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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
in Brunei Darussalam yesterday donated
35,000 face masks and 5,000 bottles of hand
sanitiser to the Ministry of Religious Affairs
(MoRA) yesterday.
Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana
Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang
Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji
Awang Othman received the donation from
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
to Brunei DarussalamYu Hong in a ceremony at
Minister of Religious Affairs PehinUdana KhatibDato Paduka Seri SetiaUstazHaji AwangBadaruddin
bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman receives the donation from Ambassador of the
People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam Yu Hong. PHOTO: BAHYIAH BAKIR
MoRA receives
donation from
Chinese Embassy
Syazwani Hj Rosli
the lobby area of the ministry’s new extension
building in Berakas.
The minister later handed over the
donation to Acting Director of Islamic
Studies and Acting Director of Mosque
Affairs to be used in religious and Arabic
schools as well as mosques, suraus and
religious halls.
E a r l i e r, t he mi n i s t e r r e c e i ved a
courtesy call from the ambassador at the
Dhifayah Room.
Deputy Permanent Secretary (Policy and
Religious) at the MoRA Haji Mohd Serudin bin
Haji Timbang was also present.
The Government of Canada donated
personal protective equipment (PPE) to the
Ministry of Health yesterday as part of its
support to ASEAN partners in combatting
the COVID19 pandemic.
High Commissioner of Canada to Brunei
Darussalam Jeanette Stovel presented
120,000 pieces of N95 masks to Permanent
Secretary at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Haji
Abdul Manap bin Othman at a ceremony at
the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) building.
On the donation, the high commissioner
said, “Canada remains committed to
engaging regularly with ASEAN and we are
working closely with our ASEAN partners
to battle COVID19. We are pleased that
the health security capacity that Canada
helped built in the ASEAN region including
the ASEAN Emergency Operations Centre
High Commissioner of Canada to Brunei Darussalam Jeanette Stovel presents masks to
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Haji Abdul Manap bin Othman.
PHOTO: BAHYIAH BAKIR
Canada donates 120K masks to MoH
James Kon
Network and the ASEAN BioDiaspora Virtual
Centre, has strengthened the region’s
capability in ighting the pandemic.
“Through Canada’s USD4.5 million
Weapons Threat Reduction Programme
(WTRP), we provided 690,000 PPE to
AS E AN memb e r s t a t e s a n d t h e
ASEAN Secretariat.”
Canada’s WTRP has been working with
the ASEAN Secretariat and itsmember states
since 2013 to mitigate biological threats. It
enhanced the capacity of ASEAN partners to
prevent, detect and response to all manners
of biological threats.
Canada committed BND5.1 million to
the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) to support the provision of COVID19
diagnostic kits, equipment and training in
nuclear-derived detection techniques. It also
committed BND61.6 million to the coalition
to support COVID19 vaccine development
and research.
T h e C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t
Department (JAPEM) at the Ministry
of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
handed over inancial assistance to a ire
victim yesterday.
The inancial assistance was from funds
allocated under JAPEM by the Government
of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum
Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Pengiran Haji Mohd Hasnan
bin Pengiran Haji Ali Hassan presents the donation to Hajah Badariah binti Mamudin.
PHOTO: JAPEM
Financial assistance for fire victim
Rokiah Mahmud
Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
of Brunei Darussalam. The ceremony
was held at the ministry’s building in
Jalan Kebangsaan.
Permanent Secretary at the MCYS Pengiran
Haji Mohd Hasnan bin Pengiran Haji Ali Hassan
presented the donation to Hajah Badariah
binti Mamudin whose residence at STKRJ
Kampung Rimba was gutted by a ire on
August 8.
The assistance was aimed at lightening the
inancial burden of Hajah Badariah.
More than 300 visitors visited Kampong
Teraja’s
Mini Tamu@Jualan
despite its
remote location.
The event organised by the Women’s Bureau
of Kampong Teraja on August 9 was held to
bolster the economy of Teraja Longhouse
in Labi.
Stalls sold local drinks and food like
ayam
dalam buluh dan lemang
and
rabung tuhai
dalam buluh
.
Due to the unexpected large turnout, similar
events will be held to cater to local tourists
seeking domestic activities and attractions due
to border closure.
The
t amu
wi l l be a week l y even t
to draw visitors to Kampong Teraja and
Bukit Teraja.
Mini tamu draws big crowd, more planned
Visitors and vendors at Kampong Teraja’s ‘Mini Tamu@Jualan’. PHOTO: KAMPONG TERAJA LONGHOUSE COMMITTEE
Daniel Lim