On behalf of BruSCA:
“Thursday, 1/3/2018: Brrr-main snow brrr-sama BRRR-USCA ❄️ The students took the opportunity to embrace this rare moment and go brrr-main snow together in Bute Park, Cardiff. There has not been heavy snow like this since 2010 so the students are indeed lucky to experience this in their own place of study ☃️ what a truly wonderful start of the month! ❄️✨
#beastfromtheeast“
HELLO EVERYONE! BruNotts Easter Games player registration is now open! Please sign up through the link in our page description and i wish you all the best of luck!
Bismillahirrahmannirrahmim
On behalf of Bru-ROSA:
BruROSA is pleased to announce that our Annual Writing Competiton 
is back again! 
Calling all Bruneian 
students from the UK 
and Egypt 
! This competition is open to all Bruneians regardless of your age, ethnicity and religious beliefs.
This year’s Writing competition is under the theme, ” The Generation of Tomorrow “
This is the time for you to show your writing talent, express your thoughts and share your opinions! 
WHAT are we looking for?
• Current affairs of what is happening around the world that has been affecting our generation or the next generation.
• Opinions from an individual on how he/she will contribute in helping to resolve the issues and to improve it.
Don’t know how to start? No worries! 
We will provide some writing prompts to give some ideas!
Please note that your piece will also be published in BruROSA’s book that will be showcased during Hari Belia Kebangsaan in Brunei, In Shaa Allah.
If you are interested, then please fill in the registration form and submit it by 19th March, 2018 4PM(UK time) : https://goo.gl/forms/YGnGaUoc02rVzwWr1
THE four finalists of Brunei Essex (BruEssex) society’s flagship event ‘Pidato Face-off’ with the theme ‘nation growth through an empowered generation’ were bursting with talent.
The competition focussed on Brunei’s future development by 2035 and the youth’s roles in achieving Brunei Vision 2035.
It was organised under the counsel of the chairman, Sharifah Nur Baqiyah binti Malai Shahran, who is also the President of BruEssex society.
The programme highlighted the importance to developing the potential of youths that will help shape Brunei’s overall development. It also prepares the youth for employment in this fast-paced changing global landscape.
Wayne Newton, Key Account Manager of Royal Brunei Airlines was one of the guests invited to the face-off, alongside Irmawati binti Haji Ahmad, Director of Studies from the Brunei Students’ Unit. Newton and Irmawati with other two Brunei Students’ Union (BSU) officers were the judges for the competition.
Presenting an impromptu speech may be an overwhelming experience: gathering quality and reliable sources in less than 30 minutes can be challenging. Those were what the initial seven speakers had to go through to get to the final stage.
Judges for this year’s preliminary round included Hasif bin Nordin, the President of the BSU; Yasmin Abdullah, Vice President International for University of Essex; Raudhah, President of University of Essex Enactus; and Sharifah Nur Baqiyah.
This year’s finalist and winner Hafizah binti Ahmad from King’s College London used an evocative sizable voice to unite with her figurative speech on mental health.
Addressing the topic, she emphasised on how mental health is often not recognised as a real issue. “An individual’s mental state is swept under the rug, we are told to toughen up, or we’re told we’re overdramatic.” And how we should not ignore or treat someone’s mental state as inconsequential.
First runner up Md Umair Akmal bin Haji Noor Ahsffian delivered a speech about the importance of youth, “People always say we are important, the youth is important. And if you could not find the reason why, here’s the reason why; We are the backbone of our country.”
Second runner up, Ismah binti Idris highlighted that the key to substantial economic development is an efficient public transportation system, starting with the bus system in Brunei and how an efficient public transport can increase the accessibility of resources, from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’, creating more jobs in the field.
The third runner up Aseeya Hussin from SOAS University of London, discussed a topic on youth empowerment. – BruEssex Society
On behalf of @brumanch
“Thank you to the 17/18 committee for their hard work and dedication towards the BruManch Society.
