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James Kon
Brunei Darussalam recorded no
new COVID 19 cases yesterday
keeping the national tally of
con irmed cases at 142.
The Ministry of Health
(MoH) has taken 283 samples
for the SARS CoV 2 virus
test in the past 24 hours and
has carried out 43,690 tests
since January.
The information about the
COVID 19 situation in the country
was shared by the MoH in its daily
release yesterday.
Five hundred and seventy-
ive individuals are undergoing
Izah Azahari
Some 185kg of plastic bottles and
75kg of non-plastic material have
been collected at by the Brunei Dar-
ussalam Scout Association (PPNBD)
which continuedwith another beach
cleaning campaign in conjunction
with the annual World Environment
Day 2020 at the Muara Recreational
Beach, as well as in conjunction with
PPNBD Brunei-Muara District’s ‘Earth
Tribe: Plastic Tide Turners Challenge
Badge’ programme.
PPNBD is holding a series of
cleaning campaigns at ive beach-
es with the aim of collecting over
200kg of plastic bottles and non-
plastic waste materials.
The irst campaign was held on
June 14 at Kampong Sungai Liang
Beach. A campaign was held at the
Daniel Lim
The Green Depot invited Belait
District residents to participate in
recycling efforts by bringing recy-
clable material to their ifth recy-
cling drive at the STKRJ Lorong Tiga
Seria Mosque from 8am to noon on
August 23.
Items accepted are paper,
cardboard, metal, aluminium, plas-
tic bottles and electronic waste
(computer waste).
The event aims to encourage
the residents to practise recycling
while reducing the amount of solid
waste that goes into land ills.
Users can register on http://
to track
their recycling records online and
receive monetary rewards.
Green Depot is a project under
Green Brunei, supported by Bru-
nei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd. It
aims to contribute to the nation’s
goal of moving towards zero waste.
It was established in Decem-
ber 2018 for communities to save
through recycling as a means to
promote better waste management
efforts while providing money-
saving habits. Since its establish-
ment, it has managed to collect
over 36,000kgs of recyclables from
over 800 users.
The public can visit Green Depot
on Instagram @GreenDepotBN
or contact 8729756 for
more information.
No new COVID-19 cases recorded
Clean up campaign gathers 185kg of plastic bottles, 75kg of non-plastic material
Scouts clean up the Muara Recreational Beach. PHOTO: BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
Belait residents invited to
join recycling drive
The previous recycling drive by Green Depot. PHOTO: DANIEL LIM
Daniel Lim
The elderly, who are rich in experi-
ence and wisdom, should always
be respected and cared for, Minis-
ter of Culture, Youth and Sports Ma-
jor General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri
Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin
Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato
Seri Paduka Haji Abidin said.
He made these comments as
the guest of honour at the Silver
Jubilee celebration of the Belait
District Senior Citizen Association
(PWE) at the RPN Kampong Pandan
Language and Literature Bureau
(DBP) yesterday.
Major General (Rtd) Dato Padu-
ka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan
expressed gratitude in attending
the association’s milestone.
The minister re lected on the
members of the Belait District PWE
who contributed to the associa-
tion’s success.
The minister said, “A journey
that spans 25 years is not some-
thing to be taken lightly. As in a
shared collective mindset, it is
possible to achieve the goal of
inspiring and encouraging se-
nior citizens to take part in com-
munity work, along with religious
and national activities, through
coordinated cooperation.”
On the association’s growth
Care for the elderly always,
says minister
from 25 members in 1995 to 126 at
present, Major General (Rtd) Dato
Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminud-
din Ihsan said, “This is proof of the
members’ hard work and dedica-
tion, which resulted in the asso-
ciation’s resilience in continuing
to conduct activities throughout
the years.
“The question that constantly
needs to be asked is: What is the
impact that the association wants
to achieve for the community, not
only at present, but in the future for
realising the nation’s goals of Brunei
Vision 2035.”
Belait District PWE President Dr
Haji Mohd Shah bin Haji Ahmad and
ceremony Chairman Haji David bin
Haji Kassim spoke on the 25-year
legacy of the Belait District PWE as
well as the achievements and ac-
tivities conducted every year.
The minister was presented a
souvenir, before being invited to
cut a cake. The minister toured the
booths showcasing the associa-
tion’s activities and services.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri
Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri
Paduka Haji Abidin cuts a cake at the celebration. PHOTO: DANIEL LIM
Seri Kenangan Beach in the Tutong
District on July 5.
Scouts Chief Commissioner
Haji Awang Badar bin Haji Awang
Ali was present to launch the
cleaning campaign at the Muara
Recreational Beach.
Deputy Scout Chief Commis-
sioner cum Youth Programme
Commissioner Junaidi bin Haji
Hussin, Chairman of the Tembu-
rong District Scout Association
Haji Jalani bin Haji Ibrahim, Tem-
burong District Scout Commis-
sioner Jurkarnain bin Hussin were
also present, along with district
scout commissioners, assistant dis-
trict scout commissioners, scout
leaders, assistant scout leaders,
adult in scouting, rover scouts and
scout members.
Participants recited the
‘Earth Tribe: Plastic Tide Turn-
ers Challenge Badge’ programme
pledge prior to the start of the
cleaning activity.
The programme, organised by
the Temburong District Scout Asso-
ciation, aims to instil a sense of love
and care for the environment in ev-
eryday life, especially the beauty of
beaches as one of the matters that
needs to be applied in youth as part
of life-long learning.
PPNBD held several activi-
ties such as planting saplings and
beach cleaning to mark World En-
vironment Day 2020 themed ‘Time
for Nature’.
PPNBD started the World Envi-
ronment Day celebration on June 5
with the planting of durian saplings,
honey bananas and sugarcane
around the association’s headquar-
ters in Kampong Lekiun of the Tem-
burong District.
mandatory self-isolation at
government monitoring centres
after arriving from abroad.
Meanwhile 4,012 individuals
have completed their mandatory
self-isolation at monitoring
centres since March.
In its breakdown of COVID 19
cases in the country, healthinfo.
revealed that there were 111
cases in the Brunei-Muara District,
25 in the Belait District and six in
the Tutong District.
The public can visit www.
contact the
Health Advice Line at 148 or
check the BruHealth app or
for information
and updates.