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April 24th, 2007

Sex Education in Brunei, a No No

Maurina H · 13:54 · East Asia

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Sex education is an extremely taboo issue in the very Islam-conscious nation of Brunei. However a recent newspaper article talking about increasing numbers of teenage mothers got the bloggers busy in Brunei. The bloggers feel that maybe it is high time for schools to start incorporating sex education into the curriculum. 19 comments · read »

December 20th, 2006

Brunei Marathon 2006

Maurina H · 09:23 · East Asia

Brunei Marathon 2006: A Wet Affair From SoulJah's Flickr Photos under CC attribution license On Sunday, the 10th of December, 2006, some very excited Bruneians and non-Bruneians gathered in Bandar Seri Begawan, the sleepy capital city of Brunei Darussalam to participate in the Second Brunei Marathon. The route was expansive, the ... 6 comments · read »

September 23rd, 2006

Blog Roundup: MIB Forum

Maurina H · 13:18 · East Asia

The Forum was held in Chancellor's Hall, University Brunei Darussalam only a few nights ago, Wednesday night, to be exact. Now, it is already Sunday, yet the noise it made still reverberates all throughout the usually very quiet nation and the even more quiet blogging scene. The Forum was a star ... 4 comments · read »

August 30th, 2006

Dog attack opens up a can of worms

Maurina H · 08:02 · East Asia

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy, mauled by a pack of stray dogs, told of the attack in an exclusive interview yesterday and demanded that strays be cleared off the streets. - Brunei Times, 30th August, 2006 Will the Government policy makers succumb to the wishes of this little boy? It seems quite draconian ... 1 comment · read »

August 24th, 2006

Brunei Times's take on blogging in Brunei

Maurina H · 11:28 · East Asia

- The Brunei Times (22nd August, 2006) Some very lucky bloggers got a mention in the new English newspaper, The Brunei Times, in an article written by Amirul Azuan. The few blogs mentioned came from a myriad of genres ranging from the serious to the more trivial. The more important thing is ... 7 comments · read »

August 7th, 2006

Sexism gone corporate

Maurina H · 09:07 · East Asia

I do think there is an ‘unofficial’ glass ceiling for female officers. The whole upper echelon of Brunei society is dominated by males. Could it be that since it is these same people who determine who gets the top jobs, the disparity exists? MedLeo Has sexism in the country gone corporate? Such ... 0 comments · read »