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Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia spent a light-hearted moment dancing along with Brunei Girl Guides Association members during her visit to their centre. Read more coverage of the visit in our Tuesday edition or visit
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The Ministry of Health today announced that Brunei registered its first positive COVID-19 case. The patient is a 53-year old man who returned to Brunei from Kuala Lumpur on March 3 2020 with three other friends.
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More details soon.
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No COVID-19 cases were recorded in Brunei today, a further 7 patients have been discharged - Ministry of Health
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🐬😍 A video in what appears to be two “super rare” and incredibly cute dolphins were caught on camera near the waters of the Temburong Bridge site recently. Marine experts confirmed they are of the Irrawaddy species.
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Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in Kampong Madang. All mosques, suraus and prayer halls in the country was closed for one week from March 17 to be disinfected and to counter the spread of COVID-19.
📸: AFP
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His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in a titah this evening has consented to name the Temburong Bridge as Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Bridge.
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Ministry of Health today announced that 5 close contacts of the first COVID-19 case in Brunei have tested positive for the virus.
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Ministry of Health today confirmed five new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei following preliminary tests, bringing the total to 11.
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More to follow.
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His Majesty has consented to grant a special allowance of BND400 per month to all health frontliners and those involved in the fight for COVID-19 that will take into effect from March this year until the eradication of the virus in Brunei.
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The Ministry of Health today said that no new cases were recorded today, making this the second consecutive day without new cases since March 9.
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Critically endangered flowering plant named after Blackpink’s Lisa.
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#SEA
#thailand
#BungaLalisa
#Blackpink
#LalisaManobal
#flower
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[Entertainment]
#EXO
’s Xiumin to drop 1st solo album next month, reports say.
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Two Bruneians, Qurratu’aini Qayyimah and Pengiran Abdul Rahim, summitted Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa on Monday. The climb took 6 days to complete with the final ascent to the peak beginning at 1am (local Tanzania time.)
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Brunei reports one new COVID-19 case today after 91 days of no new cases. This brings the national tally to 142. The imported case is a 21 y.o local student who came back home from Yemen through Kuala Lumpur and tested positive during quarantine.
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No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Brunei today, 6 recoveries.
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Brunei reports its third death from COVID-19, a 67-year-old man who was the remaining patient under treatment at the National Isolation Centre (NIC) in Tutong. He passed away last evening. Meanwhile, no new case was reported today.
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KANGDANIEL is one of K-pop’s brightest stars, but at just 26 years old, he’s already learned there’s more to life than bright lights & fancy restaurants.
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#southkorea
#kangdaniel
#kpop
#happiness
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No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Brunei today, the third consecutive day of no new cases.
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Ministry of Health confirms 12 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei today, brining the national tally to 37.
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Ministry of Health today confirms 5 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 73.
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Ministry of Health today announced 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 68.
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Brunei on Thursday reported no local COVID-19 infection cases, marking one year without any community cases.
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#breakingnews
All Bruneians are barred from travelling out of the country to contain the virus.
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The number of positive
#COVID19
cases in Brunei has risen to 40, following 3 new cases announced by the Ministry of Health today.
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#Brunei
recorded its second death from COVID-19, the health minister announced today. The deceased, a 56 year-old man was case number 94.
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10 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in
#Brunei
today, according to the Minister of Health. This brings the national tally to 50.
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#Brunei
reports 7 new local COVID-19 cases today according to the Ministry of Health.
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Brunei marks 28 days with no new COVID-19 cases today, according to the Minister Health. One active case remains under treatment at the National Isolation Centre.
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Blackpink’s Lisa to tour Asia in November
#entertainmentnews
#borneobulletin
#Blackpink
#Lisa
#to
#tour
#Asia
#in
#November
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Brunei reports its first fatality linked to COVID-19 today, the Minister of Health announced.
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One COVID-19 patient has recovered and ordered to be quarantined for 7 days at home.
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The Ministry of Health today confirms 13 new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 104.
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‘My ID is Gangnam Beauty!’ webtoon to be made into Thai TV drama.
