CLOTHING and accessories topped the items for online purchases for consumers in the Sultanate, at 73 per cent, followed by travel and tourist services (50 per cent), cosmetics and healthcare (32 per cent), consumer electronics (31 per cent) and digital content such as apps (26 per cent). These were the findings of the first e-commerce […]
Read MoreIN LINE with efforts to address plastic waste, notable developments have recently taken place in the country. In conjunction with Earth Day 2018 celebrations, the Ministry of Development (MoD)’s Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (JASTRe) added Thursdays to the ‘No Plastic Bag Weekend’ drive. The MoD first introduced No Plastic Bag Weekend in March […]
Read MoreBRUNEI Darussalam was included in a number of recently released studies and economic outlook reports. It was reported on May 18 that the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific said Brunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to pick up to one per cent in 2018, […]
Read MoreGood Home yesterday opened Aman Hills Shopping Centre with its second and largest branch that looks to be a “one-stop” shop for household and home improvement products. General Manager of Good Home David Lau yesterday said that the local brand – owned by Townview – represents its parent company Goldmyne Hardware’s latest expansion towards consumer retail, […]
Read MoreThe Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD), an association composed of four industry-leading companies from Japan, will begin the world’s first international supply of hydrogen from Brunei to Japan in January 2020. The pioneering renewable energy project will see a hydrogenation plant constructed at the Sg Liang Industrial Park (SPARK) in Belait […]
Read MoreThe governments of Laos and Brunei Darussalam have agreed that their citizens can stay in the other’s country for up to 30 days without having to obtain a visa. The agreement extends the visa-free stay from 14 to 30 days and is applicable to the holders of diplomatic, official and ordinary passports. The new ruling […]
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