Azlan Othman

Miraputra Impian Cahaya Iman project team and Baden Powell (BP) Guild Main Committee members organised a cleaning campaign at the residence of an underprivileged family in Kampong Katok ‘A’.

They were joined by village consultative council (MPK) members and supported by the Community Development Department (JAPEM) at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

STKRJ Kampong Tungku Zone 3 Village Head Haji Adanan bin Haji Bagol, JAPEM Social Work Officer Fatin binti Wahid, Cahaya Iman Dream Project chairperson Hajah Faridah binti Haji Mohd Taufik, BP Guild Main Committee Chairman Pengiran Dr Haji Mohamed bin Pengiran Damit, BP Guild Main Committee Secretary Haji Mustafa bin Haji Bujang and BP Guild Main Committee Head of the Welfare and Social Bureau Beelie bin Tengah were also present.

James Kon

The Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) welcomed 223 new students yesterday during its launch of a virtual orientation week from January 13-15.

IBTE CEO and Director of Technical Education Dr Haji Mohd Zamri bin Haji Sabli was the guest of honour.

Dr Haji Mohd Zamri outlined IBTE’s core values which are “dedicated to be a highly skilled person in the field of expertise (competence), firm in upholding the principle (integrity), persevere in facing challenges as a team (teamwork), ready to work cooperatively with each other and with stakeholders (collaborative), smart and creative in decision making (innovative); and strive hard to achieve excellent success (excellence)”.

He said all IBTE students, officers and staff must fully grasp the core values to ensure consistency and achieve unity in thinking and action.

The event began with a recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed by opening remarks by IBTE Acting Assistant Director of Academic Norjemee bin Jenek.

IBTE Mechanical Campus Student Representative Council’s Muhammad Khairul Anam bin Mirhassan led the recitation of student’s oath.

Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam’s (BIBD) Islamic finance planner (IFP) Norliah binti Mohd Taib, Royal Brunei Police Force’s (RBPF) ASP Norainah binti Haji Mohd Salleh and ASP Ahmad Faez bin Haji Mohd Hani gave presentations.

Rokiah Mahmud

The Religious Teachers University College of Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) welcomed its new student leadership at a ceremony at Tarbiyah Hall yesterday.

Some 56 students comprising Years 2 and 3 students under the Bachelor Degree in Religious Teaching programme and Higher Diploma in Religious Teaching were sworn in as new Student Representative Council (MPP) members for 2021/2022 session.

The ceremony was coordinated by the Student Affairs Section through MPP and attended by KUPU SB Ra’es Dr Haji Adanan bin Haji Basar.

Former MPP president for 2020/2021 session Wan Muhammad Zahid bin Metusin gave a speech followed by a video presentation and announcement of the new MPP members for 2021/2022.

MPP President for 2021/2022 Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abas gave a speech that pledged to carry out the tasks entrusted upon them, set an example for their peers and adhere to the university’s rules.

Other activities at the event include financial presentation, handover of documents, dissolution speech and swearing in of new MPP members by KUPU SB Ra’es.

The Ministry of Education, through the Department of Examinations, released the Primary School Assessment (PSR) 2021 results yesterday.

To prevent further transmission of COVID-19, this is the first time that PSR adopts an alternative mean of assessing student performance – school assessed marks (SAM). The students are assessed based on marks attained in their assignments throughout the school year using school based assessment.

Of 5,997 candidates who sat for this examination, 4,162 (69.4 per cent) are government school candidates and 1,835 (30.59 per cent) are private school candidates. Out of these, 5,239 (87.36 per cent) candidates have obtained Grade A-D in all five subjects in PSR compared to 5,297 (86.96 per cent) candidates in 2020.

Meanwhile, 4,553 candidates (75.92 per cent) obtained Grade A-C in five subjects. This is an increase from the 2020 candidates’ achievement of 4,515 (74.13 per cent).

Some 42 schools achieved 100 per cent of Grade A-D results for all five subjects including 25 government schools. For Grades A-C, 22 schools achieved 100 per cent results for all five subjects, of which 14 are government schools.

The number of government school candidates who obtained Grade A-C in five subjects is 2,984 (71.70 per cent) while the achievement of Grade A-C for private school candidates is 1,569 (85.50 per cent).

A total of 1,229 candidates (20.49 per cent) obtained Grade A in all five subjects. Out of that figure, 651 candidates are government school candidates. Some 1,058 (86.08 per cent) candidates out of 1,229 candidates who obtained five Grade A are Bruneians.

Meanwhile, the achievement of candidates who obtained four Grade As and one Grade B was 567 (70.00 per cent) out of the 810 candidates were from government schools.

The subjects that achieved more than 90 per cent in Grades A-D are Malay Islamic Monarchy (98.87 per cent), Bahasa Melayu (97.65 per cent), English Language (95.80 per cent) and Science (95.68 per cent). Attainment for Mathematics is 88.83 per cent. As for Grades A-C, the percentage of candidates who achieved Grade A-C for Malay Islamic Monarchy is 97.85 per cent, Bahasa Melayu 94.83 per cent, English Language 90.41 per cent, Science 91.18 per cent and Mathematics 78.71 per cent.

In terms of the quality of achievements of the candidates who obtained Grade A for each subject, the total percentage as a whole is Malay Islamic Monarchy 81.34 per cent, Bahasa Melayu 60.20 per cent, Science 51.86 per cent, English Language 39.75 per cent, Mathematics 35.02 per cent.

Students may collect their result slips at their schools and private candidates can collect theirs from the Examinations Department during office hours.

James Kon

The Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) personnel on Wednesday night foiled an attempted smuggling of 30 cartons of cigarettes in the forested area of Kampong Menunggol, Brunei-Muara District during a COVID-19 Task Force operation.

According to the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), enforcement personnel were conducting a patrol when they heard a noise believed to have come from a motorcycle exhaust, which led them to finding several individuals unloading suspicious items.

Noticing the presence of the patrolling team, the individuals fled the scene and left behind a motorcycle and a package believed to contain contraband.

The Kampong Ayer Police Station personnel were immediately contacted. Upon investigation, 30 cartons of cigarettes were found inside the package.

The contraband and the motorcycle were handed over to the Royal Customs and Excise Department for further investigation.