As a proud Bruneian citizen, I deeply value the care our government provides for its people. The recent policy change, effective July 1, 2025, which ends free healthcare for non-citizens, including permanent residents with foreign nationalities and foreign spouses of Bruneians, has sparked much discussion. Reflecting on my own experience…
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Language & Musings
Journalism and the Rest of Us
Journalism is at a crossroads, and I think most of us can feel it. The newsroom used to be the only place where news came from. Now the internet has brought in a whole new crowd, often called the fifth estate, and traditional media is still working out how to…
Her Majesty The Queen recognises Bruneian volunteer with Commonwealth Points of Light award
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today, 27th February 2018, recognised Iqbal Damit, of Brunei as the 19th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his work mobilising Bruneian contributions for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London on 19-20 April,…
Brunei Darussalam
His Majesty’s 67th Birthday Parade
The 67th birthday celebrations of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam began with a grand parade at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien in the heart of the capital yesterday. Hundreds of students from various schools were seen early morning enthusiastically waving mini national flags…
Family in need of safe place to call home
A needy family of nine is seeking assistance as their current residence – a dilapidated hut with zinc roofing for walls and salvaged wooden planks for floors – has become unsafe, particularly in view of the number of people it houses. The family of converts comprises Reduan Abdullah, a Malaysian…
AITI Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Hundreds of people visited the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam‘s (AITI) Carnival yesterday. It was held to commemorate 10 years of its establishment. AITI said it was aimed to promote and create public awareness on the roles and functions of AITI as Brunei Darussalam’s telecommunications regulator and…
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