Brunei

In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination

2013-05-14 18:43:00

MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...

The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei

2013-04-22 01:00:00

Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...

Clinton draws criticism from Chinese ahead of talks

2012-09-04 11:03:27

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

Miss USA scandals and highlights

2008-04-11 00:00:00

Kudos to Donald Trump for finding ways to make the Miss USA pageant seem almost relevant again. This year the show (airing tonight on NBC) got a buzz infusion thanks to the selection of Heather Mills as a judge, and (perhaps a little less so) because...

More Brunei students ranked top 10 in world this year

2013-05-12 07:44:02

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (The Brunei Times/ANN) -- The number of students from Brunei ranked among the top ten highest in the world according to their individual subjects have increased this year, said Isabel Nisbet, Cambridge regional director of Education...

China signals desire for closer ties with SE Asia

2013-04-30 00:14:02

BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN) -- For the first time in 15 years, a new Chinese foreign minister will make Southeast Asia his first overseas destination, a move signalling Beijing's renewed desire for closer ties with its neighbours, say observers....

Job trade-off: No night life for Filipinos in Brunei

2013-04-29 00:34:02

Bandar Seri Begawan (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- They pay much, much less for gas, and get subsidies from the government. But they don't have a night life. For the 21,000 Filipinos, there are trade-offs for the "privileges" they enjoy in this rich...

VIEW: Political will - not haste or squabbles - is Asean's main need

2013-04-29 06:54:03

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- When all is said and done, Asean needs a missile-like political will for its ambitious plan of economic integration. Simply gathering together, hands locked and dressed in the host's designed costumes and issuing a joint...

Aquino to push for code of conduct in Asean meet

2013-04-25 09:34:02

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) opened here Wednesday night with the Philippines looking to Brunei to push for an early conclusion of talks with China on a code of...

SEA receives $3.7-B ADB funding in 2012

2013-04-22 09:14:02

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its 2012 Annual Report said that it had released a total of $3.7 billion funding for Southeast Asia to support the region's core sectors. "Programs to create jobs, facilitate trade through regional cooperation,...

Howard H. Seliger, Hopkins biology professor

2012-12-26 14:40:00

Howard H. Seliger, a retired Johns Hopkins University biology professor who fulfilled a childhood fascination with fireflies by later investigating the science behind their light-making properties, died of coronary artery disease Dec. 20 at his Mount...

Brunei's flagbearer Maziah Mahusin leads her country's delegation into Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday night.

2012-07-27 00:00:00

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, front row left, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Chile's President Sebasti�n Pi�era, second row left, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, Mexican Trade Minister Bruno Ferrari, Papua New Guinea

2011-11-13 00:00:00

The Sultan of Brunei and his wife, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha

2011-04-28 07:53:08