Bandar Seri Begawan - Megamas Training Company Sdn Bhd, based in Mumong, has become an accredited Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Centre.

This international recognition is another HSE milestone for the company following previous achievements over the last 10 years or so.

As a registered CIEH centre, Megamas is now able to deliver a wide range of Food Safety and Hygiene courses (Level 1 and Level 2) in the Catering, Manufacturing and Retail sectors to an international standard.

Participants on successful completion of the course will receive CIEH qualifications which are recognised worldwide.

The courses can be conducted in English and Malay by a local Megamas employee, Jacqueline Liew, who has been trained and developed to CIEH Level 4, including courses overseas.

This policy is in line with the aspirations of the company to train and develop local Bruneian citizens.

The Megamas General Manager, Mohd Roger Ainsworth, was pleased with this new recognition as it has always been the goal of Megamas to conduct all HSE training, wherever possible, to international standards.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Lotus Light Charity Association of Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday handed over donations to 24 orphans and 15 single mothers in Kg Belimbing.

 

The presentation was held at the residence of the Village Head of Kg Belimbing.

Donations for orphans were presented by a member of Brunei's Legislative Council who is also the Village Head of Kg Belimbing, YB Awg Hj Gapor @Hj Mohd Daud bin Karim, while donations for single mothers were handed over by his spouse, Hjh Halimah binti Tuah.

Also present were the Penghulu of Mukim Kota Batu Awg Naim bin Hj Kamis and Awg Yeo Tiong Lok, chairman of the association.

The event ended with a tahlil recitation and breaking of fast.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Ford Premier Automobiles Sdn Bhd Sales Manager, Awang Teng Chee How yesterday delivered assistance to a total of four orphans in Kg Seri Tanjung Belayang, Temburong.

This was one of the programmes lined up for the Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H/2011 M.

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak is also the most important platform in an effort to strengthen ties between the business community and the community in general and hoped that the assistance is best utilised in preparation for the celebration of Hari Raya to come.

This is the Ford Company's annual agenda as part of their social activities.

The delegation was greeted on arrival by Dayang Hai ah Tampoi binti Haji Mohd Salleh, spouse of Village Head of Kg Seri Tanjung Belayang together with Dayang Habiah Jaibidin, mother of the four recipients.

Activities such as this help ease the burden of the orphans, especially those who are less fortunate.

"May be there is not much we can give, but at least we can somewhat ease the burden, especially for the orphans for the upcoming Hari Raya," said Haji Mohd Khairol.

The event proceeded with tahlil for the late Roslan Jalani bin Haji Ghani led by Haji Mohd Khairol bin Haji Mohd Ya'akup, a spokesman for Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H.

Also present at the ceremony were Awang Mohd Ali bin Haji Radin, President of Temburong Bikers Association and Awang Haji Zakaria bin Haji Idris, together with other members of the Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Megamas Training Company Sdn Bhd, based in Mumong, has become an accredited Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Centre.

This international recognition is another HSE milestone for the company following previous achievements over the last 10 years or so.

As a registered CIEH centre, Megamas is now able to deliver a wide range of Food Safety and Hygiene courses (Level 1 and Level 2) in the Catering, Manufacturing and Retail sectors to an international standard.

Participants on successful completion of the course will receive CIEH qualifications which are recognised worldwide.

The courses can be conducted in English and Malay by a local Megamas employee, Jacqueline Liew, who has been trained and developed to CIEH Level 4, including courses overseas.

This policy is in line with the aspirations of the company to train and develop local Bruneian citizens.

The Megamas General Manager, Mohd Roger Ainsworth, was pleased with this new recognition as it has always been the goal of Megamas to conduct all HSE training, wherever possible, to international standards.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Lotus Light Charity Association of Brunei Darussalam on Wednesday handed over donations to 24 orphans and 15 single mothers in Kg Belimbing.

 

The presentation was held at the residence of the Village Head of Kg Belimbing.