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#southkorea
#thailand
#webtoon
#tvdrama
#adaptation
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K-pop’s Unis returns this August
#entertainmentnews
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#Kpop
#Unis
#returns
#this
#August
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Blackpink’s Rosé signs with Atlantic Records for upcoming solo music
#entertainmentnews
#borneobulletin
#Blackpink
#Ros
é
#signs
#with
#AtlanticRecords
#for
#upcoming
#solo
#music
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In light of recent developments of COVID-19 in Brunei, the Ministry of Education today announced that the first term school break scheduled for March 16 will be moved earlier to March 11.
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More details soon.
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Photo provided by the Ministry of Health shows a health worker administering the first injection dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine to His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at Istana Nurul Iman.
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4 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in Brunei today, bringing the national tally to 54.
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#Brunei
will relax COVID-19 restrictions from 19 Nov 2021 as part of a transition period once the population is 70% fully vaccinated. This includes the re-opening of business premises and mosques only for those fully vaccinated.
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A further 14 patients have recovered today, bringing the total recovered patients to 25.
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[Breaking News]
The Minister of Health confirms 1 new COVID-19 case in Brunei today, following 16 days of no new cases. This brings the national tally to 139. The new case was detected following a nationwide surveillance.
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The Ministry of Health will bring the latest updates on the COVID-19 situation in Brunei at a press conference scheduled for 8.30am tomorrow.
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The Ministry of Education today said that the Brunei Cambridge GCE ‘O’, ‘AS’ and ‘A’ and IGCSE examinations scheduled for April-June this year will be cancelled and replaced with an alternative assessment that will be announced later.
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Blackpink’s Jennie set for solo comeback in October
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#Blackpink
#Jennie
#set
#for
#solo
#comeback
#in
#October
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A whatsapp message going viral claiming that Brunei’s first COVID-19 patient has died is false, according to the MoH. The public are urged not to spread unverified news and only get updates from official news mediums and the MoH.
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Muslim congregants are seen performing the Friday prayers at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque while practicing physical distancing on May 29, 2020.
📸: DK
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#brunei
#bruneinews
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The Ministry of Health said no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Brunei today. 1 patient has been discharged, bringing the total recovered patients to 92. There are currently 42 active cases.
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The police said that a viral message claiming that Brunei will enforce a movement restriction order on Friday is a hoax. Members of the public are reminded that spreading false information is a serious offence that carries a jail term and a fine.
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Ministry of Health today confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national toll to 25.
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His Majesty in a special address tonight urged the people of Brunei to stand together as a nation to fight the spread of COVID-19 by following government directives such practicing social distancing and maintaining personal hygiene .
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No new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Brunei today, according to the Ministry of Health. A further 5 patients have been discharged, bringing the total recoveries to 104.
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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will deliver a special titah on COVID-19 at 8pm tonight on RTB.
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His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in a titah on Tuesday expressed concern with the abuse of visa application granting processes that he said might stem from inefficient management and corruption.
More details on
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Ministry of Health today announced 5 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national toll to 78.
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Please take note that this particular tweet was not issued by
@borneo_bulletin
. Please refrain from spreading it. Follow our official social media platforms for the latest updates.
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Some restrictions will be lifted from May 16, with certain conditions. In the first phase, driving schools; gyms and fitness centres; indoor and outdoor sports facilities; golf courses; restaurants, cafés and food courts; stalls and markets will reopen.
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Brunei Darussalam will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri tomorrow (May 24) as the hilal or new moon for Syawal 1441 Hijrah was sighted.
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The Sultanate will observe the first day of Ramadhan on Wednesday, 1st Ramadhan 1442 Hijrah, corresponding to 14 April 2021.
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Ministry of Health announced 2 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei today, bringing the national toll to 56.
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Brunei will observe the first day of Ramadhan on Saturday, April 25.
The announcement on the moon-sighting was broadcast on Radio Television Brunei (RTB) earlier this evening following the failure to sight the hilal (crescent).
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The Ministry of Health today confirms 1 new positive COVID-19 case in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 115.
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Jennie Blackpink’s new single “Mantra”
#entertainmentnews
#borneobulletin
#Jennie
#Blackpink
#new
#single
#Mantra
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The Ministry of Health today confirms 5 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national toll to 83.
