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A H1N1 Influenza more stable and decreasing
The Minister of Health says the A H1N1 Influenza
situation in the country is more stable now and the
number of cases decreasing. Yang Berhormat Pehin
Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji
Suyoi disclosed this, in an interview with RTB,
following a Kesyukuran and Hajat Prayer ceremony in
conjunction with the Silver Jubilee of the Raja Isteri
Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Thursday. Yang Berhormat
Pehin said his remark is based on the fact that there
were 11 news cases on Wednesday, and Thursday with only
three cases. However, the Minister said, what is quite
worrying is the condition in neighbouring country,
Malaysia where H1N1 infections and the number of deaths
from the disease are on the increase. The same situation
has been reported in Thailand and other neighbouring
countries. This is why the Ministry of Health is giving
the statistics, so that people in Brunei are well aware
of the current situation. Although the current condition
in the country is somewhat under control, Yang Berhormat
Pehin hoped that such a condition would continue. At the
same time the ministry advised people in the country to
postpone visits to the neighbouring countries unless
absolutely necessary. If so, they are to take the
precautionary measuresby observing strict personal
hygiene and to heed the situations there more seriously.
Police held foundation-laying ceremony in Gadong
The Royal Brunei Police Force's Headquarters in Gadong
will soon have a new Operation Room. Work on the room is
now in progress and is expected to be completed by the
end of the year. A ceremony to lay the foundation for
the project was held Thursday.
The foundation-laying ceremony was led by the
Commissioner of Police, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Kerma
Setia Dato Paduka Seri Zainuddin bin Jalani. The 1.94
million dollar project covers an area of 2,185 square
metres. After the foundation-laying ceremony, the Police
Commissioner then viewed and exhibition on the structure
of the police operations room being built as well as the
plan to upgrade the existing building after being
affected by floods early this year.
National Exercise test Operation
The main focus of the National Exercise held on
Wednesday, was to test the capability, readiness as well
as integrity of the country's security agencies when
faced with the threat of terrorism. It also aimed to see
interaction and cooperation by the parties involved with
the objective of an integrated cooperation. This was
among the matters clarified by the Deputy Commissioner
of Police for Operation, in a media conference held at
the Police Headquarters in Gadong Thursday.
Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Orang Kaya Pendikar Alam Awang
Haji Hasrin also said, the exercise held, gave the
Security Forces the space to be more prepared.
Yang Dimuliakan Pehin added that among the objectives of
the national exercise was to identify the capability of
the Government agencies and the Standard Operation
Procedure, SOP and the departments involved when the
situation demands.
Made in Brunei It product memorandum Agreement
A Memorandum of Agreement between the Alif Technologies
and Bahwan Cybertek, Oman was signed Thursday to enable
the Made in Brunei IT product to be integrated with an
array of complementing solutions from Bahwan Cybertek
and reaching to a much larger global audience through
Bahwan's presence in 3 continents in 11 countries.
The signing was between the Chairman of Alif
Technologies Sdn Bhd, Pengiran Haji Mohammad bin
Pengiran Haji Kamaluddin and the Executive Vice
President of Bahwan Cybertek, S. Narender.
Present to witness was Acting Permanent Secretary of
Ministry of Communications, Awang Haji Mahmud bin Haji
Mohd Daud. Bahwan CyberTek is known for its innovation
prowess and has successfully incubated several one of
the kind models spanning across Government, Oil and Gas
and development of ICT Workforce which can add
significant value to iCentre in it's local technology
led incubation efforts in Brunei. The signing ceremony
was held at the iCentre Auditorium.
Al-Quran Memorising Competition in Dubai
The participant and accompanying teacher to the 13th
International Quran Memorising Competition to be held in
Dubai received their tickets and allowances Thursday.
The Al-Quran Memorising Competition organised by the
Dubai Government is a prestigious event and the focus of
the Muslim ummah in the month of Ramadhan, will take
place from the 1st until the 20th of Ramadhan. Brunei
Darussalam had previously established its name at
international Quran Memorising Competitions in Saudi
Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Indonesia. This year,
Brunei Darussalam will be represented by Ak Khairul
Ikhwan bin Pg Alit, a student of the Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran. The
Brunei national participant will leave the country on
the 24th of this month, accompanied by his Quran-reading
teacher. For Ak Khairul Ikhwan this would be his second
participation in the international quran memorising
competition, albeit his first time in Dubai. He had
first competed in such a competition in Jordan in 2007.
Laila Padi production by 2015
In a move to increase the level self-sufficiency in the
local rice production to 60 percent by 2015, the
Agricultural Department continues to hold briefing to
padi farmers throughout the country. A briefing on
Laila Padi and the formation of a Padi farmer's
cooperatives was held recently at the Belalong Hall in
Bangar Town. The briefing deal with the problems of padi
planting as well as the benefit of forming cooperatives
for the padi farmers in Temburong district. The
briefing also touched on pest control and plant disease
as well as the handling of the new padi species. For the
padi farmers in Temburong, padi plantation is an effort
to improve their source of economic income.
IBB launch Student Care Takaful
Takaful IBB Berhad Thursday launched a comprehensive
Insurance Package for students studying abroad called
"Student care Takaful". The new product was officially
launched this morning by the Minister of Communications
cum Chairman of Takaful IBB's Board of Directors, Yang
Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia
Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong.
Student care Takaful is a product under the Family
Takaful Plan, that caters for insurance requirements in
the face of unforeseen circumstances, risk exposure,
medical expenses, loss or of baggage or belongings, trip
cancellations or curtailments.
The Director cum The Acting Managing Director of Takaful
IBB Berhad,Dayang Hajah Lily Bte Haji Kula said in an
effort to create awareness and encourage insurance
culture to prepare future generation to be
less dependent on such support when times come where
these luxuries are no longer easily available. Thus
focuses on young generation, as proportion of population
whom believe will find it easier to grasp the concept
and appreciate the importance of insurances.
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