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NEWS:- Sunday, 12th March 2006 |
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MOHA make a working visit to
Mukim Tamoi |
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The development
and progress of village in the aspect of its structure and facilities
were among the matters discussed during a working visit of the Minister
of Home Affairs, Pehin Dato Paduka Haji Adanan to Mukim Tamoi and Mukim
Sungai Kedayan in Kampong Ayer Saturday.
While at the
residence of the Penghulu of Mukim Tamoi, Pengarah Haji Mokti bin Mohd
Salleh, the minister and his delegation together with heads of village
under Mukim Tamoi discussed the activities and improvement to be made to
the Mukim. |
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ITB wins Forum
Competition to mark New Year of Hijrah 1427 |
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The Brunei
Technology Institute is champion of the Forum Competition among high
educational institutions in conjunction with the New Islamic Year of
Hijrah 1427. Second place went to the Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Boys
Secondary School and the Seri Begawan Religious College in third.
Prizes were presented by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of
Religious Affairs, Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Mohiddin.
Awang Abdul Aziz
bin Haji Momin was chosen as the Best Panelist while the Best Chairman
was Sheikh Zackry bin Sheikh Hassan. Both represent the Brunei
Technology Institute. Prizes for the Forum Competition held at RTB’S
Dewan Raya were donated by several private firms in the country.
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Public sector is
just as important as private sector in developing the young tourism industry |
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The Ministry of
Industry and Primary Resources has lauded relevant departments for their
concerted efforts and contributions to enhance Brunei tourism industry.
The contribution of the public sector, it says, is just as important as
private sector in developing the country’s young tourism industry.
The Ministry is
targeting seven percent growth of tourism industry this year compared to
2005. The Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka
Haji Hamdillah laid the emphasise when he officiated at the launch of
the local Agri-Food and handicraft market as tourist destination. He
went on to say that the ministry hope local Micro and SME players,
specifically out food processors and handicrafts entrepreneurs will
capitalize on the opportunities, made possible by the Local Agri-food
and Handicraft Market and to innovatively participate in this
partnership not only in promoting the Market as an additional Brunei’s
Tourist Destination but also to use the weekend market as a venue to
generate additional income through their creativities in handicraft and
agricultural production, thus laying the ground work for Brunei Export
Drive.
The Local Agri-Food
and Handicraft Market is organised by the Agriculture Department in
collaboration with the Tourist Department of the Ministry of Industry
and Primary Resources as well as the Cultural Section at the Ministry of
Culture, Youth and Sports. About thirty agri-food vendors are taking
part to promote and exhibit local products such as crackers, biscuits,
cakes and local chili sauce to name a few.
In the
Handicrafts category, products such as kain tenunan Brunei, batik,
souvenirs, embroidery, songkok and paintings are also on display. Among
the objectives of the establishment of the market are to facilitate the
promotion of locally processed food products as well as handicrafts and
at the same time establishing another tourist destination.
The market, held
at the Horticulture Business Centre in Rimba Gadong, is open every
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from eight in the morning to six in the
afternoon, while the Brunei traditional Cultural shows featuring the
entire four district’s traditional heritage will also be showcased on
these days. The Local Agri-Food and Handicraft Market has been in
operation since October last year and has been further developed to
become another tourist destination in the sultanate. |
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Hand-foot and
mouth disease has increased to 193 |
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Of the Hand-Foot
and Mouth Disease, the Ministry of Health advises the public especially
parents and guardian to refrain from taking their children aged below
five years old to play ground and shopping complexes as well as eating
places.
As an extra
precaution to prevent the disease from spreading further, the Ministry
of Health also calls for the cleanliness of public places particularly
toilets to be upgraded. Apart from those public toilets must also
provide facilities for hand washing such as clean water, soap and hand
dryer or tissue paper. To date a total of 193 cases pertaining to the
disease has been recorded. |
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Avian Flu and
Influenza Pandemic aims to instilling awareness on individual role and
responsibility |
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The Ministry of
Education together with other government agencies have initiated early
measures to prevent the Avian Influenza disease from affecting the
country. One of the steps was conducting talks on Avian Flu and
Influenza Pandemic aimed at instilling awareness on individual role and
responsibility on early preventive measures against the deadly disease.