We are glad to announce and introduce the BruManch committee of 18/19.”
On behalf of @brurosa.uk
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HEY YOU! YES, YOU!
WE NEED SOMEONE LIKE YOU!
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If you are:
Creative
Brave
Innovative
…or you atleast want to be
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Then, GOOD NEWS!
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BruROSA is recruiting members for its Media, Writing and Entrepreneur Teams! You don’t have to be an RO to be a part of any of this.
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You will have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and potentials by joining us as we offer a wide range of different tasks that will train and allow you to acquire skills. If you think you are creative, confident, and purposeful enough, then you are what BruROSA wants.
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Have the chance to: 
Conduct and create events that bring benefits to the community, 
Write and publish articles,
Design posters, website, and even merchandise to sell!
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Standing on BruROSA’s foundation, the sky is the limit for your ideas!
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Register now at: https://goo.gl/forms/NTCERZjtwTGXQDjx2
Deadline to register is 4th April at 11:59pm
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Don’t miss this opportunity!
On behalf of @bruscardiff
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Friday, 9/3/2018: BRUSCA Bowling Night 
On behalf of @bru_york
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Assalamualaikum and hello everyone,
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The BruYork society is delighted to announce that we will be hosting our annual Ceramah Motivasi. It will be held on 9th April 2018 from 11am to 3pm at the University of York. This year, the theme of the talk is…
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PROPHETIC LEADERSHIP
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As youths today are the future leaders of our nation, this motivational talk aims to give students insights on how to become a better leader by following the footsteps and teachings of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. It is also to remind everyone the importance of having good leadership skills for your personal development.
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Follow the link below for more info on registration
https://goo.gl/forms/3QAUBsihWu92yOW93
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Thank you for your time and hope to see you all there, InsyaAllah 
On behalf of Brumingham
“Photos by: @ajrulmail and @eli_mine. Thank you for joining our flagship event in conjunction with Brunei 34th National Day. And of course thank you for the support of everyone involved in making this event a huge success. By bringing Bruneian students from all over the UK together, we hope this to will strengthen our relationships between different societies and show that without each other this will not be possible 
. Have a good rest everyone! #paintball #competition”
BRUNOTTS Society recently held their annual BruNotts Easter Games (BEG) for the 15th consecutive time during the Easter break at the David Ross Sports Village, the sports centre in the University of Nottingham.
Yusma Hazim bin Yusof, Postgraduate Social and Welfare Secretary, Brunei Students’ Union High Council 2017/2018, attended the event as the guest of honour.
The opening ceremony began with the singing of the national anthem followed by the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat by Ahmad Firdaus Mohammad.
Mahmoud Adam Osman, the chief executive chairperson for the 15th BEG, in his welcoming speech thanked the players and volunteers for participating in making the event a success, as well as noting how the motto ‘Meet to Compete’ has been kept for seven years running.
He said, “This year’s BruNotts Easter Games marks its 15th anniversary of its running. Starting in 2003, it has run every year since then. Moreover, for seven years, we have kept the same motto ‘Meet to Compete’, because it encompasses what BEG is about: getting together to compete with and support each other on various sports as we showcase athleticism and sportsmanship.”
He also thanked sponsors of BEG such as Brunei Shell Petroleum as Gold Sponsor; Brunei Students’ Unit (UPP) as Silver Sponsor; and Repathlete, Eco Bumi Arkitek, and DST as Bronze Sponsors along with BruNotts alumni for their generosity and support in making the sports event possible.
Yusma Hazim supported and encouraged participating in sports, stating that it can help with mental health.
The guest of honour said, “The idea of participating in flagship events such as Winter Games, Brunei Yorkshire Games, Brunei Easter Games and LufBru Summer Games is highly encouraged. Research data based on students in the USA illustrated that, for males and females, competitive sports participation was associated with a lower frequency of mental illness, eating and dietary problems and total risk.”
