Bandar Seri Begawan - Following the H7N9 outbreak that has occurred in China, Brunei's Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources said it will continue to implement monitoring work at poultry farms in the country.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Shuttle Hope ferry between Brunei and Labuan and back, will be making extra trips between May 29 and June 2: From Labuan at 11.30am and from Muara at 1.30pm.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Acting Director of Schools, Awg Hj Kassim bin Hj Mohd Yassin, recently presented the PEAKS^TM ICT Certificates to school leaders and officers from the Ministry of Education (MoE) who participated and completed the five-day ICT Leadership training programme at The Empire Hotel & Country Club.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Charitable organisations yesterday benefited from the efforts by Relentless Entertainment following the recent successful musical extravaganza 'Enchanted Forest', as these organisations received donations collected from the event worth a total of $3,000.

Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 200 people from all walks of life yesterday took part in the Markucing Hill Challenge Run, which was held in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam's 29th National Day celebration at the Tasik Sarubing Recreational Park.

Muara - About 40 Lotus Light Charity Society (LLCS) members participated in a cleaning campaign at Muara Beach yesterday. It was the second time LLCS has organised such an activity. The purpose of the activity was to forge closer relationships amongst its members and at the same time instil the importance of keeping our environment clean.

Bandar Seri Begawan - St George's School celebrated family day last Friday, May 17.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Family and friends of Brunei's Fu Zhou Shiyyi Association yesterday took part in a fun-filled family gathering event at Royal Brunei Recreation Club (RBRC).

Berakas - An exposition organised by Digimax Pictures Enterprise in collaboration with The Airport Mall and Rose Ervi Enterprise in conjunction with the National Family Day is currently being held at the Airport Mall, Berakas. The expo which began May 16 ends today.

The expo is packed with a number of fun activities that the whole family can enjoy together with only $2 game registration for families.

There is also a Haunted House as well as a total of 34 booths offering various products sold by both local and foreign entrepreneurs and services including a health-check.

In an interview with the Event Manager of Digimax Pictures Enterprise, Roslee bin Haji Metali, he stated that one of the objectives of this expo is to expose and promote local-made products to help local entrepreneurs in expanding their business.

He added that Digimax had also held a blood donation drive last Saturday, May 18, to promote healthy living to families living in Brunei.

The National Family Day expo is the second expo organised by Digimax Pictures Enterprise with the first held earlier this year in conjunction with Brunei's National Day.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - It was another big event for Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School (SVSB) as the Department of Trade and Commerce organised the "Business Projects" presentations for final year students majoring in National Diploma in Trade and Finance 2013.

Bandar Seri Begawan - A group of students from Lambak Kanan Primary School arrived in Singapore yesterday to attend the School Twinning Programme (STP) at Concord Primary School, Singapore. Four teachers and eight students are participating in the STP led by Cikgu Mariah Hj Zaidi.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Times Square Shopping Centre held their third series lucky draw campaign on May 19 at 2pm at the Times Square Atrium, a press release stated.

Kuala Belait - The Suri Seri Begawan Hospital in Kuala Belait in collaboration with the Department of Urology under the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital held its first health talk for Seniors of Health Promotion Support Group - 'PENYULUH' - at the Multipurpose Hall of the Suri Seri Begawan Hospital yesterday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Pusat Belia recently welcomed 10 Korean youths here on a youth exchange programme arranged by Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Korea.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 150 staff of Mashhor Group of Companies (MGOC) participated in a beach clean-up activity at Taman jubilee Recreational Park in Kuala Belait. This activity was under its Healthy Lifestyle Programme (HLP) which aims to encourage employees' participation in healthy activities and part of the company's HSE Plan 2013.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Seven teams from Tutong District and Belait District participated in a tug of war competition held at Kampong Bukit Primary School in Tutong District yesterday. The event was held in conjunction with the Adau Gayoh festival of Kampong Bukit. Four teams - namely Budak Majal 'A', Budak Majal 'B', Sungai Basong 'A' and Sungai Basong 'B' - qualified for the final round which will be held on May26.

Bandar Seri Begawan - In conjunction with the National Family Day, DES School organised 'Family Day' recently for its students and their parents held at the school's assembly area.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Serasa Primary School held a 'Costume and Reading Day' ceremony which took place at the school's hall yesterday. The teachers and the pupils were dressed in cartoon characters like Spiderman and Superman.

Doha, Qatar, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah, yesterday arrived in Doha, State of Qatar, where His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah will attend the 13th Doha Forum from May 20 to 22, 2013, at the invitation of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.

'Safe Safar' helps motorists stay alert

Bandar Seri Begawan - DST yesterday launched "Safe Safar", a mobile phone application developed by young Bruneians that offers safety features to keep drivers focussed while on the road.