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The public yesterday welcomed the
move made by the government where
from August 1 all citizens, residents and
foreigners travelling through land border
control posts or checkpoints in Brunei
Darussalam will need to pay exit and en-
try 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) on Thursday.
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Public welcomes
implementation of
exit, entry charges
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore’s long-
ruling party retained power yesterday
but its support fell sharply, while the
opposition made gains, in a general
election held under the shadow of a
coronavirus outbreak.
Voters put on masks and gloves
and had to observe social distancing
rules during a poll held as the city-state
emerges from a lengthy lockdown.
The afluent inancial hub has seen
large virus outbreaks in dormitories
housing low-paid foreign workers,
but with new infections slowing and
authorities easing a partial lockdown
the government pushed ahead with
the poll.
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Singapore
ruling party’s
support slips in
pandemic poll
OVERSEEING DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES
Man who posted photos of ex
online gets eight months’ jail
Fadley Faisal
The Magistrate’s Court yesterday handed
an eight month jail sentence to a man
who pleaded guilty to charges of pub-
lic exhibition of obscene photos and
criminal intimidation.
Abdul Majid bin Haji Bini’s, 27, instant guilty
plea was given consideration by Magistrate
Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid.
However, the magistrate said the un-
pleasant breakup does not justify the
defendant’s acts which had damaged
the victim’s reputation to the point of
being “irreparable”.
“The defendant had time to relect
and had the opportunity to stop this
ill-intended act when the matter was
brought to the attention of the police,” said
the Magistrate.
“The damage to the reputation was also
extended to the victim's workplace causing
further embarrassment,” the Magistrate said
highlighting that all factors were aggravating.
Facts submitted by Deputy Public
Prosecutor Nurul Fitri binti Kiprawi revealed
that the defendant had previously been in
a relationship with the victim and they had
parted while she was pregnant with their
child in 2019.
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Heavy rain and strong winds on Friday evening
caused brief lashloods in the Brunei-Muara
District with the Fire and Rescue Department
receiving a call regarding uprooted trees and
another to ix a lag thread.
The department also received 12 calls over snake
sightings and one call of a room getting locked.
In total, the department received 15 calls
regarding incidences on Friday.
Meanwhile, the sultanate will experience
isolated showers tonight and on July 14 night. Night
thunderstorms will be experienced tomorrow, the
Meteorological Department said.
The country is experiencing the Southwest
Monsoon where the wind blows from the South-
west direction. Atmospheric conditions tend to be
quite stable with minimal thundershowers occur-
rences. During heavy showers or thundershowers,
it is important for the public to take note of the
risk of lash loods especially at low-lying and lood
prone areas. The public, road users and ishermen
are advised to check the latest weather forecast,
advisory and warning issued by the Brunei Darus-
salam Meteorological Department (BDMD).
Uprooted trees,
snake sightings
following flash floods
Tutong District O ice o icials led by Tutong District O icer Shamsul Bahrain bin Haji
Mohd Hussain made a working visit to Kampong Batang Mitus and Kampong Kebia
yesterday to oversee the development of the villages as well as a medium in sharing
updates and information for the beneit of all in the community.
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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 has consented to
send a message of congratulations to Prime
Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee
Hsien Loong on his victory in the recent
Singapore General Election.
His Majesty sends congratulatory message to Singapore