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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
VOL.24 | NO.184
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FEATURES
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The right way to excellence
WORLD
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Lyna Mohamad
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum
Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul
Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
of Brunei Darussalam urged Universiti
Teknologi Brunei (UTB) yesterday to continue
its efforts towards becoming a university that
can truly contribute to the development of
knowledge, as well as solving contemporary
issues through research.
In a titah delivered during an unscheduled
visit totheuniversity,HisMajestysaid, “In2008,
Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) was upgraded
to UTB. It has undergone extraordinary
developments, including the expansion of
its academic programme portfolio and the
establishment of strategic collaborations with
industries and universities.”
His Majesty highlighted the research
efforts being conducted by UTB, including
core research into oil and gas, green energy
and water, which are important to Brunei.
Continue contributing to knowledge
development: His Majesty to UTB
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji
Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
during the visit to Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB). PHOTO: RAHWANI ZAHARI
Azlan Othman
Car sales in the Sultanate were up by 6.6
per cent in the irst 11 months of January-
November 2019, according to statistics from
the ASEAN Automotive Federation.
Around 10,949 cars were sold from
January-November 2019, compared to 10,271
units within the period in 2018. August, by far,
recorded the highest percentage increase
with 19.8 per cent, compared to the same
period in 2018.
This was followed by January with 17.7
per cent or 1,053 units sold, and November
Car sales in Brunei rise 6.6pc
with 1,070 units sold or an increase of about
16.3 per cent, compared to the same month
in 2018.
During the period, a total of 3,147,822
vehicles were sold in the ASEAN region,
which is a three per cent decline from what
was seen in 2018, where 3,234,560 units
were recorded.
Indonesia contributed the bulk of the
igure with 940,362 units delivered – the
result is 12 per cent less than the 1,063,445
units recorded during the same period
in 2018.
Coming in second place was Thailand
with 918,267 units, which is only marginally
less (-1 per cent) than in 2018 (928,158 units),
while Malaysia occupied the third spot with
549,445 units, or 0.2 per cent down from the
same period the year prior.
In terms of percentage increase,
Myanmar recorded the highest with a 25.4
per cent rise, followed by Vietnam with a
13.6 per cent increase.
Only eight of the 10 ASEAN member
countries – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam – are accounted for,
with Cambodia and Laos not included.
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KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) - Three more
2019 novel coronavirus positive cases
have been reported in Malaysia, bringing
the total of positive cases to seven.
Health Director-General Datuk Dr
Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement
yesterday said, all cases involved
Chinese nationals.
The latest positive cases involved
a four-year-old child being treated at
Sultanah Maliha Hospital, Langkawi.
Three more
coronavirus
cases in Malaysia,
bringing total
to seven
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Azlan Othman
Travel enthusiast Najmun Nahar is impressed
with life in the Sultanate, describing it as
peaceful, rich in natural biodiversity and illed
with friendly people.
The Bangladeshi-Swede, who has already
travelled to 140 countries, told the
Bulletin
that
she prayed for world peace and prosperity
while at the Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Mosque in
Bandar Seri Begawan. “I felt like crying inside
the mosque,” she said.
“I am also a peace runner, and have
received a Peace Torch Award in the United
States (US). Mankind should not ight with
each other. I also inspire children not to drop
out of school, and I tell them they can do it if
they have goals.”
Sultanate impresses world traveller
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Najmun Nahar in Bandar Seri Begawan.
PHOTO: AZLAN OTHMAN