7 Mar 09 -
WHAT does it mean to be a youth in Bru-nei Da-russalam? Do they understand how valuable they are and do they know their role in national development? Last year, $930,000 of the national budget was allocated to youth development...
4 Jan 09 -
COTTAGES and houses with thatched roofs are a pleasing sight in the English countryside. There are more thatched roofs in the United Kingdom than in any other European country. Although thatch is used all over the world, it seems to be...
21 Dec 08 -
THE pool was such a milky turquoise colour that it didn't seem real at all. It reminded me of the blue school uniforms worn in Malaysia, although was slightly paler in colour, as if mixed with milk. The through a wooded gorge and then it...
14 Dec 08 -
IN THE not too distant future, people will be able to travel by train from Singapore to China. And when these lines are complete and open, it means the railway network will link South East Asia to China and Europe. Years ago there were...
6 Dec 08 -
THE last time I took a plane ride to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah was over 10 years ago and although I did not remember much of it I did not think that it would be that quick— 25 minutes from Brunei International Airport to Kota Kinabalu...
22 Nov 08 -
LAST week a storm in the Philippines generated a swell that reached the Bruneian coast. The northerly swell created ideal conditions for local surfers who were quick to head to Tungku Beach. Surfers enjoyed these exceptional conditions and...
22 Nov 08 -
THERE are times when I'm glad I don't live in the United Kingdom. Political correctness — the practice of neutering language so that it does not give offence to anyone — has won yet another victory for the Forces of Mediocrity....
22 Nov 08 -
HECTIC schedules ... crazy deadlines ... weary minds ... exhausted bodies. This is the frequent picture of life to the cosmopolitan man. He is always on the go to accomplish his goals. He is active and pre-occupied with several things. The...
9 Nov 08 -
I WAS quite engrossed just standing in the street and taking photos of people as they were coming and going across the border. I almost forgot that I had to go to immigration office to get my own papers authorised for entry into Myanmar. ...
8 Nov 08 -
MOST people diet to trim waistlines a belt notch or two but Bob Cavanaugh and other members of the United States-based Calorie Restriction Society are more ambitious. Inspired by animal experiments showing that underfeeding enhances...
