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More Medals And A Record For Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam won two more-silver and three bronze medals in the athletics event at the Arafura Games in Darwin yesterday.
To date, Brunei have won six medals (3 silver and 3 bronze) at the meet and are now in 101 place in the medal tally.
The Brunei ladies also brokeanother- tenpin bowling record in the trios division yesterday. TheBrunei Darussalam team made up of Dk Nurazimah, Dk Nurhasrimah andFatin Nur Ashikin Abu Bakar combined to score 1,695 in their division.They smashed the previous record by 53 pins, which had been held since1997.
In the discus event for specialneed people, Hirdan Haji Abdul Kadir got a bronze medal and in the polevault event, Mohammad Hadi Ezlan bin Sebad obtained a silver medal.Noramalina binti Bakir won a bronze medal in, long jump event andMohamad Yazid bin Yusof also won a bronze medal in shot put event.
Noramalinawho also participated in the 100m event won a silver medal. Meanwhile,Michael Griffiths, coach of the Brunei tenpin team said he was ecstaticwith the bowling results and that the trio was very excited when theyheard the news.
"They are a youth development squadand they went about their business in a professional manner from thevery first ball bowled in this event.
"This is a really great result forthe girls and gives them confidence for future competitions. The girlshave had very limited exposure and have only ever really competed insmaller competitions in there own country. This is by far the largestevent that they have attended."
Dk Nurhazrimah (Emma) bowled a personal best series of 614 to contribute to the team's win.
"The girls are all bowling some ofthe best scores to date," said Griffiths. Tenpin competition conf d insingles, doubles and trios until medal playoffs on Wednesday evening atPlanet Tenpin, Nightcliff.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
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BIBD introduces new investment product offering
By Sonia K 
Deputy Head of BIDB's Asset and Fund Management Division Following the successful launch of the BIBD 180-Day Certificate of Musyarakah Musahamah and Al-Bai (TradableMusyarakah Certificate) back in February 2007, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad is pleased to announce that itwill introduce another addition to its current range of investment product offerings.
According to a press release, this initiative is in line with the Ministry of Finance's call to nurture a savings andinvestment culture among locals.
"The new 90-day TMC, which offers an indicative dividend yield of 2.625 per cent per annum if held to maturity, is afollow-up to the bank's initial offering of the 180-day TMC investment product, which was well received by the publicearly this year.
"The TMC's salient feature, which provides investors access to their liquidity anytime prior to maturity, aims toprovide investors the conveniences and flexibility to manage their funds, while providing them with an opportunity toinvest in the bank's exclusive Sukuk portfolio," said the press release.
According to Hjh Nurul Akmar Hj Jaafar, the Deputy Head of BIDB's Asset and Fund Management Division, theinvestment product will be offered an a first-come-first-serve basis, where subscriptions can be made during the offerperiod from May 14 to 21 this year.
Allocation of the certificates will be limited, with a minimum unit value for each subscription at $500, and investmentwill be capped to $20,000 per investor to ensure the mass market will be able to participate in this programme, sheadded.
Interested patrons or members of the public are advised to visit Perdana World Banking, fourth floor of the BIBDHeadquarters and BIBD KB branch.
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad, as the leading Islamic Banking institution in Brunei, will continue to innovateand provide the public with an extensive range of investment products, as part of its efforts to diversify its mainstreambusiness while nurturing a culture of astute investors. |
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Kursus 'Celik Jawi' untuk kakitangan kerajaan
Oleh Azmerul Haji Haris | | 
Sesi bergambar ramai peserta kursus. |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Isnin - Unit Kursus Bahagian Kursus Dan Bimbingan Wanita,Pusat Dakwah Islamiah, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama hari ini mengadakan KursusPengukuhan Islam untuk pegawai dan kakitangan kerajaan di negara ini.Kursus "Celik Jawi" yang diadakan selama lima hari itu bermula hari ini dengan Majlis TaklimatKursus sehingga 19 Mei menggabungkan sesi pembelajaran teori dan praktikal.
