Brunei Darussalam will sight the new moon of Ramadhan for 1443 Hijrah next Friday to determine the first day of fasting, according to the Syariah Court of Appeal on Tuesday. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Three-metre crocodile captured near fish pond
Firefighters last Friday captured a three-metre long crocodile with a snare catcher along the Jalan Danau area, Kampong Telisai, Tutong District, after a public report on the reptile’s sighting. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin
Downward trend in daily new COVID cases
Brunei Darussalam’s daily new COVID-19 cases continued to record a downward trend with 1,911 new cases reported on Tuesday. Of the new cases, 983 were from ART test results uploaded to the BruHealth app, while 208 were from 2,177 RT-PCR laboratory tests performed in the past 24 hours. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Crews rescue man stuck in underground storm pipe
ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA (AP) – A man, who was trapped 15 feet underground for two days in a San Francisco Bay Area storm pipe the width of a large pizza, was rescued in an effort that lasted hours and involved at least 50 firefighters, police officers and rescue personnel, officials said on Monday. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Power outage alert in Japan amid quake damage, cold weather
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s government alerted people of potential blackouts in the Tokyo region on Tuesday because power supplies were low after several coal-fired plants temporarily stopped generating electricity following last week’s earthquake. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Troops deployed as fuel shortage sparks protests
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations on Tuesday as sporadic protests erupted among the thousands of motorists queueing up daily for scarce fuel. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Duterte’s party backs Marcos heir for Philippine presidency
MANILA (AFP) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s party on Tuesday threw its support behind presidential election favourite Ferdinand Marcos Junior, as his main rival appears to gain momentum in the race for the top job. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States (US) officially declared on Monday that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar’s military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to “destroy” the minority group. More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Kurnia dates distributed for Ramadhan
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Rokiah Mahmud
Nearly 6,000 packs of kurma kurnia peribadi or dates that were personal gifts of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzadddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam were distributed to officers and staff of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports (MCYS).
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin distributed the dates at the Citra Hall of the MCYS building yesterday.
To bless the ceremony, the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Surah Al-Baqarah was led by a student from Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Haji Mohammad Ali Wafiuddin bin Haji Osman.
Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF)
Lyna Mohamad
The kurma kurnia peribadi or dates bestowed as a personal gift from His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam were distributed to officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and personnel at the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) and Bolkiah Garrison in a ceremony at the Officer’s Mess of the Bolkiah Garrison yesterday.
The dates were distributed by RBAF Joint Force Commander Brigadier General (U) Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, who represented the Commander of RBAF. Also present were RBAF Chief of Staff, military directors, commandants, commanding officers and officers under the MinDef and Bolkiah Garrison.
The event commenced with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah by Lieutenant (U) Haji Muhammad Syasuandi bin Haji Abu Bakar, followed with the distribution of dates to representatives of military directorates and units.
Over 200 saplings planted to mark International Day of Forests
Daniel Lim
Over 200 saplings were planted to mark the International Day of Forests in an event organised by the Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) at the Andulau Forest Reserve yesterday.
MPRT and Forestry Department officers and staff, representatives from the Brunei Climate Change Secretariat and volunteers from Green Brunei planted 213 ru runang saplings.
Forestry Department Director Noralinda binti Haji Ibrahim was present with Legislative Council member and co-founder of Green Brunei Yang Berhormat Khairunnisa binti Haji Ash’ari.
The theme for International Day of Forests this year is ‘Forest and Sustainable Production and Consumption’. The theme emphasises the importance of sustainability and production of forest products without straining the local environment, so as to allow for future generations to be able to appreciate forests.
The event helped fulfil one of the strategies of the Brunei Darussalam National Climate Change Policy (BNCCP) In providing forest cover, creating a carbon sink through afforestation and reforestation; with a targetted goal of 500,000 trees planted by 2035.
