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Various Tedarus Ceremonies continue to be held at mosque
The Prime Ministers Office and departments under it have
continued the tedarus ceremonies taking place at mosques
around Brunei Muara District. Tuesday they held
such a ceremony at the Kampong Bengkurong Mosque. The
tedarus ceremony was led by the Chief of the Adat
Istiadat, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun
Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz. The function was
highlighted with a donation presentation by mosque
congregation members. Donations were presented by the
Chief of Adat Istiadat to Kampong Bengkurong Mosque's
Imam, Haji Abidin bin Haji Matarsad. The donations were
presented along with donations from the State Adat
Istiadat Department, Civil Service Department,
Petroleum Unit and Kampong Bengkurong Mosque Takmir
Committee.
Tedarus Ceremony under Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs, also held a tedarus
ceremony at the Pehin Datu Imam Haji Abdul Mokti Mosque
at Mukim Burong Pingai Ayer. Present was the Minister of
Home Affairs, Yang Behormat Pehin Orang Kaya Johan
Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Adanan. Also present
was the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Yang Dimuliakan
Pehin Orang Kaya Dewa Pahlawan Dato Paduka Awang Haji
Dani, Permanent Secretaries, Deputy Permanent
Secretaries and Senior Officers at the Ministry and it's
various departments. The function began with the
readings of chapters one to six of the Al Quran and
continued with the tahlil and doa reading, led by the
Mosque's Imam, Pehin Datu Imam Haji Abdul Mokti.
The function was also highlighted with donations
received by the Mosque's Imam for 27 orphans from around
the Mukim. Donations were handed over by the Minister of
Home Affairs.
Terawih Under
Minister of Home Affairs
The Minister of Home Affairs, Yang Behormat Pehin Orang
Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Adanan
and delegation then held the Isyak and sunnat
terawih prayers at the Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota
Pengiran Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Kampong Tamoi.
The Isyak prayer was led by Awg Mohd Isamuddin bin Haji
Mahmud while the Sunnat Terawih was led by dipimpin
Awang Mohd Syazwie bin Haji Murni, both from the
Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
Tahlil Ceremony Under Ministry Of Communication
The Ministry of Communication and departments under it
Tuesday held a bertahlil and the reading of surah Yassin
for His Majesty's late parents, Al-Marhun Sultan Haji
Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien and
Al-Marhumah Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit. It was
held at the Royal Mausoleum in Jalan Tutong. Among the
congregants was the Minister of Communciation, Yang
Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia
Doktor Haji Awang Abu Bakar.
Meanwhile, a similar ceremony was also held by lecturers
and students of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic
University-UNISSA. Among those present was its Rector,
Dr Haji Mohd Yusop bin Haji Awang Damit
Another bertahalil ceremony at the Royal Mausoleum was
held by a group of teachers and parents of the Raja
Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls Arabic School. Among
the group was a member of the Legislative Council, Yang
Berhormat Haji Bakar bin Mansur
Ports Dept records another testimonial welcoming Mariana
Express
Inline with the strategic objectives of the Ministry of
Communications, the Ports Department is encouraging
shipping line or principal to set a base in Muara Port,
towards realising the vision of Muara Port to become the
Hub Port for the BIMP-EAGA area. Tuesday, Ports
Department, recorded yet another significant testimonial
when a main Singapore based shipping liner called
Mariana Express Lines made her maiden voyage to Muara
Ports. Present to witness the event was the Acting
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications,
Awang Haji Mahmud bin Haji Mohd Daud. Mariana Express
Lines will be using their fleets namely MV MELL SARACA
and MV MELL SAUJANA for the purpose of this voyage to
Muara Port. With this new service and improved shipping
connectivity, container throughput at Muara Container
Terminal is expected to increase, thus creating more
business opportunities to local importers and exporters
including freight forwarders and transportation
companies. Mariana Express Lines (MELL) meanwhile, has
extended its service from Intra-Asia to East Malaysia.
The shipping schedule is a vessel per week and will be
calling at Muara Port every Wednesday.
Giving information concerning the selling of illegal
firecrackers
The Royal Brunei Police Forces yesterday warned business
operators or members of the public against selling
illegal firecrackers. The warnings follow findings of
several shops that sell various dangerous firecrackers
which are not allowed to be sold in the country. And
Tuesday, the police conduct an inspection at a grocery
store in Kampong Tungku that sell firecrackers. The
inspection found two types of firecrackers which are not
allowed to be sold. The firecrackers were confiscated by
the police for further investigation. The police,
meanwhile, expressed gratitude to members of the public
for giving information concerning the selling of illegal
firecrackers.
MABIMS Youth Bus Project, to strengthen relations and
networking
The 2009 MABIMS Youth Bus Project is a first time
venture that can continue in years to come, to
strengthen relations and networking among youth leaders
from member countries. It's an important venture
to help MABIMS maintain the relevant role it plays in
socio-religious fields, among Muslims in the region.
According to the leader of Brunei's delegation to the
2009 MABIMS Youth Bus Project, the project ran from
August 6th until the 14th. Awang Haji Amir Hisham bin
Haji Masri also said that the project, which involved a
7 day bus journey, began in Singapore and ended in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Over 30 participants from MABIMS
countries or about 8 people from each country took part
in the inaugural project which coincided with MABIMS
20th Anniversary. In line with the project's theme, "New
Media and Creative Technology Bringing Islamic Youth
Closer", the selected participants were required to be
familiar with ICT and new media platforms. The
organisers put together a variety of activities,
including visits to mosques in Singapore and Malaysia,
discussion sessions and sports.
H1N1 Update
As part of its continuous efforts in overcoming the
current Influenza A H1N1 pandemic and to facilitate the
treatment of those with symptoms of H1N1, the Ministry
of Health has formed an alliance with private clinics in
the country. The cooperation will enable tests for
Influenza A to be carried out in all Private Clinic free
of charge. Private Doctors will also be allowed to give
Anti-Viral prescription such as Tamiflu to patients and
the patients can get the medication at any Government
Health Centres for free. The Ministry of Health in its
press release said between the 17th and 23rd of this
month, 3,500 people with symptoms of H1N1 infection have
seek treatment at Health Centres throughout the country,
compared to 5,221 in the previous weeks. However, the
decline in number was partly due to the recent extended
public holidays. From the number of patient seeking
treatment last week 10.6% were categorised as probable
case of Influenza A and were given Tamiflu treatment. In
the same week, 30 new cases of H1N1 were confirmed
through laboratory tests, bringing the nation's
confirmed cases to 1,000 and 1. 12 classes in 12 schools
were also advised to be temporarily closed following
cases of Influenza A among the affected schools
population. The World Health Organisation-WHO,
meanwhile, reported, as of Thursday, nearly 240,000
people from 182 countries worldwide has been confirmed
to have been infected by the virus since the first case
was reported last April. However, the exact number is
likely to be higher as most countries are no longer
required to conduct laboratory tests and to report
infected cases individually to WHO. Also in the same
week, 455 new H1N1 related deaths were reported
worldwide including 25 new deaths within ASEAN
countries. This brings the total number of deaths to
2,601.
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