It’s been ten years since a simple Facebook post about an event in Malaysia aimed at reducing fear of dogs among Muslims turned my life upside down. What began as a personal share, reflecting my own fears of dogs, spiraled into a nightmare of cyber-bullying and personal attacks. This online…
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Yasmine, Brunei’s First International Feature Film Set to Join Hong Kong and Cannes Film Festivals
As one of the richest nations in South East Asia, and the fifth richest in the world according to Forbes, Brunei’s film industry is yet to be developed. With the advent of the first feature film in the modern era, YASMINE, directed by a young Bruneian woman, Siti Kamaluddin, Brunei…
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Starbucks Opens its First Store in Brunei
The grand opening of the first Starbucks in Brunei was officiated by Her Royal Highness Pg Anak Isteri Pg Anak Hjh Zariah and the management of Berjaya Food Sdn Bhd and Starbucks at the bustling hub of the Mabohai Shopping Complex yesterday. More than 200 enthusiastic and excited Starbucks fans,…
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Guest Blog – Fatin’s Chevening Adventure
Fatin Arifin is the recipient of the 2013/14 Chevening Scholarship in Brunei. She is currently studying MSc Emerging Economies & International Development at King’s College London. “You are provisionally selected as our Chevening candidate for 2013/14!” From receiving that email in the first week of May to leaving in September,…
Brunei Darussalam
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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…
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I Miss Sarawak Laksa…
My love affair with Sarawak Laksa is about to continue with the introduction of these new Kuching holiday packages by Tourism Malaysia… Bruneians now have every reason to spend a quick getaway in Kuching, Sarawak with the introduction of four affordable tourism “Jejak Kasih” packages currently available from selected tour…
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