25th April 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
23rd April is St George’s Day, the Patron Saint of England. Appropriately enough, it’s also the day one of England’s greatest ever figures – William Shakespeare – was born and died. 23rd April 2014 is particularly special as it marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. It also marks the start of a two year […]
24th April 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Baroness Warsi has just completed a two day visit. She is Senior Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Her visit to Brunei was part of a regional tour which also included Malaysia (Sabah and Kuala Lumpur) and Singapore. The Minister had a very full programme, including an Audience with His Majesty The […]
7th April 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
I recently had the chance to visit UBD’s Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre (KBFSC). With me on this day long Saturday trip were colleagues from London and the High Commission, as well as James Margrove, an intern from the University of Aberdeen who recently guest blogged about his research work in Brunei. My main interest […]
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1st April 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Our guest blogger today is Khairunnisa Ashari, who is the Head of International Relations, Brunei Youth Council. Recently, two other colleagues, Faizul H. Ibrahim and Rachel Lai were selected to attend the 6th ASEAN Youth Forum and ASEAN People’s Forum with her and this is what she has to say about their trips to Myanmar. […]
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24th March 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
We have another guest blogger this month. Dr Paryono is the Deputy Director for Professional Affairs cum Research Specialist at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre For Vocational and Technical Education and Training (SEAMEO VOCTECH) based in Brunei. Its workshop on the Integration of Transferable Skills in TVET Curriculum, Teaching-Learning, and Assessment […]
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19th March 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
This is a guest blog by Dr Saiful Azmi bin Hj Husain, a senior lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). He has been taking part in the Southeast Asia Climate Analysis and Modelling (SEACAM) framework initiated by the Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS) in collaboration with the […]
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17th March 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
March so far has had a bit of a sporting flavour. This month, together with other British Embassies and High Commissions around the world, we have been helping to raise money for Sport Relief Mile. These are mass participation events open to anyone willing to run, walk or go the mile by whatever means. We […]
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10th March 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
This is a guest blog by Datin Paduka Hjh Adina Othman, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, to commemorate International Women’s Day 2014. As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2014, I wish all women of the world a great year ahead of us. In the past decades, we have seen great advances in women’s […]
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19th February 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Imagine a car that can go at over 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) per hour. In one blink of the eye, the car can go 150 metres. In one second, the distance of four and a half football pitches. Well, imagination seemed to come much closer to reality when the British High Commission hosted a visit […]
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18th February 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
This is a guest blog by James Margrove, a post graduate student from the University of Aberdeen, who is currently in Brunei doing an internship at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam studying the impact of invasive Acacia in conjunction with fire on the Kerangas forest of Brunei. I was first informed about the internship opportunity with the […]
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