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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020
VOL.24 | NO.180
James Kon
As the ICT sector moves forward in the
country, it is understandable that there
might be some fears and tension about
technology destabilising livelihoods and
increasing vulnerabilities.
However, by identifying the challenges
and tackling them head on, technology can
result in better jobs and opportunities, more
security and improvement of livelihoods. It is
also critical to ensure that no Bruneian will be
left behind. This is a promise that has been
made at the onset of the ICT Sector Trans-
formation Initiative. The existing DST, TelBru
and Progresif entities are transforming them-
selves into development companies, which
will be launched over the coming weeks.
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Technology to empower Bruneians
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Of ice
and Minister of Finance and Economy II
Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin
Liew bin Abdullah as the Chairman of
Datastream Digital (DST) at the launching
ceremony of DST. PHOTO: BAHYIAH BAKIR
Azlan Othman
The Ministry of Health (MoH) last night clari-
ied that messages spread through the social
media about a foreign patient suspected of
having H1N1 or Coronavirus infection receiv-
ing treatment at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak
Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital are not true and have
been distributed by irresponsible parties.
About the picture of a Chinese patient that
went viral on social media, the MoH has con-
irmed that the visitor has been examined at
RIPAS Hospital and sent to the National Isola-
tion Centre for further examination and pre-
cautionary measures, it said in a statement.
Currently, the patient is in stable condi-
tion and the MoH is in the process of de-
termining if the patient has anything to do
with the 2019-nCoV from Wuhan, China.
The MoH added and informed the pub-
lic that since the news of the 2019-nCoV vi-
rus infection was announced by the World
Health Organization on January 7, 2020, the
ministry has increased its vigilance and pre-
paredness to control the entry of the virus
into Brunei Darussalam.
Among the steps taken are to re-intro-
duce the use of body temperature checks
for passengers arriving in the country via
Brunei International Airport, particularly
from cities in China, starting on January
21, 2020; improved implementation of the
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in
government clinics and hospitals; and on-
going monitoring and risk assessment of
the condition of the infection worldwide.
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Viral
message
on Wuhan
virus not
true: MoH
A NEW JOURNEY WITH IMAGINE
As imagine Sdn Bhd (imagine) embarks on a new journey to provide competitive offerings
for Bruneians and visitors alike, the company celebrated the opening of its 10
th
branch at
both the arrival and departure halls of Brunei International Airport yesterday. Photo shows
Minister of Transport and Infocommunications Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin
Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yusof during the event.
PHOTO: RAHWANI ZAHARI (
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