Rokiah Mahmud
The Department of Town and Country Planning, under the Ministry of Development, held a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony and special religious lecture to mark the 50th golden jubilee of its establishment yesterday.
Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid was the guest of honour.
Permanent secretaries and deputy permanent secretaries at the Ministry of Development and Planning Authority committee members also attended.
The ceremony commenced with a mass Asar prayer followed by a lecture on ‘Menjaga kesejahteraan hidup berjiran melalui perancangan guna tanah dan kemajuan yang teratur’ from Special Duties Officer Grade II at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Muhammad Yusof bin Haji Abdul Majid. The ceremony concluded with the recitation of Doa Selamat and Doa Peliharakan Sultan dan Negara Brunei Darussalam.