Last Friday, the iCenter opened its doors to the public for the first time. The open-day was aimed at showcasing the centre and its incubatees. The centre was officially launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah in March this year.

There were a series of activities including a lucky draw, sports and cyber games, and a treasure hunt. In addition, exhibition booths by IFB, TelBru, Cool-tones 3G.com  were set up at the lobby area, to showcase products and services.

A dialogue between SME's and the BEDB was also held during that time. The dialogue session focused on the short, medium and long-term projects being conducted by the BEDB as well as how SME's can take advantage of the long-term projects.

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In loving memory: Today would have been the 36th birthday of the late Hj Md Zaki Hj Zainal Abidin who sadly passed away early this year. May he rest in peace - Al-faatihah

Pics taken during a food tasting session at the Sheraton featuring items from the revamped Deals menu. Thank you Paula and Wena for being our wonderful hosts!

Deals is open throughout the week except Sundays for lunch from 12 noon to 2.30 pm and dinner from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm. To give your tired taste buds something new to deal with, call Deals at 2244272 ext 8873 to make reservations.

Braised lamb shank. What can I say? I'm a sucker for lamb shank, and this was done very nicely. Perhaps a tad more gravy would have made it perfect!

Spaghetti Marinara with fresh seafood... prawns, scallops, mussels.. mmmmm!

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Congratulations to the Brunei Art Forum and Sheraton Utama Hotel on the overwhelming success of the joint art exhibition held yesterday in conjunction with the UNICEF Check Out for Children Challenge 2008.

Sheraton Utama Hotel UNICEF Committee with some of the local artists

The UNICEF Check Out for Children™ Challenge is held annually that is run by Starwood employees in the Asia Pacific region. In conjunction with this, the hotel tied up with Brunei Art Forum to hold a joint art exhibition. The art exhibition was a one day event that was held yesterday at Sheraton Utama Hotel's Mutiara Ballroom with aims of not only creating awareness of UNICEF and the Challenge, but to promote local artists as well.

«We have received an overwhelming response from both the artists from Brunei Art Forum as well as the public for this themed 'Child Survival' exhibition. It was great to see people connecting with each other through art,» stated Wena Hj Hamidon, Sheraton Utama Hotel's UNICEF Ambassador.

The Sheraton Utama Hotel and its UNICEF Committee would like to thank Brunei Art Forum and the public for their support towards the cause.

The most important piece of equipment in any basketball game

Part of the audience

Hardcore Fans!

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