Donations for orphans were presented by a member of Brunei's Legislative Council who is also the Village Head of Kg Belimbing, YB Awg Hj Gapor @Hj Mohd Daud bin Karim, while donations for single mothers were handed over by his spouse, Hjh Halimah binti Tuah.

Also present were the Penghulu of Mukim Kota Batu Awg Naim bin Hj Kamis and Awg Yeo Tiong Lok, chairman of the association.

The event ended with a tahlil recitation and breaking of fast.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Ford Premier Automobiles Sdn Bhd Sales Manager, Awang Teng Chee How yesterday delivered assistance to a total of four orphans in Kg Seri Tanjung Belayang, Temburong.

This was one of the programmes lined up for the Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H/2011 M.

Ramadhan Al-Mubarak is also the most important platform in an effort to strengthen ties between the business community and the community in general and hoped that the assistance is best utilised in preparation for the celebration of Hari Raya to come.

This is the Ford Company's annual agenda as part of their social activities.

The delegation was greeted on arrival by Dayang Hai ah Tampoi binti Haji Mohd Salleh, spouse of Village Head of Kg Seri Tanjung Belayang together with Dayang Habiah Jaibidin, mother of the four recipients.

Activities such as this help ease the burden of the orphans, especially those who are less fortunate.

"May be there is not much we can give, but at least we can somewhat ease the burden, especially for the orphans for the upcoming Hari Raya," said Haji Mohd Khairol.

The event proceeded with tahlil for the late Roslan Jalani bin Haji Ghani led by Haji Mohd Khairol bin Haji Mohd Ya'akup, a spokesman for Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H.

Also present at the ceremony were Awang Mohd Ali bin Haji Radin, President of Temburong Bikers Association and Awang Haji Zakaria bin Haji Idris, together with other members of the Ford Fiesta Ramadhan 1432H.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - A group of divorcees, a widow and a family without both parents in the Brunei-Muara District were some of the recipients who received the Ramadhan charity contribution organised by the Community Development Department under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday.

A delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports led by Hj Mohamad bin Hj Abd Rahman, Director of Finance and Administration in the ministry, went to five houses to present the contribution to the recipients.

Also present were Datin Hajah Shireen binti Hj Mustapha, Senior Special Duties officer with Hj Abdul Malik bin Hj Mohammad, Acting Director of Youth and Sports.

The first house that the delegation visited was Mariah binti Hj Muslim.

The 39-year-old divorcee and mother of four is currently living on the monthly welfare assistance of $240. The divorcee is currently unemployed.

In an interview, she said, "After the divorce, we relied on our relative's assistance especially from my sister and brother.

My children almost had to stop going to school because we didn't have any money to buy the school items and uniform.

This was before we got the assistance from the Community Development Department."

Mariah also expressed her desire to find a job and not be dependent on any assistance.

She said, "I wish to find a job in order to support my family with children aged between three and 14 years. I don't want to solely rely on the assistance from the government."

Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports responded positively about Mariah's hopes on finding employment and will be looking into the matter.

During the interview, Mariah also thanked the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam for providing the much-needed assistance to the family.

The second house visited by the delegation was Muhammad Aslam bin Muhammad Jefri Deen.

The 22-year-old is currently working and has two brothers. They are living without their parents and are currently receiving assistance through the National Welfare Bodies Fund.

The next two houses that received the contributions were Norlia binti Uda and Nisah binti Hj Kula, both are divorcees.

Norlia stays in Kg Madang and receives a monthly welfare assistance of $200.

She has one child and is currently staying in the house of her late parent.

Meanwhile, Nisah binti Hj Kula who is also staying in Kg Madang receives a monthly welfare assistance of $380.

Unemployed, she has a small business of selling vegetables nearby the house.

The final house visited by the delegation was Norsia Hasnaliza binti Hassem.

The widow is paralysed and is bounded to a wheelchair since 2005 after a serious accident that also took her husband's life.

She stays at the second floor of a rented house in Kg Sungai Akar and has four children aged between six and 14 years.

Fortunately, her relative Shikin Johari is always at Norsia's side to care for her and the children.

They are currently receiving $640 in assistance.

