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THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, SABAH AND SARAWAK B$1.00 | RM3.50 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 VOL.25 | NO.012
LIFESTYLE 13
Yoga for a healthy lifestyle
FEATURES 20
Going green: Energy eˆiciency
through buildings
WORLD 25
Seoul mayor’s funeral draws both
condolences and insults
HOME 4
Roadshow on new Order held in
Tutong
Number of cases
Number of deaths
Recovered cases
Brunei Darussalam
COVID-19 STATISTICS
As of 13 July 2020
141
3
138
Hakim Hayat
A foreign national was ordered to pay a
BND1,500 ine by the Magistrate’s Court
yesterday after he was found guilty for
driving under the inluence of alcohol.
According to the charge pressed by the
Police Prosecution Unit of the Royal Brunei
Police Force (RBPF), Pandi Ramanathan
was detained during police roadblock on
February 1.
He was charged under Section 26 (1)(b)
of the Road and Trafic Act Chapter 68 for
driving in an intoxicated condition under
the inluence of alcohol.
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s prime
minister narrowly won a vote to remove the
Parliament Speaker during a rowdy session of
the legislature yesterday, a key test of support
for the embattled leader.
The Southeast Asian nation has been
gripped by turmoil since a reformist govern-
ment collapsed in February and Muhyiddin
Yassin became premier, at the head of a coali-
tion backed by a scandal-plagued party.
He took power without an election, and
there had been speculation he did not have
suficient support from MPs to hang on
to power.
But in a closely watched vote as Parliament
resumed following a break due to the coro-
navirus pandemic, his motion to remove the
speaker won the support of 111 MPs against
109 for the opposition.
Foreigner fined
BND1,500 for
drunk driving
Azlan Othman
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA)
announced that the Mosque Affairs De-
partment will hold the Korban ceremony in
mosques nationwide after the completion
of the Sunnat Aidiladha prayer and follow-
ing Tasyrik days of 11 to 13 Zulhijjah.
As COVIDœ19 preventive measures
are currently in place, mosque com-
mittee members who wish to hold the
Korban ceremony must follow the guide-
lines or standard operating procedures
(SOP) set on advice from the Ministry
of Health.
Compliance with these guidelines is im-
portant given that there are still concerns
about the danger of COVIDœ19 infection in
the country.
These guidelines are to ensure the
safety of the oficers and participants of the
ceremony as well as to ensure that social
distancing is complied with.
The sacriicial animals must be man-
aged by the staff assigned while the
slaughter of the sacriicial animals will only
be carried out at the designated area.
Theseguidelines are also toensure clean-
liness and safety during the preparation and
management of sacriicial meats.
Thebutchersmust alwaysmaintainclean-
liness, washhands properly, wear gloves and
face mask.
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MoRA issues
guidelines
for Korban
ceremony
James Kon
Members of the public must adhere to strict
COVIDœ19 preventive measures when visiting
festive stalls for the 74th birthday celebrations
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 announcement was made yesterday
by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), which
stated, “In further strengthening the measures
Follow instructions
while visiting
festival stalls
to curb COVIDœ19 in the country, and on the
advice of the Ministry of Health, vendors
and visitors to festive stalls are required to
comply with the rules and regulations es-
tablished by the Municipal Department and
District Ofices.”
The regulations require stall vendors and
their employees to use face masks, and to stay
at home if feeling unwell.
Vendors must also put upmarkers for social
distancing and maintain standards of hygiene
in their areas.
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Festival stalls assembled at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien. PHOTO: MUIZ MATDANI
Malaysia PM wins Parliamentary
test of support
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
during the session. PHOTO: BERNAMA
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 consented to send a message of
congratulations to President of the French
Republic Emmanuel Macron, as well as to the
Government and the people of the French
Republic on the occasion of Bastille Day.
His Majesty sends congratulatory message to France
Opposition lawmakers were furious, with
Anwar Ibrahim labelling the push to replace
the Speaker - who was appointed by the
previous administration - as “unreasonable,
very unreasonable”.
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