Saturday, the
Ministry of Health with the cooperation of the Ministry of Industry and
Primary Resources held a session for senior officers at the Ministry of
Education, higher learning institutions, colleges and schools.
Representatives
from the Agriculture Department, and Senior Medical Officer and Head of
Tutong Primary Health Service delivered the lectures to the more than
five hundred people in attendance. The briefing took place at Universiti
Brunei Darussalam. |
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The first
cooperation in the religious field since 1960s |
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Brunei
Darussalam and the Malaysian state of Terengganu recorded their first
cooperation in the religious field since 1960s. The Permanent Secretary
at the Ministry of Religious Affairs made the note at a function to
welcome a group of visitors from the Islamic Council and Malay Customs
and also committee members in charge of Alms of the state of Terengganu
in Berakas Saturday.
According to
Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Rahman Brunei Darussalam has since then sent its
students to learn and deepen their religious knowledge especially in the
field of memorising the Al-Quran. The visitors who include the Chief
Executive Officer of the Islamic Religious Council and Malay Customs of
Terengganu, Dato Haji Alwi bin Muhammad are in the country for a
three-day visit. |
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Public Works
Department launches a roadshow on the 2006 government buildings maintenance |
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The Public Works
Department has launched a roadshow on the 2006 government buildings
maintenance. The roadshow was for the Prime Minister’s Office and a
follow-up to an awareness programme on government buildings maintenance
2004.
The Acting
Director-General of Public Works Department, Awang Haji Mohamad Zin bin
Haji Salleh in his welcoming address said a total of five resolutions
have been identified to become a guide for departments in handling
maintenance works on government buildings towards a more efficient and
effective implementation.
Among the
resolutions are the needs for a ministry or department to form a
maintenance unit specialized to conduct and manage the repair hence
providing continuous training in the field of technical to professional
level. In the long term, the PWD had planned an e-integrated maintenance
management system or E-IMMS which will assist an efficient and well
organised maintenance. The system had been synchronised with the
E-government.
The roadshow was
launched by the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s
Office, Awang Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Rahman. The function also saw
the signing of a memorandum of handing over of the maintenance works of
government buildings between the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Prime
Minister’s Office and the Acting Director-General of Public Works.
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An Overview of
Competencies for Senior Management holds at the ASEAN-EC Management Center
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A talk on
‘Competency-Based Management’ an Overview of Competencies for Senior
Management has been held at the ASEAN-EC Management Center in Gadong.
The talk was aimed at identifying the different types of competencies
and determines the business cases for competency management. It focused
on types of competency approaches, framework, and pressure point in
implementation and business cases for competencies.
The programme
began with a welcoming speech by the Acting Director of ASEAN-EC
Management Awang Haji Junaidi bin Omar who explained on the purpose of
organising the half-day CEO talk. The talk facilitator was Doctor Robert
Palan, a well-known author, speaker, trainer and consultant, who have
work-experience in 28 countries for distinguished and progressive
organization. Also present was the Deputy Permanent Secretary two at the
Ministry of Defence Awang Haji Rashid bin Haji Abdul Rahman, as well
senior officers from government ministries. |
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Master Plan on
social services launches at the 40th General Meeting |
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A Master Plan on
social services was launched at the 40th General Meeting of the Brunei
Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This was disclosed in the annual
report of the Administrative Services of the 2004 through 2007 session
presented by the chamber’s Acting General Secretary Awang Haji Osman bin
Awang Haji Omar.