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#breakingnews
#Malaysia
has announced a drastic two-week lockdown in the country following a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. All travel in and out of the country has been banned.
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[Breaking News]
#Brunei
records a new daily high of 190 COVID-19 cases today, bringing the national tally to 1136.
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[News Update]
Brunei today marks 31 days without new COVID-19 cases recorded. One patient remains under treatment at the National Isolation Centre (NIC) in Tutong.
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[News Update]
BruHealth QR code scanning at premises will no longer be compulsory from 15 June 2022 - COVID-19 Steering Committee.
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#brunei
#bruhealth
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Ministry of Health today confirms 3 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 91.
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With the detection of 7 new local COVID-19 cases today, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued tightened restrictions to curb the spread furher. How will this affect you?
More details soon.
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#bruneinews
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23-year-old UNISSA student Muhammad Fuad bin Matahir is making full use of his semester break by going to Lebanon’s Syrian Refugee camp to distribute winter supplies collected from Brunei under the ‘Syrian Warm Winter 2.0 Project’.
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[News Update]
Brunei Darussalam will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri tomorrow, 1 Syawal 1443 Hijrah corresponding to 2 May 2022, as the hilal or new moon of Syawal 1443 Hijrah was sighted at one or more vantage points set up this evening.
#brunei
#bruneinews
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[Breaking News]
#Brunei
registers a new daily record high of 94 local COVID-19 cases today, bringing the national tally to 946. 1 new cluster with 3 cases was added today.
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The Ministry of Health today confirmed 5 new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national toll to 120.
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The Ministry of Health today confirms 5 new COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national toll to 88.
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Only 1 new COVID-19 case was announced by the Ministry of Health today. The total number of positive cases in
#Brunei
now stands at 127.
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[News Update]
#Brunei
reports 17 new COVID-19 cases today, according to the Minister of Health.
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Jennie and Matt: Musical collaboration
#entertainmentnews
#borneobulletin
#Blackpink
#Jennie
#MattChampion
#Musical
#collaboration
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[Breaking News]
Brunei reported one new imported COVID-19 case today. Case 143 is a 31 y.o local who just came back home from the Middle-East through Kuala Lumpur. The national tally is now at 143.
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Minister of Home Affairs - No Ramadhan Bazaar will be held this year in Brunei to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Brunei records one new COVID-19 case in Brunei today, bringing the national tally to 136.
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Prosecutors on Saturday pressed murder charges against a local married couple accused for the murder of a five month and 24 days' old girl at a house in Kampong Salambigar, Jalan Muara on May 29, 2018. The couple is facing the death penalty.
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Brunei’s wushu athlete Mohammad Adi Salihin bin Roslan cemented his place among the sporting greats in the country after he bagged gold in the Men’s Nangun event at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the World Trade Center in Pasay, Philippines. 🇧🇳 🥇 👏
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[News Update]
Brunei today records another death from a COVID-19 positive patient, a 29-year-old pregnant woman who died of severe lung infection after contracting the coronavirus. This brings the death toll in the country to 15.
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[News Update]
Brunei reports 15 new imported COVID-19 case today, the Minister of Health said, bringing the national tally to 172. The cases are all linked to a flight from London on Dec 21 2020.
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#newsupdate
The Ministry of Health today confirms 5 new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 109.
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The Ministry of Health today confirms 2 new positive COVID-19 cases in Brunei, bringing the national tally to 129.
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[News Update]
Mask wearing will be optional for the public from 15 Sept 2022, but will still be compulsory in specific settings such as healthcare premises and for F&B staff - COVID-19 National Steering Committee.
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#brunei
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[News Update]
#Brunei
records 38 new local COVID-19 infections today, bringing the national tally to 406.
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We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on the occasion of His Majesty’s 75th birthday.
Long Live His Majesty!
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#brunei
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A special titah on COVID-19 from His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will be broadcast on
@rtb_bn
at 8pm tonight.
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Another recovered case was recorded today, bringing the total recovered cases to 2 so far.
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