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

The country will purchase vaccines and antiviral drugs against monkeypox, although no cases have been detected so far, to prepare for a potential epidemic

According to the annual LGBTQ+ Safety Travel Index, the country overtook Nigeria to become the most dangerous country in the world for LGBTQ travellers

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

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

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

Radio presenter and influencer Nadzri Harif raised BND4.216,64 (€ 2.900) for Society for the Management of Autism Related issues in Training, Education and Resources (SMARTER) by cutting his shoulder-length hair

With national child immunisation programme, the country has achieved and maintained child immunisation rate at a level above 95% every year, joining WHO member countries in celebrating World Immunisation Week from 24 to 30 April

Brunei Maritime and Port Authority partners with UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure to improve training and assessment of seafarers

Citizens and residents are now allowed to make non-essential travel to 11 Travel Green List nations, as approval from the Prime Minister's Office is no longer required for outbound travel

Ministry of Health is drafting an action plan for mental health issues, intensified during the pandemic and amounting to about 7.000 people, including children and adolescents, undergoing treatment at the Department of Psychiatry and at community level

Hydrocarbon production will be ramped up with dedicated budget in the upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors after discovering 42 million barrels of oil; energy sector is expected to recover in 2022 as oil score seven-year high

Darussalam Assets will be forming a joint venture with local banks for a digital payment hub; the network will connect to local and international payment rails such as PayPal and allow users to send and receive instant digital payments