Currently, many countries including Malaysia is hit by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of 26th March 2020, Malaysia has 2,031 positive COVID-19 cases with a death toll of 24. During this critical time, the emergency department and several observation wards in Teluk Intan Hospital has been closed recently due to a large number […]
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Coronavirus: All six local universities will let fresh graduates continue learning for free to access more jobs
SINGAPORE – From May, 16,000 fresh graduates from the six autonomous universities will be able to take four continuing education and training (CET) modules offered by their alma mater for free. In a joint statement on Friday (April 24), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the six institutions said the move aims to help them […]
New project to help prevent spread of animal to human diseases
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to unfold, University of Melbourne researchers are joining part of a consortium of veterinary scientists established to train a new generation of ‘animal disease detectives’ in 11 countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The consortium will engage with government animal health authorities and educators in the Asia-Pacific region […]
Why did oil prices fall below zero? Analysis from Imperial experts
Experts from Imperial have provided analysis of the global downturn in the price of oil. The COVID-19 induced turmoil included US oil prices turning negative for the first time in history on 21 April. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for US oil, fell as low as minus $37.63 a barrel. Buyers were […]
UBD Alumni & Donors Contribute Towards Students’ Online Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global education with over a billion of students worldwide unable to attend schools or universities to curb spread of COVID-19. Within 3 days of Brunei’s first imported COVID-19 case on the 9th March, all lectures and tutorials at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) went fully online, in an effort to […]
Imagining an Economic Future Beyond COVID-19
By Associate Professor Dr Brian C. Imrie, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement) The international spread of COVID-19 represents one of the biggest threats to the global economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Dr. Tan Consilz, an economist within the UOW Malaysia KDU School of Business, commented that “with 196 countries and territories now having reported COVID-19, the […]


