AROUND 100 students of University Foundation Course and Final Year Degree in Business, University of Chester attended a talk by British Deputy High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam Natalie Gowers Barnes at Laksamana College of Business recently. Natalie Gowers Barnes presented a talk on her life as a diplomat, her experiences as a civil servant for the UK Government and her life in Brunei Darussalam. The talk also touched on the significance of balancing time allocated for w

IT IS common among many that the fear of public speaking happens when performing or expecting to perform an oral presentation or speech in front of other people, with some experts saying such fear is the most common of all phobias. In this regard, a talk titled ‘Fear of Public Speaking’ delivered by Soapbox creator Edwin Lim was held at Laksamana College of Business (LCB) recently to help alleviate such common fear. About 70 students of the Final Year Degree in Computer Scien

KONG Xiang Yun, a student at Laksamana College of Business (LCB), yesterday spoke to the Bulletin on being awarded a scholarship to pursue a degree course in Computer Science. “I was thrilled when I received the news,” she said, adding that she had initially considered getting a job after obtaining an HND in Computing and Systems Development, due to financial problems. Kong, who will graduate next year from the college, is one of eight students awarded scholarships by the LCB

A SEMINAR on ‘What are courts for? A Psychosocial Perspective’ was held at Laksamana College of Business recently. The seminar, presented by Professor Richard Cornes from the University of Essex, was attended by about 100 students in Final Year Degree in Business, University of Chester course. The key issues involved in the seminar included ‘Research and study of how the mind of an individual towards the identity of Courts’, ‘Linked to law definition’, ‘Law that defines how a

Director of LCB and Plaza Abdul Razak Holdings Sdn Bhd Haji Awang Suhaimei bin Haji Awang Besar and Guangxi Financial Vocational College Vice President Xie Peishan signing the MoU. – ISHAN IBRAHIM LAKSAMANA College of Business (LCB) and Guangxi Financial Vocational College from China yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a ceremony at LCB in Jalan Tutong. Director of LCB and Plaza Abdul Razak Holdings Sdn Bhd Haji Awang Suhaimei bin Haji Awang Besar signed o

LAKSAMANA College of Business (LCB) awarded scholarships to outstanding students for their academic performance at the college. A meeting was conducted between the senior management of the college and the students at the Tutorial Room 1, Level 2 of Laksamana College of Business on Wednesday. Director of Laksamana College of Business and Plaza Abdul Razak Holdings Sdn Bhd Haji Awang Suhaimei bin Haji Awang Besar congratulated the students and advised them in their pursuit of a

THE two mental health problems identified in Brunei Darussalam are excessive stress and anxiety, said Committee member (Logistics and Public Relations) of the Mental Health Initiative and Drive (MhIND) project Siti Syamsiah binti Jumaat citing a study carried out by Dr Ho in 2017. This is why the matter is seen to be of high importance to be discussed at this time, as the most affected age group in the Sultanate according to the project is between 13 to 17, she said adding th