of Brunei Darussalam.On Tuesday, 449 new citizens took their oath of allegiance during a ceremony at the Brunei Darussalam...

• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

• Fighting the gender bias

  BARELY a day or two after the conclusion of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland — of the world's top leaders, policy-makers and social reformers to develop nations, uplift humanity and ease suffering — the world woke up to yet another instance...

• Tuesday, 31 January 2012

• Win, lose and draw together

  THE biggest and hopefully the best. The 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) is set to be the biggest edition of the competition, with all 10 ASEAN member nations Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,...

• Monday, 30 January 2012

• Assad needs to heed Arab call

  THE 11-month-old Syrian unrest shows no signs of abating. In fact, fears of a civil war increased on Saturday when the Arab League suspended its observer mission as the bloodshed in the crackdown on anti-regime protests spiked and the death toll in...

• Thursday, 26 January 2012

• Pat on the back with prawns

  SUCH succulent prawns. Anyone looking at the images of Brunei's Black Tiger Prawns in yesterday's edition of The Brunei Times would think the same.What an achievement for Brunei's Fisheries Department! By successfully breeding disease-free Black...

• Wednesday, 25 January 2012

• Settling the Iranian row

  THE European Union's embargo on Iran's oil exports on Monday is yet another Western move to undermine the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, which the country believes is for energy purposes. While the impact of the latest move, touted as gravest...

• Tuesday, 24 January 2012

• Revival of great regatta

  PROUD to be Bruneians, said two young spectators after watching the Regata Brunei Darussalam 2012 at the Waterfront of Bandar Seri Begawan on Sunday. Too young for the golden days of boat-racing back in the 50s-70s on the Brunei River, last weekend...

• Monday, 23 January 2012

• Disability is not inability

  THE Department of Community Development (JAPEM) under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) needs to be commended for instituting the "Anugerah Orang Berkeperluan Khas Berjaya" award for empowering and recognising the contribution of the...

• Thursday, 19 January 2012

• Tall order for new housing

  IT HAS been an year since the Housing Development Department (HDD) organised an exhibition which showcased plans to implement vertical housing for the masses at The Mall in Gadong. Held to commemorate World Habitat Day, the Habitat Exhibition (...

• Wednesday, 18 January 2012

• Myanmar on reform path

  SIGNALS continue to emanate from Myanmar, the pariah state till recently, strengthening its resolve to open up and gain global recognition.The freeing of more political prisoners, some languishing in jail for nearly two decades and the signing of...

• Tuesday, 17 January 2012

• HBT, more than a game

  LIKE Martin Luther King, Brunei also has a dream. Hoping to help unite the ASEAN society, particularly its youth, Brunei in 2002 introduced the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) a football competition for Under-21 footballers in ASEAN countries.A...

• Monday, 16 January 2012

• One who reads excels in life

  LAST Friday's sermon highlighted the importance of reading and how it helps develop an individual's personality. With the advent of computers and Internet, many had written obituaries of the print word. Their assumption was based on the belief that...

• Thursday, 12 January 2012

• It's all about the packaging

  PEOPLE say "Don't judge a book by its cover". This is true of product packaging, especially tobacco products.Most people (especialy adults) know that tobacco smoking is bad for health, but many find it difficult to stop the habit. To attract younger...

• Tuesday, 10 January 2012

• Games plan or empty promises?

  WORDS are cheap, deeds are priceless. Let's all remember that, especially the decision makers in Brunei sports.Fitness tests used by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports' national selection and evaluation committee to select athletes for...

• Monday, 9 January 2012

• Time to end Syrian unrest

  THE Arab League mission to Syria has failed to bring in any tangible improvement in the situation. In fact, the 10-month-old crackdown on popular uprising has increased with daily reports of escalation in violence.The reason why the Arab League...

• Thursday, 5 January 2012

• First day chaos

  IT'S a busy week for parents with schoolgoing children. Especially those that have children entering pre-school, primary one and Year 7.Apart from practical issues, there is also the emotional dilemma of leaving your child in a strange...

• Wednesday, 4 January 2012

• Let us work hard and smart

  HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam again shows his far-sightedness and concern for the welfare of the people of the country. Delivering his titah on the New Year's Eve, the monarch untiringly cautioned against...

• Tuesday, 3 January 2012

• Unsung heroes of sports events

  THE mission: ASEAN Community in 2015. The approach: to use sports towards achieving this objective. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah upon his return from the ASEAN...

• Thursday, 29 December 2011

• Do keep your kids in school

  EDUCATION is not free. Schoolbooks, uniforms, workbooks, stationeries, shoes ... Every year, parents spend hundreds of dollars to put their children through school.But for parents who do not earn enough or who are unemployed, the dilemma lies...