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THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, SABAH AND SARAWAK B$1.00 | RM3.50 FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020 VOL.25 | NO.009
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Number of cases
Number of deaths
Recovered cases
Brunei Darussalam
COVID-19 STATISTICS
As of 9 July 2020
141
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Starting August 1, all citizens, residents and
foreigners travelling through land control
posts or checkpoints in Brunei Darussalam
must pay exit and entry charges known as
‘Caj Perkhidmatan’ (CaP), which is BND3 per
person for a one-way trip and BND6 per person
for a return trip.
The implementation for Exit and Entry
Charges Order, 2020 was announced
by the Ministry of Finance and Economy
(MoFE) yesterday.
But despite the latest announcement, the
prohibition for Brunei citizens and residents to
Nine local companies were appointed by the
Public Works Department (JKR) under the
Ministry of Development (MoD) as consultants
for eight separate projects in the 11th National
Development Plan (RKN11).
Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Ir
Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar was guest
of honour at the signing ceremony at the Atria
Simpur Hall of JKR yesterday.
Deputy Minister of Development Dato Seri
Paduka Ar Awang Haji Marzuke bin Haji Mohsin
was also present.
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Nine local
firms appointed
consultants
for RKN11 projects
James Kon
Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Ir Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar presents a consultant
appointment agreement to Bolton Hennessey Sdn Bhd. PHOTO: BAHYIAH BAKIR
BND3 exit, entry charge at
border posts from August 1
James Kon leave the country is still being maintained, as
advised by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Those
who intend to leave and enter Brunei are still
required to obtain clearance from the Prime
Minister’s Of˜ice (PMO).
TheMoFE said, “By command of His Majesty
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin
Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar
‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan
and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the
MoFE hereby announces that His Majesty has
consented to the implementation of the Exit
and Entry Charges Order, 2020 which will be
enforced on August 1, 2020.
“This order gives the Controller of
Customs and Excise, Royal Customs and
Excise Department the power to charge
any person who intends to leave or enter
Brunei Darussalam through the land control
posts (checkpoints).
“The main objective for the imple-
mentation of these charges, named ‘Caj
Perkhidmatan’ (CaP), is to standardise the
imposition of payments or charges that
are imposed to the public upon either
leaving or entering Brunei via air and
sea. With the enforcement of this Order,
toll charges at Rasau Bridge in the Belait
District will be eliminated on the date
mentioned earlier.”
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The Ministry of Home Affairs announced
that vendor activities during the Bandarku
Ceria will return on July 12 in accordance
to the de-escalation plan.
Vendors operating during the Bandarku
Ceria programme are required to abide
by the terms and regulations issued
by the Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB)
Municipal Department.
Designated areas will be allocated to
the vendors. Vendors are only allowed a
10x10 foot tent with a three metre gap
between tents.
The vendors must apply to the BSB
Municipal Department for a weekly slot.
Limited slots are available and registration is
from Monday to Thursday and Saturday.
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Bandarku Ceria
vendors return
on July 12
Izah Azahari
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans vote today
in Southeast Asia’s ˜irst election since the
coronavirus pandemic began, with the health
crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party and
extend its unbroken rule.
While victory seems secure for Lee’s People
Action Party (PAP), the entry of his estranged
younger brother into the political fray has
given the opposition some hope of expanding
its toehold in Parliament.
His brother, Lee Hsien Yang, joined an
opposition party last month but decided not
to contest the election, saying the country
“doesn’t need another Lee.” Their father,
Lee Kuan Yew, was Singapore’s ˜irst prime
minister and during 31 years in of˜ice turned
the resource-poor nation into an af˜luent city-
state. Lee Hsien Loong is the country’s third
prime minister and has led the government
since 2004.
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Lee Hsien Yang wears a face mask while talking
to people at the Chong Pang area during
a campaign walkabout for the opposition
Progress Singapore Party in Singapore.
PHOTO: AP
Singapore governing party set
to extend power in elections