The Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED) through its enforcement division seized a massive haul of fireworks and cigarettes in three separate operations in Kampong Tanjung Bunut, Kampong Junjongan and Kampong Sungai Kebun recently, leading to the arrest of two locals and a foreigner. A 38-year-old Indian national was detained for the possession of 16,932 […]
Vendors selling flowers and plants at the Gadong Tamu Bunga were disappointed over slower business sales over Ramadhan this year compared to the last. “There are less people compared to last year,” said one of the vendors, Hajah J. “Maybe it is because most people are crossing the border to buy things, especially with a […]
Action was taken against seven businesses for failing to comply with the Price Control Act last month, the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (JPES) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy said in a statement yesterday. Six business premises were found selling several types of cooking oil above the maximum price set during a […]
Eleven violations were detected during a series of operations conducted by the Law Enforcement Division at the Labour Department in Kampong Tanjung Bunut and Kampong Sungai Kelugos to enforce and ensure that the Employment Order 2009 is obeyed by employers. The inspection in Kampong Tanjung Bunut found five offences committed by the employer. Among them […]
Two local men were sentenced to jail by the Magistrate’s Court recently following their guilty pleas to charges of theft. Magistrate Nur Eleana binti DSP Haji Hairol Arni handed a 30 months’ jail term to 28-year-old Mohammad Asmadi bin Busrah and 28-year-old Khairulsazwan bin Kadir, an 18-months’ jail sentence. Prosecutor Abdul Musawwir bin Haji Awang […]