The plan was
especially for the development of members of the Chamber and the Malay
community in general. The meeting also discussed proposals and
suggestions forwarded by the committee. To date, the Brunei Malay
Chamber of Commerce and Industry has more than 200 members. |
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JIS emerge as the
football champion at the FOBISSEA Games 2006 |
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The Jerudong
International School, JIS emerged as the football champion at the
Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia,
FOBISSEA Games 2006. JIS defeated Garden International School, GIS from
Kuala Lumpur 3-nil.
mong the players
in the JIS team was His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen. GIS lost in
a penalty shoot-out when both team ties without goals in the full and
extra time. JIS was also the champion for the Under Fifteen FOBISSEA
Football league for group A.
Meanwhile GIS
was the champion for group ‘B’. In the ‘Plate Knock Out’ between
International School Brunei, ISB and Regent was won by Regent from
Thailand. All the Matches took place at the Jerudong International
School Saturday afternoon. |
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The TOW
competition among ministries in conjunction with the 12th Civil Service Day |
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The Ministry of
Home Affairs defeated the Ministry of Education to win in the final of
the tug-of- war competition among ministries in conjunction with the
12th Civil Service Day that was held Saturday night at Taman Haji Sir
Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien in the capital. The Ministry of Health came in
third after trouncing over the Prime Minister’s Office.
There was also a
friendly match between the Committee of the tug-of-war competition with
senior officers of the Civil Service Department. The fun-side of the
match was that both teams had to wear sarongs. The Permanent Secretary
at the Prime Minister’s Office, Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Hamid,
presented the prizes. The competition that was held since Monday was
conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office. |
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DPMM FC drew two all in away match with Perak
UPB |
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In the Malaysian
Premier League, DPMM FC drew two all in their away match with Perak UPB.
The match took place Saturday night at Stadium Perak, Ipoh in Malaysia.
DPMM FC’s next fixture is with Kelantan on home ground on the 18th of
this month. |
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Standard
Chartered Bank’s Greatest Race on Earth Marathon 2005-2006 series |
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The Minister of
Culture Youth and Sports, Pehin Retired Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan
Haji Mohammad Saturday morning presented certificates to runners who
represented Brunei in the Standard Chartered Bank’s Greatest Race on
Earth Marathon 2005-2006 series.
The minister
lauded the efforts by runners who had competed in some of the most
challenging and grueling environments of the Greatest Race which was
sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank of Brunei Darussalam.
The national
team represented Brunei Darussalam in the four races were Zulkifli bin
Liman for the Nairobi marathon, Mohd Rudin bin Haji Takong for the
Singapore marathon, Henry Lu in the Mumbai marathon, meanwhile Pengiran
Sharifuddin bin Pengiran Haji Bakar ran in the HongKong marathon.
The Brunei
National Team finished 51 out of 87 teams, a valiant effort considering
none of the team’s members were professional athletes. Meanwhile, the
Brunei’s Consumer Banks Team had also successfully completed three of
the four marathon races in the staff-teams category.
The team
consisted of Henry Lu, Andy Ang Wee Ming and Pengiran Kamarulzaman.
Present present at the function were the Permanent Secretary at the
Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, Awang Haji Jemat bin Haji Ampal
and the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Miss Shalini
Warrier. It was held at the Hua Ho Mall in Manggis. |
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The final 33rd
Brunei International Youth Tennis Championship |
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The final of the
Boys and Girls Tennis Doubles at the 33rd Brunei International Youth
Tennis Championship, group Four was held Satuday afternoon. In the boy
doubles Norway’s team Rasmus Moller and Carl Sundberg defeated China’s
team Chen Yu Wu partner with Chuan Jiang: 6-4, 4-2.
Meanwhile in the
girls double, Japan emerged champion when Shicho Otake and Mayumi Seki
defeated Ayumi Yoshida and Aillen tsan; 6-1, after Ayumi Yoshida and
Aillen Tsan walk over from the match. The Championship will continue
tomorrow with the final match for Boys and Girls Singles at the at the
Sultan Haji Hassanal bolkiah National Stadium Tennis Centre in Berakas.
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