Brunei Darussalam
Brunei’s national carrier lays off foreign pilots
A Boeing 747-400 Royal Brunei formerly used for long-haul flights
Brunei's national carrier Royal Brunei Airlines said...
Jobless rate in Brunei jumped to 9.3%
Brunei’s unemployment rate rose to 9.3 per cent in 2017 from 6.9 per cent in 2014, latest available data from the Department of Statistics...
Brunei discovers tourism can be business – sets target of 450,000 visitors by 2020
The sleepy mini-state of Brunei Darussalam squeezed within Sarawak in the north of Borneo Island is set to give its underdeveloped tourism industry a...
Ramadan’s over: A stroll through Brunei’s Gadong Night Market
Among the remarkably plentiful sights to see in Brunei is one place everybody who is interested in Asian food and/or authentic local markets shouid...
Brunei Times in surprise closedown
Brunei Times, the second-largest daily newspaper by circulation in the small Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam behind Borneo Bulletin, published its final edition on November...
More oil backs Brunei’s economy
Brunei's economy grew 3.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 year-on-year as the Sultanate managed to increase its oil and gas production...
“Apple market cap touches $600 billion!” Is Brunei being left out?
“Apple market cap touches $600 billion!” news reported by the Wall Street Journal on April 10, 2012 speaks volumes about our national economic standing....
Strong mutual interests
Thailand sees chances to intensify its business relations to the Middle East as a member of the Asean Economic Community. Mutual investment opportunities will...
China and Vietnam clash over maritime interests
Tensions are again running high between Chinese and Vietnamese authorities, after a run-in between ships in disputed waters in the South China Sea. Three...
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VinFast now plans $3-billion IPO in the US in second half 2022
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast, a unit of the country’s largest business conglomerate Vingroup, now has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US...
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Malaysia completes spire of world’s second-tallest tower
Malaysia on November 30 completed the spire of the Merdeka 118 tower in Kuala Lumpur, which will become the world’s second-tallest skyscraper at 678.9...