Wani Roslan
Five underprivileged individuals received boats and fishing gear during the handing over ceremony of ‘Agihan Zakat Modal Berusaha’ at the Dermaga Diraja jetty in the capital yesterday.
Acting Secretary of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Akop handed over the items.
The recipients were Abdul Saineh bin Idris from Kampong Pandai Besi, Masrulefendi bin Haji Sulaiman from Kampong Pengiran Setia Negara, Abdul Tengah bin Ismail from Kampong Sungai Besar, Hazmi bin Matussin from Kampong Sungai Asam, and Haji Rosli bin Ahmad from Kampong Saba Ujong.
Four of the recipients received a 17-foot boat each, a 60 horsepower engine and fishing gear, while another received a 60 horsepower engine and fishing gear.
Funds for the equipment (totalling BND63,594) was taken from the allocation of MUIB’s Zakat Asnaf Fakir Miskin collection.

