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Borneo Bulletin, Monday July 15, 2019
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Royal Birthday
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Raja Isteri Pengiran
Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge
Opened in conjunction with the
GoldenJubileeofHisMajesty’saccession
to the throne in 2017, the Raja Isteri
Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge links
the capital to Kampong Sungai Kebun.
The bridge was built to cut travelling
time fromthecapital toKampongSungai
Kebun and boost socio-economic
development in the areas surrounding
the mukim.
Prior to the bridge’s completion,
residents of the mukim who needed to
get to their workplaces or send their
children to school in the capital had to
travel at least 30km and pass through
Jalan Bengkurong-Masin and Jalan
Tutong or take alternative routes. During
peak hours, the journey used to take 40
minutes to one hour.
Already the opening of the Raja Isteri
Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge has
created positive economic impacts.
Land prices in and around the mukim
have since increased threefold, and
many businesses have shown interest
in further developing the land in Mukim
Lumapas and establishing industries
and businesses in the area.
Ministry of Development
Policy Framework
The Ministry of Development (MoD)
recently launched its Policy Framework
2018-2023andStrategicPlan2018-2023
blueprint to provide a clearer picture
of the ministry’s national development
plans and goals for the next five years.
The Policy Framework 2018-2023
blueprint provides a breakdown of the
ministry’s priority areas across three
core sectors, namely infrastructure,
land use and environment, covering
aspects such as provision of housing,
road infrastructure, water supply
services, provision of drainage,
provision of sewerage, clean and
sustainable environment, optimal land
use, facilitating construction industry
development
and
infrastructure
financing.
The Ministry of Development Policy
Framework is purposed to guide all
departmentsundertheministrytorealign
their policies, plans and programmes,
and ultimately facilitating inter-
department collaboration, integrated
planning and development, coordinated
efforts in asset management and the
optimal use of resources.
The blueprint also supports a
sustainable
approach
towards
development,placingequalemphasison
its economic, social and environmental
aspects. It is seen as key in determining
theministry’spolicydirections,strategies
and priority areas – and particularly – in
helping the ministry map out key policy
gaps and action plans to help it realise
its commitments under Brunei Vision
2035.
National infrastructure
blueprint takes shape
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge