Tag Archives: Brunei

I’m featured on www.projekbrunei.com by @BruneiTweet – http://ow.ly/1qCjZI

BruneiTweet launched his website and has an e-Interview of his first Follower on Twitter, which happens to be Yours Truly! Grats on the launch of the new site, looking forward to some fresh modern content authored by one of Brunei’s … Continue reading

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Financial planning, the TAP 2009 dividend and the BIBD Al-Kauthar fund series #brunei

This week one of our LegCo members suggested that the Government should introduce authorised investment schemes for the public. BIBD also ran a roadshow to give investors a sneak peek of their BIBD Al-Kauthar Fund Series. With the backdrop of a 0% TAP dividend for FY2009, this blog post shares some of the latest developments in personal financial planning. Continue reading

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Panel Discussion: India #Brunei ICT Scope and Potential for Collaboration

Earlier this week I was invited by the High Commission of India, Brunei Darussalam to be a member of a small 7-man panel to talk about the collaboration between India and Brunei. These are the slides and my presentation material from Friday the 28th January 2010. Continue reading

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CIMB is hiring for 3 positions in #brunei. CIMB is ranked #4 in M&A League table.

CIMB Group is hiring for: Senior Manager, Executive and Assistant Executives in Brunei. Highly ranked in the league tables and for their HR excellence. Continue reading

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#brunei e-government advances the fastest in ASEAN over the period 2008 to 2010

In a UN Survey, Brunei jumped from 87th to 68th in the e-Government index rankings from 2008 to 2010. This post explores the progress we’ve made over the past 2 years and what to look forward to until 2014. Continue reading

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IFRS for SMEs – What does the future hold for Brunei?

2 weeks ago at the sidelines of the AFA16 conference, Izam Said asked me for my thoughts on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption in Brunei. Over the last two weeks I’ve had more thoughts on IFRS and some thoughts … Continue reading

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Guest Post on re:The Auditors

Francine McKenna and I correspond over Twitter on various topics covering Corporate Governance and the “Expectations Gap” between auditors and the stakeholders they serve. She has more than twenty years of experience in the consulting and professional services environment including tenures … Continue reading

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Financial scandals – Have auditors succumbed to greed?

This week, we hosted the 16th ASEAN Federation of Accountants confernce here in Brunei and I was very pleased when I received an invitation from BICPA and the organising committee to present a paper on the above topic. I’ve uploaded … Continue reading

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Overbudget & overdue – TAIB Airport Mall

In the ongoing series of blog posts about TAIB … … well, I’ll just link this article on Brunei.fm and you can check it out yourself.

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Brunei’s rice self-sufficiency targets

I read two interesting blog posts at Brunei Resources on Brunei’s rice self-sufficiency targets. The posts discuss the state of rice imports, hovering at around 30,000 metric tonnes per annum and of the feasibility of Brunei reaching self-sufficiency of rices. … Continue reading

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