Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP) and Brunei Shell Marketing Company (BSM) handed over contributions to the Ministry of Health yesterday as part of the COVID-19 relief efforts. The companies contributed fuel vouchers for the use of medical emergency/critical vehicles and services under the ministry and daily necessities for frontliners. On hand to present the donations…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign minister deputising for him as the nation tackles the COVID-19 crisis. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in central London late on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms, including a high…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic on smartphones and TVs. The South Korean tech giant is bracing for a bigger hit from the coronavirus which has led…
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Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) will be conducting random COVID-19 laboratory tests for migrant workers working in the sultanate, as part of the government’s effort in monitoring the spread of coronavirus in the country. This was mentioned by Health Minister Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj…
For the second day in a row, Brunei reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health announced today, leading the national tally of coronavirus infections to remain at 135. Speaking during a press conference, Health Minister Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Md Isham also revealed that more than half of the…
At least two U.S. state attorneys have sought information from Zoom Video Communications Inc following multiple reports that questioned the privacy and security of the video-conferencing app. Zoom’s popularity has surged as employees at businesses, schools and millions of other organizations across the world work from home due to lockdowns imposed to slow the spread…
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Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) has added two companies and individuals to its watch list as of March – Hans Loan (Facebook profile) and M.M.Yas Sdn Bhd. The AMBD Alert List is a list of individuals, companies and websites which are neither authorised nor approved under the relevant laws and regulations administered by AMBD or…
When Reuters photographer Carlos Barria boarded American Airlines flight 4511 from Washington Reagan National Airport to New Orleans on Friday for an assignment, he was the only passenger on the 76-seat jet. “There were some awkward moments,” Barria said. Like when the gate agent announced a formal boarding process only to remember that Barria was…
Local barbershops and beauty salons have seen a drop in footfall due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the sultanate, creating challenges in their day-to-day business operations. Owner of Jambang’s Barbershop Mohammad Khairul Abdul, who is also known as “The Kampung Barber” would be seen constantly cleaning every part of his equipment from scissors, clippers…
With businesses across the sultanate hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, Brunei-based online marketplace heydomo is providing those affected with job opportunities, as the demand for delivery services continue to escalate in the sultanate. “On an average day, we would receive about 60 to 70 orders per day, amounting to 600 orders per month, but…
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