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MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020
VOL.25 | NO.035
LIFESTYLE
13
Celebrating a centenarian
FEATURES
20
Looking to reclaim past glory
WORLD
25
Afghan peace talks close after
Taleban prisoner release approved
HOME
6
Belait residents invited to join
recycling drive
Number of cases
Number of deaths
Recovered cases
Brunei Darussalam
COVID-19 STATISTICS
As of 9 August 2020
142
3
138
Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and
Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji
Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin oficially launched the Gerai HujungMinggu Pasar Kitani programme
yesterday. The weekend market showcased local produce from 43 entrepreneurs and farmers. TEXT: SYAZWANI HJ ROSLI; PHOTO: MUIZ MATDANI
(Full report on Page 3)
MINISTERS LAUNCH WEEKEND MARKET
Brunei Darussalam’s gross domestic product
(GDP) is expected to grow at 1.6 per cent
in 2020, according to a forecast by a
macroeconomic surveillance organisation,
ASEAN+3 Mac roeconomi c Re sea rch
Ofice (AMRO).
The only countries with expected positive
growth are Brunei, Vietnam (3.1 per cent),
China (2.3 per cent), Myanmar (1.1 per cent),
and Laos (0.5 per cent).
The sultanate would grow at 3.1 per cent
next year, AMRO - which has members from
ASEAN’s 10 member countries, China, Japan,
Brunei’s GDP to grow
1.6pc in 2020: AMRO
Azlan Othman
and South Korea - said on August 6. In April,
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said
Brunei’s GDP growth is projected to be 1.3
per cent this year and 3.5 per cent next
year. It said this in its irst World Economic
Outlook report.
In June this year, the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) forecast the Sultanate GDP growth
at 1.4 per cent this year, but to bounce back to
three per cent next year.
According to AMRO, the opening up of
economies in ASEAN has led to renewed
outbreaks of COVID19 in several places as
authorities began to retighten restrictions.
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MAN I LA ( X I NHUA ) - The numbe r
of conirmed COVID19 cases in the
Philippines surged to 129,913 after the
Department of Health (DoH) reported 3,109
new daily cases yesterday.
The DoH said the number of recoveries
further rose to 67,673 after it reported 654
more patients have survived the disease.
The death toll also increased to 2,270 after
61 more patients have succumbed to the
viral disease.
Metro Manila topped the ive regions
or provinces with the highest 1,700 daily
conirmed cases reported yesterday.
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COVID-19 tally in
Philippines nears
130,000 with 3,109
new cases
CANBERRA (XINHUA) - Australia recorded its
deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic
yesterday with 17 deaths which is the highest
number of people to die from the disease in a
single day in the country.
The deaths, all of which were conirmed in
the state of Victoria, takes the national death
toll to 295 and that in Victoria to 210.
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Police issue a ine to a man breaking lockdown laws in Melbourne. PHOTO: AFP
Australia records
highest single-day
death toll of 17