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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A judge in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for the British member of Parliament and former Labour Minister Tulip Siddiq, who is a niece of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in August last year in a mass uprising that ended her 15-year rule.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs – offering relief to United States (US) tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with China.

KUNMING (XINHUA) – As of yesterday, the China-Laos Railway has transported 487,000 cross-border passengers from 112 countries and regions since the launch of its international passenger train service two years ago, according to China Railway Kunming Group Co Ltd.

Borneo Bulletin is the leading English daily in the country. It was first published by Brunei Press. Today, Borneo Bulletin has become the foremost source of information on local and foreign affairs, and the region’s business news.

SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – Changi Airport has been named the world’s best airport in 2025 at London-based aviation consultancy Skytrax’s World Airport Awards, reclaiming the title from Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, which came out on top in 2024.

Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), through its Office of Career Development and Industry Network (OCeAN), in collaboration with the Skills Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Unit (UPKKI), the Student Representative Council, and the UNISSA Student Association for the 2024/2025 session, organised a CV and Professional Interview Workshop at the Brunei Job Centre in Kampong Beribi.

Brunei Darussalam’s national football team has been ranked 185th out of 210 teams in the world, according to the latest rankings published by FIFA recently.

Ten guests from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) including OCA Honorary Executive Board Members and OCA Gender Equity Committee members are billed to attend the second OCA Gender Equity Seminar to be hosted by the Sultanate.

ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – In the first rush for investment safe havens in years, United States (US) Treasury bonds are facing serious competition as a destination for global funds.

UPI – A company celebrated the launch of its newest cruise ship by assembling 1,391 Lego ships and lining them up on the deck.