Brunei – According to Xinhua, the Prime Minister’s Office in Brunei said recently that the temporary suspension of cross-border activity between Brunei and Malaysia would be prolonged for another 15 days. For a total of 15 more days till January 15, 2022, the government has prolonged the temporary suspension on admission of foreign people via land and sea ports, including …

Malaysia – Malaysia completely supports Brunei’s decision on Myanmar’s participation at the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. He said this on Twitter in response to Malaysia’s remarks at the three-day summits commencing Tuesday via virtual conference and chaired by Brunei. On Oct 15, at an online conference of ASEAN …

The US welcomes competition and is not seeking confrontation with Beijing, but would speak out on matters such as maritime conflicts in the South China Sea, Vice President Kamala Harris said as she wrapped off a tour to Southeast Asia. Harris criticized China of pressuring its Southeast Asian neighbors during trips to Singapore and Vietnam, prompting strong rebukes from Beijing, which …

Foreign ministers from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are under pressure to appoint a special envoy to Myanmar this week after months of negotiations failed to find a consensus candidate. Six months after the military toppled Myanmar’s democratically elected government, ASEAN foreign ministers meet on Monday when diplomats say they will aim to finalise a special …

Brunei Darussalam’s ASEAN chairmanship is giving priority towards care and prosperity among the people of the region this year which is under the theme ‘We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper’ preparing ASEAN for the future. Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Ir Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar has given highlight on this during the G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting on …

Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, who is the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has called for the ASEAN member states to have the travel corridor framework completed soon in order to have a safe reopening of essential business travel. The deputy minister was speaking while addressing the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) on Thursday. The event was held via video conference, …

The Magistrate’s Court has convicted the 38-year-old female security guard with 16-month imprisonment for vehicle robbery. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sabrina binti Haji Mahmud briefed the court that defendant Noormarlianti binti Haji Omar saw the vehicle parked behind the building with her two friends nearby Bangunan GP Satu, Jalan Gadong at 6.10pm on April 20. The defendant reached out to a …

 SINGAPORE: On Monday (Feb 1), Brunei, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), called for dialogue between parties, reconciliation, and a “return to normalcy” in the midst of the continuing developments in Myanmar. This comes after the military of Myanmar seized power in a coup and proclaimed a state of emergency for one year. #ASEAN encourages …

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei Darussalam has recorded two more cases of Covid-19 bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 141. The new cases are friends of Case 139 and they all lived together in a dormitory. According to Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Case 140 is a male aged 46 …