News: 01/07/2008

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The Housing Development Department has taken the initiative in ensuring that occupants of Housing Scheme throughout the country are comfortably housed. The department will soon introduce a two -storey house of deluxe and standard types. Some 247 houses under the Phase Five Kampong Rimba Housing Scheme have been completed and are now undergoing improvement on infrastructure and facilities.  The deluxe and standard types of houses have three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room each with the exception that the standard will only have only two bathrooms and three for the deluxe. The difference between the two types is its flow area where the bathroom in the deluxe is detached from the master bedroom and a veranda on the top floor.  Construction of terrace houses that began in June last year is expected to be ready by the middle of next year. Each block consists of 10 to 12 units.  The design of the terrace houses at Kampong Rimba Housing Scheme is similar to those at the Kampong Mentiri Housing Scheme.

A house in Jalan Delima Satu was razed to the ground in a fire yesterday morning. The Fire and Rescue Services received an emergency call at about 10.38 am and Six fire engines from Berakas, Bandar Seri  Begawan, Lambak Kanan and Women Operation Unit were dispatched to the scene. The firemen managed to contain the fire at that  house which  belonging to Pengiran Hajah Rubiah binti Pengiran Sabtu.  15 people lived in the house including two workers. The occupants were not at home during the incident.  Due to the low pressure of water supply, the Public Work Department assistant the operation. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the fire was said to have started from a lighted candle that was left unattended. Lost to property is estimated at over 100 thousand Brunei dollars..................[More News]