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The practice of flying the National Flag during the celebration marking with His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's 62nd birthday celebration, has been the tradition in the country for so many years and this has not only taken place in the main town but was also in mukims, kampungs and even at remote settlement in the interior part of the country. In this connection, a ceremony to raise the national flag was held by at Kampung Manggis Satu which represent residents in Mukim Berakas "B" for the Brunei Muara District, this year. 

Present to witness the ceremony was the Minister of Communications, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abu Bakar. The flag was raised by the Sea Scout team from the Berakas Secondary School,to the accompaniment of the national anthem sung by a choir group from the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science Collage and pupils of the Fairview Montessori International School. 

The ceremony also included the handing over of the national flag from the contributors to the Acting Ketua of Kampong Manggis, Pengiran Haji Ali bin Pengiran Maun.  The flags will be distributed among the residents of Kampung Manggis.  Meanwhile, a similar function was held at the compound of the residence of the Penghulu of Mukim Peramu. Present at the the function was the Brunei Muara District Officer,Dato Paduka Haji Mohamad Yussop bin Bakar, who also handed over the national flags to the Royal Brunei Police Force.  50 pupils from the Pengiran Anak Puteri Besar Primary School, Kampung Peramu sang the national anthem...........[More News]