The Minister of Education,Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang haji Abdul Rahman, made a working visit to the  Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. 

During the visit, The Minister was accompanied by his Deputy , Permanent Secretary and senior Officer of Ministry of Education.   As one of the Education Institute responsible in producing educationists, it also play the role in strengthening and development teachers profession. Other issue becoming the focus during the visit included the decreasing status of English teachers, effort toward utilisation of info-Communication Technology as learning and teaching apparatus, and issue on producing well rounded quality teachers. 

The visit was also aimed at identifying relevant steps to enhanced educational need especially in reducing curriculum, a systematic plan needed in term of specification in academic need.

The interpretation of the community of one being  possessed is that it can cause hardship and defamation on the individual involved, whether the individual is actually possessed or being disturbed by doings intended to gain benefits, revenge and the likes. Whatever form it is in, it is against Islam totally.  

This was stated by the Attorney-General, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Paduka Haji Kifrawi, at the launching of a book entitled "kerasukan; merawat dan mencegahnya" or "possessed ; treatment and prevention". He said in Brunei Darussalam there is an act called the Islamic Religious Council and Kadhi Court Act, Chapter 77, which stipulates that even though activities or the abuse of knowledge or interest are not stated directly such as treating illness by way that is against Islam, the practitioner would be contravening the act. More so if the practitioner carries out his activities in public or teach others. All these have been forbidden by the Mufti's ruling.  

The book was written by the State Mufti, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz, based on the "bersama Mufti programmes" inconjunction with the isra' and mikraj 1426 celebration aired by Radio Television Brunei recently. It was then edited and adapted for  publication to act as a guide to be practiced by the public.

Like other countries in the world, Brunei Darussalam also witnessed the rapid development of ICT in previous years.   The main contributors of the development is the establisment of computers, which function as a pillar to all modern trade either at the private sectors or government.   ICT in Brunei Darussalam have move in frontline with the starting of the E-government projects. The mission of these projects will drive the nation to the high technologies.  

These issue was raised by the Director of Institute Technology Brunei ITB, Doctor Haji Kassim bin Haji Daud ,at the signing of a contract for the Project, The Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing, Training and commisioning of Network Engineering Resources Implementation. at ITB of the Ministry of Education, between the Institute Technology Brunei ITB and Qasya Technologies Sendirian Berhad. 

The Director of ITB went on to say that in last 20 years ITB was always an active front line for the engineering education in Brunei Darussalam.  He said for an example, the Department Electrical and Communication at ITB are active in the latest ICT development.   This department also form a new curriculum to fulfill the programes for HND needs in future.   This is inline with ITB's aspiration to fulfill the workforce in Brunei Darussalam.   The project is also to enable the ITB to produce local workforce who is capable in the field.    

Representing the Ministry of Education were the Director of ICT, Awang Haji Abdul Ghani bin Haji Omar and the Director of ITB, Doctor Haji Kassim bin haji Daud.   The  Qasya Technologies Sendirian Berhad  were represented by its Business Development  Director Dayang Hajah Masuri and its Operations and Marketing Manager, Awang Gary Liau tian Soon.