According to her relative Shikin Johari, "The tragic accident happened on August 20, 2005 leaving her paralysed and bound to the wheelchair."

When asked if the family can survive with $640, she said, "It's really hard, because the rent for the house is $500 every month. We only have $160 left to survive."In addition, Dayang Shikin also said, "Staying on the second floor of the house, we have to carry Norsia in and out if she needs to go out to see doctor. This can sometimes be really hard."

Dayang Shikin also conveyed her concern to the delegation from the ministry and they are currently looking into an accommodation.

The officials have vowed to help Norsia and her family.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-two members of the Centre for Children with Special Needs (KACA) received contributions in the form of financial support from members of the public and various charity organisations in a ceremony held in Kg Kiulap, yesterday.

With the primary mission to provide assistance and alleviate their financial burden, the contributions were handed over by Dato Paduka Hj Zainal bin Hj Momin, President of KACA to children with special needs and less unfortunate families.

This initiative began three years ago and the contributions were anticipated to enable the recipients to purchase groceries, apparels and other basic items particularly for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations.

Present at the ceremony were family members, staff of the centre and several representatives from various organisations.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - In the spirit of Ramadhan and observing the Muslim holy month, more than 15 employees of Standard Chartered Bank came together for a cleaning campaign at the Muslim cemetery located around the Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, Kiulap.

 

A tahlil recital was also held after the cleaning campaign.

The bank's Islamic Welfare Body along with the its Recreational Club organises this event annually by gathering a group of employees to take time out from their work under the Bank's Employee Volunteering Programme (EVP).

The bank's EVP programme provides each staff member with an additional three days leave to perform voluntary duties and give back to the community.

"I am thankful to be given the opportunity to fulfill my religious duties through `bertahlil, providing prayers to those who passed away and cleaning the cemetery with my fellow colleagues through our bank's employee volunteering programme.

Being able to give back to our community, especially during this holy month, means a lot to me," said Ak Danny Pg Tajuddin, Corporate Affairs Officer from Standard Chartered Bank.

During the month of Ramadhan, Standard Chartered Bank has featured various community initiatives and these include breaking of fast with Pusat Bahagia and Brunei Darussalam National Association of the Blind (BDNAB), sponsorship of a Braille Sense machine to BDNAB and donation of items to the less fortunate.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Youth Development Centre of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) held a Khatam al-Quran and Tadarus ceremony yesterday in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadhan -at the centre's surau in Kg Tanah Jambu.

Present as the guest of honour was Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Haji Othman, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports.

The ceremony marked the end of the Quran and tadarus recital, which has been ongoing since the beginning of Ramadhan.

Organised by the centre's Religious Department, it was also part of the centre's annual activity involving its officers, staff and coaches.

The ceremony also saw the handing over of a donation worth $1,000 from the Youth Development Centre to the National Orphans Fund, which was received by the guest of honour.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Youth Development Centre of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) held a Khatam al-Quran and Tadarus ceremony yesterday in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadhan -at the centre's surau in Kg Tanah Jambu.

Present as the guest of honour was Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Haji Othman, Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports.

The ceremony marked the end of the Quran and tadarus recital, which has been ongoing since the beginning of Ramadhan.

Organised by the centre's Religious Department, it was also part of the centre's annual activity involving its officers, staff and coaches.

The ceremony also saw the handing over of a donation worth $1,000 from the Youth Development Centre to the National Orphans Fund, which was received by the guest of honour.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - A group of divorcees, a widow and a family without both parents in the Brunei-Muara District were some of the recipients who received the Ramadhan charity contribution organised by the Community Development Department under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports yesterday.

A delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports led by Hj Mohamad bin Hj Abd Rahman, Director of Finance and Administration in the ministry, went to five houses to present the contribution to the recipients.

Also present were Datin Hajah Shireen binti Hj Mustapha, Senior Special Duties officer with Hj Abdul Malik bin Hj Mohammad, Acting Director of Youth and Sports.

The first house that the delegation visited was Mariah binti Hj Muslim.

