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SEOUL (AFP) - The mayor of Seoul, a con-
tender to be South Korea's next president
and a former human rights lawyer, took his
own life aday after hewas accusedof sexual
harassment, authorities said yesterday.
Park Won-soon, whose body was
recovered on a mountain in the capital, is
by far the most high-pro‡ile politician to be
implicated in a harassment case in South
Korea, a highly patriarchal society where
the #MeToo movement has led to the fall of
scores of prominent men in multiple ‡ields.
Park offered a general apology in a
suicide note - handwritten with ink and
brush - found at his of‡icial residence and
released by city authorities.
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Seoul mayor
takes own life
after harassment
allegations
A tree fell on a parked car in Kampong Padnunok, Lamunin in the Tutong District on Wednesday
afternoon. The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) on receiving a distress call deployed six ire
personnel led by ABK 114 Redo to the scene of the incident. The ire personnel immediately cut
the fallen tree using a chain saw. The car belonged to a local man. The FRD advised the public
not to park their vehicles close to trees and residents were requested to trim the branches. The
public can contact 995 during an emergency. - TEXT: ROKIAH MAHMUD; PHOTO: FRD
VEHICLE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREE
Izah Azahari
Construction for Brunei Shell Petroleum
Company SdnBhd’s (BSP) solar plant is of‡icially
underway, after a ground-breaking ceremony
at the G11 site on Jalan Tengah, Seria.
The 3.3 MWp utility-scale solar PV plant,
which will see the installation of about 7,000
solar panels, is another milestone for BSP.
Once operational, the low-carbon
electricity generated from the solar panels
will offset some of the power used by the
BSP Headquarters building on Jalan Utara
in Panaga.
The solar power generated is equivalent to
the electricity consumption of approximately
600 households per year.
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Construction for BSP’s solar plant begins
Azlan Othman
As the nation prepares to celebrate the 74th
birthday of HisMajesty SultanHaji 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 on July
15, religious authorities are encouraging
the Muslim community to pray for the
monarch’s good health and longevity.
“July 15 is a historical date for Brunei
Darussalam, because it was on that date
that His Majesty was born,” said Imams in
yesterday’s Friday sermon.
“Ever year, on that date, we as the
citizens and residents of this country
celebrate the birthday of our beloved and
respectedmonarch, or Payung Negara (the
protector of the country)."
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Fadley Faisal
A Malaysian man who sneaked in through
a ‘mouse trail’ when Brunei recorded the
‡irst COVID¤19 case was sentenced to two
years and four months’ jail over charges of
shoplifting and illegal entry.
Acting Senior Magistrate Pengiran Hazirah
binti Pengiran Haji Mohd Yusof presiding over
the case last Thursday, heard fromDPP Ahmad
Firdaus bin Mohammad that Edwin Yan Kok
Kim @ Md Yazid bin Abdullah, 44, had been
barred from entering Brunei.
However, he sneaked into the country
through the thickets. On record, he had been
repatriated and barred from entering Brunei
on February 19, 2005.
He stole a mobile phone from a food
vendor in Rimba Point on June 30 at
3.30pm.
The victim lodged a police report with the
aid of a CCTV footage.
Before he was arrested, he struck at a
department store in Aman Hills Shopping
Centre on July 3 stealing four packets
of chocolate.
This time he was caught red-handed and
questioned, leading to a police report and
his arrest.
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Malaysian jailed for
sneaking into Brunei,
series of thefts
Pray for monarch’s
good health: Imams
BSP Managing Director Dr Ceri M Powell, Head of Onshore Projects and Constructions
Norhayati binti Merzuki and Head of Energy Transition Shirley Sikun break the irst ground at
the project site. PHOTO: BSP