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JANUARY 2006
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NEWS:-
Thursday, 5th January
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Brunei to
celebrate Hari Raya Aidil Adha next Wednesday |
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Brunei Darussalam
will celebrate Hari Raya Aidil Adha or Hari Raya Korban next
Wednesday, the 11th of this month. The Hari Raya Korban date was
announced on Radio and Television Brunei last evening by the Syariah
High Court Judge, Dato Seri Setia Haji Metussin bin Haji Baki. In
this regard, the Sunnat Hari Raya Aidil Adha prayer will be held at
all mosques, suraus and religious halls in the country at 7.30 in
the morning on that day. |
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Meanwhile, customers who have placed their orders for sacrificial animals to
be slaughtered during the Qurban ceremony on Aidil Adha, will have no need
to rush for supply. Suppliers, Syarikat Hussyn Rahman and the Mulaut
Abattoir have assured their customers that supplies are sufficient. The
General Manager of Hussyn Livestock Company, Awang Haji Disdy Husdyman bin
Haji Mohd. Hussin told RTB that the company has made preparations a month
before the day of the qurban.
The company has imported 350 cows, and the same number of buffaloes and
goats as well as 24 camels for the sacrifice ritual. Apart from local
customers, the company also received orders from neighbouring states
including Malaysia’s Federal Territory of Labuan and Miri. The company
charges 4 dollars and 50 cents per kilogramme for cows; 4 dollars and 70
cents per kilo for buffaloes, 4 dollars 85 cents per kilo for camels; and
280 dollars for a goat weighing below 40 kilogrammes and 7 dollars per kilo
for one above 40 kilogrammes. According to Awang Haji Disdy Husdyman, apart
from supplying the animals for qurban, the company also offers slaughtering
services.
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Private
sector plays important role in diversifying Brunei's economy |
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The Minister of
Home Affairs says the private sector plays an important role in
supporting the continuous efforts of the Government of His
Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in
diversifying the economy, and to reduce dependency in the oil
and gas industry. The Minister said the efforts not only would
generate, diversify and upgrade Brunei’s economy to a stable and
competitive level but also be able to create a better job
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Pehin Dato Paduka Haji Adanan made the remarks last night at the
inauguration ceremony of the 38th Management Committee of the
Bandar Seri Begawan Chinese Chamber of Commerce for 2006 to
2008. He said that such efforts should be implemented by the
private sector including chambers of commerce in order to reduce
the unemployment rate by recruiting locals. Pehin Dato Haji
Adanan also said that the involvement of the private sector
would create a conducive employment market in the future towards
reducing dependency on the government as to meet the country’s
employment needs. The Bandar Seri Begawan Chinese Chamber of
Commerce was formed 59 years ago and has been actively involved
in upgrading the country’s economy.
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At the
function, the Pehin witnessed an oath taking and pledging
ceremony for the new committee members of the Chamber for the
year 2006 to 2008. Last night’s function took place in Kampung
Manggis. |
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Blind
Association now has more than 50 members |
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According to the World
Health Organisation, about 180 million people worldwide have visual
problems and those suffering from impaired vision and hard of hearing
stand at about 40 to 50 million people. Brunei Darussalam’s Association
for the Blind which was formed on the 17th of January 2001 has more than
50 members. The association is located at Wisma Haji Taha in Gadong. |
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According to the President of the association, Awang Mohammad Jemari bin
Danggat, the association has organised Braille and computer classes,
special Braille chess games for the blind as well as Quran reading
classes. The association is open to all and has no age limit; even
applicants as young as 5 years old can become a member. The association
is equipped with computer sets and Braille machines.
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One of its members, Awang Zainal bin Haji Hassan from Kampung Sumbiling
Lama has learned to use the jawi Braille and has been studying at the
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran in memorising
verses of the Al-Quran for more than eleven years. He is not letting his
visual imparity prevent him from learning to read the holy book. Now he
is teaching Quran reading for the blind at the Brunei Darussalam
Association using the jawi Braille.
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The Special Education Unit,
two months ago launched the second Public Awareness Day towards Students
with Impaired Vision, in conjunction with World Sight and White Cane Day
which falls in October. The objective was to increase public awareness on
students with impaired vision at both the government and non-government
schools. It is also aimed at informing the public about the various
activities, programmes and services provided by the Special Education Unit
in helping visually impaired students at schools and on their needs,
capabilities and successes.
The World Blind Union, a non- governmental body with a membership of one
hundred and sixty countries is implementing various programmes on education,
rehabilitation, training and guidance for students with impaired sights. The
Ministry of Education views the education for the visually impaired students
seriously and has sent some 60 teachers over the years to attend courses in
the teaching of such students, both at the primary and secondary levels.
A group of twelve teachers have successfully completed a course on Braille
code and three of them achieved excellent results in their exam held in
collaboration with the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, Auckland
and sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. |
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