Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) has recently been awarded two major awards for its leadership, innovation and excellence in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Banking and strong dedication to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The ‘Best SME Bank Brunei 2020’ and ‘Best CSR Bank Brunei 2020’ awards, conferred by a leading and highly-renowned publisher…
Singapore researchers have developed “electronic skin” capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain. The device, dubbed ACES, or Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, is made up of 100 small sensors and is about…
Five-times champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was in imperious form at the World Snooker Championship when he beat first round opponent Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand 10-1 in 108 minutes to set the record for the fastest match in Crucible history on Monday. O’Sullivan, who led 8-1 at the close of play on Sunday, stayed true to his…
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Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the city-state’s latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy concerns. Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which owns the sprawling area of tourist attractions, hotels and restaurants in which the park sits, said the scheme…
The i-Usahawan Programme that was launched by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on August 1, 2018 in conjunction with the 13th National Youth Day Celebration, is now two years old. It is an initiative to provide business opportunities for aspiring local youth entrepreneurs to competitively participate in low risk (ring-fenced)…
heydomo, the local online marketplace, is celebrating its first year anniversary this month and gifts its customers with rewarding promotions starting August 1 till 9. Customers can place their orders via the platform as early as 7.30am until 10pm daily, enabling them to take part in the exciting offers. 1. Geekturf Lucky Draw Thanks to…
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With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan, Gli the cat is almost as famous as her home, Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia. But with the decision to turn the museum into a mosque, Turks have been wondering whether Gli will have to move out — with the question cropping…
McDonald’s Corp on Tuesday reported a broad drop in global same-store sales and missed profit expectations, as its restaurants were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting operations to only drive-thru and delivery. Shares of the Chicago-based burger chain sank more than 2.5%. Global same-store sales fell 23.9% in the second quarter, dragged down by…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus and urged people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures to curb the disease’s spread take effect on Wednesday. The new regulations ban gatherings of more than two people, close dining…
Nations in Asia imposed new restrictions on Monday, while an abrupt British quarantine on travellers from Spain threw Europe’s summer reopening into disarray, as the world confronted the prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In the United States, still dealing with its first wave as infection rates have climbed since June, President Donald…
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