The event continued with the commencement of netball, futsal, table tennis, and badminton competitions.
In the table tennis open singles, Mohd Adam Addary Thane was crowned the champion with Ibnu Ayyub Haji Mohammad securing the first runner-up spot and Yusma Hazim grabbing the second runner-up spot.
The netball competition saw ‘BruNotts’ emerging as champions in the tournament, followed by ‘Stabilo’ as runner-up and ‘Misfits’ as second runner-up.
In the badminton men’s singles event, Yusma Hazim was crowned the champion followed by Leong Jin Fatt as first runner-up and Hong Yan Jie as the second runner-up.
In the badminton men’s doubles category, the team ‘Teochiew’ won first place followed by ‘Bonobo’ and ‘BadAtMinton’ as the first and second runner-up, respectively.
In the badminton women’s singles event, Nuraina Izzati binti Othman was crowned the champion followed by Dayangku Nurul Bari’ah binti Pengiran Haji Asri as first runner-up and Wardah binti Haji Mohamed Daud as the second runner-up.
‘Smashin’ Trolls’ won first place in the badminton women’s doubles category, with ‘Mochi’ the first runner-up and ‘Breeze’ the second runner-up.
‘Nottster’ emerged as the champions in the badminton mixed doubles competition, with ‘Brusca’ the first runner-up and ‘Kau Boleh’ the second runner-up.
A total of eight teams competed for the title of futsal champion of the 15th BEG which saw ‘Selipar United’ crowned as champion of the futsal tournament after defeating runner-up ‘Team Peng’ in the finals. ‘BruNotts’ emerged as the second runner-up.
At the closing ceremony, three special awards were announced, the first being the Golden Boot Award won by Brian Lim from ‘Selipar United’ team for futsal.
The second special award went to Lavania Lakshmi Balakrishnan from team ‘Misfits’ for being the ‘Netball Star Player’ and lastly, the ‘Most Helpful Volunteer’ award went to Awangku Aiman Zufari bin Pengiran Zaini. The ‘Most Helpful Volunteer’ award was established two years prior to encourage volunteers to be more proactive in making BEG a success.
The event officially ended with a recitation of Doa by Ahmad Firdaus Mohammad followed by a commemorative photo session.
The BruNotts Easter Games (BEG) is a sports event held by BruNotts Society, a student-run society by Brunei students in Nottingham. BEG invites all Bruneians in the United Kingdom and Ireland, regardless of them being a student or not, to participate in the event as either as a player or a volunteer. BEG offers mainly four types of sports: netball, table tennis, futsal and badminton.
RESULTS OF THE BSUNION 2018/19 COUNCIL ELECTIONS:
Awangku Mohammad Hisyam Al-Yura bin Pengiran Haji Zainal Abidin as President of The Brunei Students’ Union 2018/19
Shaimaa’ An Nabielah as Vice-President for Administration & Finance
Syaffina Shahif as Vice-President for Regional Coordination
Nurin Najla Hismawadi as General Secretary
Wan Mohd Haziq bin Haji Yussof as Deputy General Secretary
Siti Khairina Wahab as Financial Secretary
Mohammad Ajrul bin Haji Mail as Information Secretary
On behalf of the soon outgoing BSUnion Council 2017/18, we would like to congratulate the new ingoing council members for being elected! Their term and new journey ahead will officially start after the BSUnion Handover ceremony, of which the date will be announced very soon. We would also like to appreciate all the other nominees who have done their very best in the elections and also to the supportive audience of society representatives and those in the livestream!
Photos on behalf of Bru-ROSA:
On behalf of BruEx:
“#Throwback to last month’s Diversity Ball at University of Exeter. It was a night of cultural exchange. Few of our society members participated in the event. A huge thank you to @bashharry for representing Brunei in the fashion walk! Looking stunning in her Baju Kurong!”
On behalf of BruEire:
“Alhamdulillah. BruÉire Talentime 2018 has just ended with success!
