New facilities for the Tutong District New Muslim Converts Association (PESATU) is slated to be completed by July 5 next year.
Facilities include a multipurpose hall, a prayer room, male and female ablution areas and parking areas.
A foundation laying ceremony for the multipurpose hall took place yesterday.
Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman was the guest of honour.
Construction on the new facilities began on July 6. The project is funded by the Brunei Islamic Religious Council through its general administration fund. – Rokiah Mahmud