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NEWS:-
Sunday, 29th January 2006 |
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Brunei
Darussalam celebrates Islamic New Year 1427 Hijrah Monday evening |
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Brunei Darussalam
is to celebrate the New Year of 1427 Hijrah in the Muslim calendar
this Monday evening. The official celebration this year will take
place at the Jame Asr’ Hassanil Bolkiah in Kampung Kiarong. A full
rehearsal was held Saturday to ensure the event proceeds smoothly.
The climax of the celebration will be the presentation of the “Tokoh
Ugama and Bakti Hijrah Awards”, to selected religious figures as
well as individuals who have made significant contributions in
propagating the Islamic faith in the country.
Among those present at the morning’s rehearsal were the Minister of
Religious Affairs, Pehin Dato Seri Utama Dr. Ustaz Haji Awang Mohd.
Zain; the Chief of Adat Istiadat Negara, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran
Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz; the
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs and the Permanent Secretary at
the ministry as well as other senior government officials.
Radio Television Brunei will telecast the event live starting at six
in the evening. Prayers for the year-end and one to usher in the New
Year will be recited just before and after the Mass Maghrib prayer.
The celebration will open to the theme “Menghayati Islam Dalam
Meningkatkan Daya Saing Bangsa”. |
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BSP
sponsors Islamic Dakwah Centre in conjunction with
Centre’s 20th anniversary |
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The Islamic Dakwah
Centre has received a sponsorship of ten thousand dollars from Brunei
Shell Petroleum, BSP, in conjunction with the centre’s 20th anniversary
of establishment. The contribution was presented Saturday to the Acting
Assistant Director of the Islamic Dakwah Centre, Awang Haji Mohammad bin
Garing by BSP’s Deputy Managing Director, Awang Haji Zainal Abidin bin
Haji Mohamad Ali.
The Islamic Dakwah Centre celebrated its 20th anniversary on 16th
September 2005 with mass Maghrib and Isyak prayers and the reading of
the Yassin verse. Various religious functions were also organised such
as the National Dakwah Youth Seminar, Islamic Poetry Night as well as
Khatam Al-Quran and the memorising of Quranic verses ceremony for new
converts. Various other events organised by the centre are to be held
until the middle of this year. |
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Trade
School launches its ‘Business Project 2006’ |
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The Trade School of the
Department of Technical Education, Saturday launched its ‘Business
Project 2006’. The event is part of a core unit or subject for the final
year students in the BDTVEC National Diploma under the Business and
Finance and Secretarial Course. Present at the launch was the Assistant
Director of Department of Technical Education, Dayang Hajah Siti Aisah
binti Haji Ali.
A total of 42 students taking the diploma course and 11 in secretarial
are involved in the project which has been held every year since the mid
1990’s when the Business and Secretarial courses were still under the
Business and Management Department of the Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical
College. 6 booths have been set up for the public at the compound of the
Trade School which is located near the Nursing College. The project is
to test their business skills and knowledge on how to attract customers
and make profits. The objective of the business project is to let
students go through the process of putting theory into practice
especially with what they have acquired from the two years of their
course such as in Enterprise Planning and Marketing. This will prepare
them for what might face them after completing their course at the end
of this year. |
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