Fadley Faisal The Intermediate Court yesterday handed an eight-year-jail sentence to a 51-year-old local man who pleaded guilty earlier to four charges of outraging the modesty of his young niece. Judge Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar condemned the defendant’s actions after taking into account his continuous acts of sexual abuse and the trauma he […]
Lyna Mohamad A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) and Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BRC) where BRC will provide RB training on psychological first-aid to expand RB’s current first aid course suite. These include childcare first aid, basic first aid for adults and occupational first aid. In addition, BRC […]
James Kon Red Cross and Red Crescent leaders from Southeast Asia began a two-day meeting yesterday to discuss regional issues. The 19th Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders meeting, hosted by Brunei Darussalam, was attended by representatives from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of […]
Fadley Faisal The case involving a family drug syndicate dubbed ‘Musang King’ was in court yesterday with new developments. Senior Magistrate Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar fixed the case to undergo preliminary inquiry in December. Defence counsels Roy Prabhakaran and Pengiran Muhammad Khairul Nizam bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Yassin have discharged themselves from representing […]
Fadley Faisal A 31-year-old man was sentenced to nine years’ jail with three whippings by the Intermediate Court yesterday after being found guilty of two charges of outraging the modesty and taking an obscene photo of underaged boys. Judge Pengiran Masni binti Pengiran Haji Bahar found prosecutor Atiyyah Abas’ evidence over the trial to have […]