With the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC) announced the BND25 annual licence fee waiver for the payment of Cellular Mobile Subscriber Licence (CMSL) to mobile cellular […]
Read MoreSeveral initiatives have been implemented to reduce congestion at Land Transport Department (JPD) counters and its branches, including increasing online service usage, Pay and Collect and the Darussalam hotline 123 over the past two weeks. Minister of Transport and Infocommunications Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to be 1.3 per cent this year and 3.5 per cent next year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted last Tuesday, in its first World Economic Outlook report since the pandemic shut major economies. In its earlier forecast in October last year, IMF said for 2020, […]
Read MoreThe average monthly wage increased by BND33, from BND1,593 in 2018 to BND1,626 in 2019, with locals earning on average BND551 more than foreigners. This was based on a report recently released by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), under the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The report, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) […]
Read MoreKOTA KINABALU, April 20 ― Sabah is looking to export its vegetables to neighbouring Brunei to manage the glut under the movement control order (MCO). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said that there was an oversupply of vegetables and fish in the state which could be sent to Brunei. “Brunei has communicated with us […]
Read MoreThe latest labour force survey in Brunei Darussalam showed that the unemployment rate hit 8.7 per cent in 2018. Although this was down from 9.3 per cent in 2017, it was still the highest unemployment rate in Southeast Asia. This was highlighted recently by the Asia Development Bank (ADB), in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) […]
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