The Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism explained that the 5th Brunei December Festival starts yesterday until the 31st of December 2021. This is the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism's initiative through the Brunei Tourism Board in collaboration with several government and private agencies; foreign representatives and event planning companies.

According to Yang Berhormat, taking into account the current COVID-19 situation in the country, this year's Brunei December Festival will focus more on virtual events and activities. Physical activities are subject to the guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures stipulated by the Ministry of Health. 50 events have been lined up, with 42 virtual events and 8 physical events of various categories namely Islamic; Food and Culinary; Sports, Recreation and Adventure; Culture and Creative Arts; Shopping and Digital Tech and ICT. Virtual events include Virtual Hockey Clinic; 5th Brunei Film Blitz; The Tiny Lit Fest; 'Diskusi Komik'; Virtual Cooking Class; Online Shopping; E-Sports Competition and Coding Conquest Hackaton. Whereas physical events will include the Jawi Writing Workshop and Calligraphy Art Exhibition; Costume Run and the One City Expo 2021.

Source: Radio Television Brunei