Here is the results:
Champion: BruNotts Serrundding @brunottsofficial
2nd runner-up: Team Blank @brumingham
3rd runner-up: Amal Afiqah @bruessex
We, BruÉire Society, would like to thank each and everyone of you for yet another amazing year for BruÉire Talentime!
Special thanks to @bsunion1959 and UPP for supporting our event from the start
A million thanks to our official sponsor @jameshonedu for your support again this year
Not to forget, our sincerest gratitude to our honourable judges @putrinorizah, @hans.anuar and @djdaffy for inspiring all of us!
Last but not least, congratulations and thank you to all our participants for sharing you dreams! Without you, BruÉire Talentime would not have taken off. Your videos have been such a motivation to us in BruÉire Society and hopefully everyone else feels the same too!
Thank you everyone for your endless support towards BruÉire Talentime. Your support means a lot to us!
Hopefully, we’ll see you again next year In sha Allah
Till next time!
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– BruÉire Society
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: Never Enough (inspired by none other than our very own champion of BruÉire Talentime 2018 
@brunottsofficial)
On behalf of Bru-ROSA:
“Alhamdulillah ~ On the 31st of March @bruni_official held their Khatam Al-Quran in the Northern Region
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On behalf of BruROSA’s President:
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“BismillahiRahmaniRaheem, I’d like to express my highest gratitude to the @bruni_official society as well as the @brueiresoc despite the difficult circumstances of time management still possessed the enthusiasm to conduct the event of concluding the book of The Most Gracious, and The Most Merciful. It has been a great pleasure to meet other national siblings all over as well as being greeted with caring hospitality that resembles the vibrancy back home.
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I am delighted and humbled to realise the importance of keeping close with our national families all over the world and strengthening our relationship amongst each other and to increase in the love and support for each other’s well being. Far distance you can find people that are the same as you. I’ve had the chance to meet unknown family members that continue to amaze how small the world is. I hope for every bruneian student to expect more events like this and are enthusiastic to embrace them. I can only hope for the way to be eased by the Almighty. Allahumma Ameen””
On behalf of BruSton:
“05042018 Perfect weather for a picnic 
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WATCH the full show from this year’s Brunei Night 2018: CHERMIN – available NOW at ImperialBruneian! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ixi2kqFO0&t=440s
SYNOPSIS: What secret do you want to know? For a group of six friends, it was the legend of Pulau Chermin – a story of hidden treasure and the possibility of fame and fortune – and all it took was one boat ride. Little did they know that they were sailing towards more than just a legendary tale. They were stepping into a deep and dark forest, shrouded by even darker history, and all they had was each other. As the story unfolds, their quest for fortune quickly turned into a quest for survival. Escape from the island with more secrets than its leaves. Escape from the labyrinthe of lies built by the people you thought you trusted. Too soon, they realized that survival required more than just a cry for help. The island needed more than its legend. What secret are you willing to die for? ___________________________________________________
CAST:
Siti Khairina Wahab as Hana
Azhar Yakub as Kevin
Surah Azlan as Syifa
Teo Zhi Perng as Mamat
Liessa Daliz as Rabiatul
Hisyam Zainal as Adam
Nazihah Hipni as Granny
Haziq Zharfan as Pakcik
Ruzana Adnan as Roz
SCRIPTWRITER:
Amal N. Osmera
DIRECTORS:
Haziq Zharfan
Hisyam Zainal
Basyirah Jamal
PRODUCERS:
Nasrullah Zamri
Kadrina Latif
Izzatul Mohamad
CHOREOGRAPHERS:
Nurin Hassan
Haziq Zharfan
PROP TEAM:
Kadrina Latif
Basyirah Jamal
Amal Shahwall
Nabilah Rahman
MEDIA TEAM:
Aiman Syafiq
Nabilah Rahman
Izzatul Mohamad
TECH MANAGER:
Nasrullah Zamri
