Brunei Forum In February 19 In Singapore
By Hadi DP Mahmud

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) will be launching `The Brunei Forum' on February 19 in Singapore.

The two-day forum is aimed at promoting awareness and dialogue of new opportunities for business arising from recent developments in the sultanate, BEDB Acting Chairman Dato Paduka Timothy Ong said in his letter to participants. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, is amongst the five speakers from the sultanate who will be delivering talks to ministers, senior government figures and business leaders with an interest in Brunei's economic future and the business opportunities it presents. Other speakers include Dato Paduka Timothy Ong, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Hj Hamdillah Hj Abdul Wahab; Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office Pehin Dato Hj Yahya Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng.

Managing energy resources in an energy-scarce world, developing human resources for the challenges in the 21st century and Brunei's role in Asean are among the topics to be discussed during the forum.

The ISEAS is a regional research centre based in Singapore dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its geostrategic and economic environment. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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