The 39-year-old divorcee and mother of four is currently living on the monthly welfare assistance of $240. The divorcee is currently unemployed.

In an interview, she said, "After the divorce, we relied on our relative's assistance especially from my sister and brother.

My children almost had to stop going to school because we didn't have any money to buy the school items and uniform.

This was before we got the assistance from the Community Development Department."

Mariah also expressed her desire to find a job and not be dependent on any assistance.

She said, "I wish to find a job in order to support my family with children aged between three and 14 years. I don't want to solely rely on the assistance from the government."

Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports responded positively about Mariah's hopes on finding employment and will be looking into the matter.

During the interview, Mariah also thanked the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam for providing the much-needed assistance to the family.

The second house visited by the delegation was Muhammad Aslam bin Muhammad Jefri Deen.

The 22-year-old is currently working and has two brothers. They are living without their parents and are currently receiving assistance through the National Welfare Bodies Fund.

The next two houses that received the contributions were Norlia binti Uda and Nisah binti Hj Kula, both are divorcees.

Norlia stays in Kg Madang and receives a monthly welfare assistance of $200.

She has one child and is currently staying in the house of her late parent.

Meanwhile, Nisah binti Hj Kula who is also staying in Kg Madang receives a monthly welfare assistance of $380.

Unemployed, she has a small business of selling vegetables nearby the house.

The final house visited by the delegation was Norsia Hasnaliza binti Hassem.

The widow is paralysed and is bounded to a wheelchair since 2005 after a serious accident that also took her husband's life.

She stays at the second floor of a rented house in Kg Sungai Akar and has four children aged between six and 14 years.

Fortunately, her relative Shikin Johari is always at Norsia's side to care for her and the children.

They are currently receiving $640 in assistance.

According to her relative Shikin Johari, "The tragic accident happened on August 20, 2005 leaving her paralysed and bound to the wheelchair."

When asked if the family can survive with $640, she said, "It's really hard, because the rent for the house is $500 every month. We only have $160 left to survive."In addition, Dayang Shikin also said, "Staying on the second floor of the house, we have to carry Norsia in and out if she needs to go out to see doctor. This can sometimes be really hard."

Dayang Shikin also conveyed her concern to the delegation from the ministry and they are currently looking into an accommodation.

The officials have vowed to help Norsia and her family.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-two members of the Centre for Children with Special Needs (KACA) received contributions in the form of financial support from members of the public and various charity organisations in a ceremony held in Kg Kiulap, yesterday.

With the primary mission to provide assistance and alleviate their financial burden, the contributions were handed over by Dato Paduka Hj Zainal bin Hj Momin, President of KACA to children with special needs and less unfortunate families.

This initiative began three years ago and the contributions were anticipated to enable the recipients to purchase groceries, apparels and other basic items particularly for the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations.

Present at the ceremony were family members, staff of the centre and several representatives from various organisations.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Bandar Seri Begawan - In the spirit of Ramadhan and observing the Muslim holy month, more than 15 employees of Standard Chartered Bank came together for a cleaning campaign at the Muslim cemetery located around the Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, Kiulap.

 

A tahlil recital was also held after the cleaning campaign.

The bank's Islamic Welfare Body along with the its Recreational Club organises this event annually by gathering a group of employees to take time out from their work under the Bank's Employee Volunteering Programme (EVP).

The bank's EVP programme provides each staff member with an additional three days leave to perform voluntary duties and give back to the community.

"I am thankful to be given the opportunity to fulfill my religious duties through `bertahlil, providing prayers to those who passed away and cleaning the cemetery with my fellow colleagues through our bank's employee volunteering programme.

Being able to give back to our community, especially during this holy month, means a lot to me," said Ak Danny Pg Tajuddin, Corporate Affairs Officer from Standard Chartered Bank.

During the month of Ramadhan, Standard Chartered Bank has featured various community initiatives and these include breaking of fast with Pusat Bahagia and Brunei Darussalam National Association of the Blind (BDNAB), sponsorship of a Braille Sense machine to BDNAB and donation of items to the less fortunate.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin