Brunei
China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...
Brunei seeks 13,000 skilled workers
Brunei will have to address a labour shortage over the coming five years and is seeking around...
Brunei says not affected by oil price collapse
Brunei said it will not halt oil production after the recent massive plunge in oil prices on...
The two parts of Brunei finally get a direct road link
A massive bridge project linking the western part of Brunei with the country’s geographically isolated easternmost district...
Brunei’s aquaculture sector gets another boost
A new fisheries project will be helping Brunei to both further diversify its economy and improve its...
Brunei’s youth unemployment highest in Southeast Asia: IMF
Not much signs of wealth inside Brunei's floating villages © Arno Maierbrugger
At a whopping 31.7...
Brunei drives professional gaming sports
The Esports Association of Brunei has been launched by a group of ten of the leading gaming...
Make PKBN or The National Service Programme in Brunei Compulsory
With “job choosiness”, “lack of training” and “poor working ethics” identified as possible...
Brunei expects $20 billion investment in oil & gas industry, 15,000 new workers needed
Brunei’s oil and gas industry is expecting investments of about $20 billion in the coming years and...
Royal Brunei enters regional cooperation with Malindo Air
Brunei’s national carrier Royal Brunei Airlines is launching regional operations on the island of Borneo in a...
Brunei’s “agripreneurs” boost agricultural output by 13%
Brunei’s gross agriculture output has increased by $56.65 million to $436.30 million, or around 13 per cent,...
Brunei faced with widespread boycott, unflattering Twitter hashtag over stoning law
Brunei caused a global outcry over its archaic Shariah laws © Arno Maierbrugger
A growing number...
Brunei to push tourism arrivals with new offers
Brunei is looking to capitalise on its natural attractions and institutions such as hospitals and international schools to promote medical, educational and eco-tourism, according...
Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei top ASEAN countries in global talent index
Singapore is topping the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as in Asia-Pacific for the...
ASEAN countries welcomed 129 million tourists last year, up 7.6%
Close to 129 million tourists visited the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2018, which translates into a...
First film-making studio to open in Brunei
Brunei’s first filmmaking college, the Mahakarya Institute of the Arts Asia, is slated to begin operations in February 2019 and is aiming to establish...
Brunei’s economy shows signs of recovery, but oil and gas remain only drivers
Despite Brunei’s attempts to diversify its economy, only increases in oil and gas production in the first quarter of 2018 have boosted the country’s...
Indonesia considers joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Indonesia is studying the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the United States, known as TPP-11. The country will discuss the matter...
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Close to ten million Malaysians to get Covid-19 vaccine next year
The much-needed Covid-19 vaccine is finally on the way.
About 9.6 million people or 30 per cent of...