SERIA, 24 Nov – Sekumpulan pelajar jurusan Sijil Kebangsaan Pendidikan Teknikal (NTec) dari Institut Pendidikan Teknikal Brunei Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah (IBTE SVSB) telah menganjurkan Projek Bersih FBS yang diadakan di Pantai Peranginan Lumut hari ini. Ini merupakan sebahagian daripada penilaian teknikal Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat (CSR) iaitu salah satu topik yang mereka pelajari di bawah Modul Kajian Asas Perniagaan (FBS). Semasa kempen tersebut, mereka dibahagikan kepada beberapa kumpulan, dan ditugaskan di kawasan-kawasan yang berbeza untuk mengutip sampah-sarap di sepanjang kawasan persisiran pantai tersebut. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat semasa kempen itu ialah Pengetua IBTE SVSB Awang Akandi bin Haji Abd Razak. Juga hadir pengasas Green Brunei, Khairunnisa Asy’ari wakil penaja dari Syarikat Pengiran Haji Mustapa bin Pengiran Haji Mat Salleh. Pelajar-pelajar IBTE SVSB Seria yang terlibat Projek FBS Bersih kelmarin.Selain sebagai…

SOME 50 students from Institute of Brunei Technical Education Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah (IBTE SVSB) campus yesterday held a beach cleanup campaign at Lumut Recreational Beach. Dubbed ‘Project FBS Clean’, the drive saw groups of students, who were accompanied by volunteers and instructors, assigned to different areas. Using gloves and carrying large plastic bags, they worked their way to rid the coastlines and beach of plastics and debris. Organised by the National Technical Education Certificate (NTEC) students from Business and Office Administration (BNA) programme, the campaign was part of their practical assessment under a module called Fundamental Business Study (FBS). One of the topics taught and assessed under the FBS programme is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which discusses proposition of CSR to business organisations. “This environmental-focused programme is also part…

IXTEEN Bruneian youth who are alumni of the Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) will have a chance to meet US President Barack Obama this Friday during a “town hall” dialogue in Kuala Lumpur. Obama will be in Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN summit this weekend and will take time out to meet and answer questions from 500 youth representing the 10 ASEAN countries. “President Obama has made it a priority of his foreign policy to increase our engagement with Southeast Asia, particularly young people,” said Ben Rhodes, who serves as the White House deputy national security adviser and assistant to the president. “Our belief is that these are the future leaders of industry, civil society, and governance.” The YSEALI alumni will convene in Malaysia on Thursday, to kick off…