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People who are still trapped there. we spoke with someone, a couple and their dog, benson, who just got off the boat, about how they are feeling. lets listen. >> its apocalyptic and in the st. james area. our friend of a couple days spend the night. the roof blew off. we said goodbye to our neighbors, john and barry. mary. >> they dont know what to do. >> they have nowhere to go, they are afraid to leave. i mean, you know, -- >> its hard to come to that reality of where things are. >> this coupl...

Prefabricated housing or mobile homes were so vulnerable, especially to a category 4 like this, laura. and the destruction there at st. james is breathtaking. you just -- its -- you can -- these are human lives sort of spread out all over the ground. and if you forget that, you think, this place just has to be bulldozed. what can be salvaged here? but then you have to be reminded, these are peoples lives. and some people did not want to leave the storm, and they certainly dont want to leave now ...

James Kon The Sultanate took a huge leap towards vehicle electrification after Brunei Shell Marketing Company Sdn Bhd (BSM) launched the country’s first retail rapid charging station at IBA Petrol Station in Lambak yesterday. The station features a Shell Recharge 175 kilowatt hour rapid charger which can charge an electric vehicle (EV) from zero to […]

James Kon Media and friends basketball team defeated Tutong veteran basketball team 61-35 recently at the Chung Hwa Tutong School Basketball Court. Chung Leong and Wong Der Horng gave a MVP performance to see the media team pull away from the onset of second quarter. The friendly competition was aimed at fostering ties between members […]

James Kon All parties must play their roles in the electrification of consumer transportation for Brunei Darussalam to increase electric vehicle (EV) usage, said Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah yesterday. The minister said EV adoption in […]

Withdrawn certain mortgage products. more than 900 were pulled yesterday, way higher than the previous record during the covid19 pandemic. now these are temporary measures as they while lenders work out their prices reprice, and many products should come back on the market soon, though nationwide has already confirmed its rates will definitely go up. now the majority — around three quarters — of mortgages in the uk are fixed rates — so in theory owners should be protected from fluctuations...

TOKYO (AP) – Japanese basketball fans will get to see NBA stars up close when the reigning league-champion Golden State Warriors take on the Washington Wizards in two preseason games. Not surprisingly, Stephen Curry and Japanese-born Rui Hachimura will be the star attractions for each team. And as clearly as the logo of Japanese online […]

James Kon Women in Brunei Darussalam play a vital role towards national development, contribute openly and equally to society, and are given equal opportunities to social and economic benefits. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad highlighted this at the inaugural ASEAN-US Ministerial Dialogue on Gender Equality […]

James Kon With the continuous care and promoting efforts from the governments of China and Brunei as well as friends from all walks of life, Ambassador of China to Brunei Darussalam Yu Hong believes that both countries will enjoy even closer relations and more solid friendship in the years ahead. The ambassador highlighted this in […]

0 do on normal types of storms. and then having major structural damage to the underlying electrical infra structure. when you have a category 5 storm hitting potentially and massive storm surge, that is going to interrupt, most likely, a lot of the underlying infra structure. when fpl and other companies are going in, some of those tasks are going to be -- youll have to rebuild some of this stuff. so the folks in those affected areas should just understand that if its as simple as simply just h...