Asia Brunei The 26,3-kilometre-long Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Bridge is now open to foreign vehicles weighing no more than 3.500
Asia Brunei One supermarket was ordered to remove non-halal beverages from the main shelf and to immediately remove the items from public display, moving them to a different section
Asia Brunei Takaful Brunei organised a blood donation event in Takaful Brunei's headquarters in Bandar Seri Begawan, in collaboration with RIPAS Hospital, inviting neighbouring offices and the public to contribute
Asia Brunei The country will deepen maritime cooperation with the Australian government through greater defense engagement and strengthening expertise in international law of the sea
Asia Brunei A small but growing number of young Bruneians are looking to agriculture, optimistic about the promise of new technologies to usher in a new era of higher yields with less labour
Asia Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah is both the 29th Yang di-Pertuan (Sultan) of Brunei and the country's Prime Minister since gaining independence from British rule in 1984; apart from Queen Elizabeth II, he is the longest-serving monarch
Asia Brunei On the occasion of his 76th birthday, the monarch said the government must devise new economic strategies for a post-pandemic world, stressing that the country must accelerate economic diversification for this purpose
Asia Brunei ASEAN Climate Change Centre to be opened in Brunei in September, pending approval from other countries in the regional bloc, allowing the country to become a regional hub for climate change knowledge and research
Asia Brunei The country will purchase vaccines and antiviral drugs against monkeypox, although no cases have been detected so far, to prepare for a potential epidemic
Asia Brunei According to the annual LGBTQ+ Safety Travel Index, the country overtook Nigeria to become the most dangerous country in the world for LGBTQ travellers
Asia Brunei The Sultan announced an early reshuffle of government ministers in a special address broadcast nationwide; Hajah Romaizah was appointed Minister of Education, becoming the first woman minister in the Brunei government
Asia Brunei The Business Sentiment Index for April 2022, based on surveys of more than 600 micro, small, medium and large enterprises, conducted by the Central Bank of Brunei Darussalam shows optimistic conditions
Asia Brunei 23 athletes from the country are competing in the Vietnam Sea Games 2022 taking place from 12-23 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam; 87 athletes from Brunei had participated in 14 sports in the previous edition