Sekitar 40 peserta lelaki dan 30 peserta wanita terdiri daripada pegawai dan kakitangan kerajaanmenyertai kursus berkenaan yang dibahagikan kepada dua bahagian iaitu di Bilik Persidanganbagi peserta lelaki sementara di Bilik Kuliah 4 bagi peserta wanita.
Dua tenaga pengajar dari Pusat Dakwah Islamiah Haji Jumat Haji Tuah dan Drs HajiMuhammad Syahroni Haji Abdul Kahar mengendalikan kursus selama lima hari itu.
Tujuan utama kursus "Celik Jawi" adalah mengembangkan dan menyebarluaskan kemahirandalam penulisan jawi khususnya bagi pegawai dan juga kakitangan kerajaan.
Antara tajuk utama kursus ialah mengenal huruf dan latihan membaca, mengeja dan membacasuku kata, praktikal menulis huruf serta menyambung huruf.
Kursus juga untuk memberikan kefahaman dan penerangan yang betul, sekali gus dapatmeningkatkan tahap kualiti ilmu di kalangan para peserta sebagai bekalan kehidupan seharian.
Kursus dijangka berakhir pada Sabtu ini dengan Majlis Penutup Dan Penyampaian Sijil kepadapara peserta.
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Muslim Peace Force For Iraq
Islamabad - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf proposed sending a Muslim peacekeeping force to Iraq as foreign ministers of Islamic countries met on Tuesday to discuss problems facing the Muslim world.
"The mass killing that is taking place (in Iraq), the carnage that is taking place there has to stop," Musharraf said at the start of a three-day meeting of the 34t" session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers. His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs, is attending the meeting.
"If all the warring factions, different factions in Iraq, if they accept, then maybe a Muslim peacekeeping force under the United Nations umbrella could be looked at if that leads to peace and resolution of the crisis," said the Pakistani president.
Musharraf opened the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in the capital Islamabad with a call for a political solution to bring peace to Iraq.
"Apolitical solution is a dire necessity now we have to stop all outside interference... And if outside interference stops, I think internal control would be possible." Musharraf also called for an early resolution of the Palestinian dispute that he said was at the core of many other disputes around the world. Despite mounting challenges to his authority at home, the Pakistani leader has sought to take a lead in Middle East diplomacy, visiting several Muslim and Arab nations earlier this year to push a new Middle East peace initiative.
The OIC foreign ministers meeting on the theme of "Peace, Progress and Harmony" will discuss a new charter for the organisation in the next two days to enable it to "effectively" represent the Muslim nations.
The Muslim world will continue to slide backwards and eventually be robbed of its sovereignty if it is not ready to become a knowledge-based society, said Musharraf.
He said that many member countries of the OIC had not kept abreast with new challenges in a world driven by knowledge-based economy, as they were being bogged down by illiteracy, high rate of poverty, weak industrial base and poor grasp of science and technology.
Against such a backdrop, he said, Muslim nations were not in a position to help each other and were forced to rely on non-Muslim countries for help.
"I'm afraid that if this support (continues to) come from non-Muslim countries, we may compromise our sovereignty," Musharraf said. "At this juncture, the OIC should revitalise itself and be well equipped to address constant challenges confronting the 1.25 billion Muslims worldwide," he added. The president said the Islamic world was facing a defining moment, being at the epicentre of a slew of conflicts where Muslims are the victims.
"We need to solve these (problems) collectively. The OIC must have a role to play and it must be equipped financially and administratively to play this role, he added.
He called on the OIC to establish a mechanism to resolve conflicts involving Muslim countries so as not to be dependent on outsiders for solutions.
"Here, the OIC charter which is being revised by eminent Muslim leaders, has to ensure that the grouping has the capability to contribute to the progress of its members much more than what it has done in the past," he added. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Minister Of Home Affairs Makes Working Visit
By Azlan Othman
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Awg Adanan, yesterday made a working visit to several areas under the jurisdiction of the Brunei-Muara District Office.
The minister first visited the Rimba stall near the Rimba national housing scheme, where he took a closer look at the facilities and listened to the grievances of some vendors. The multipurpose halls in Kg Bengkurong, Mukim Kilanas and Taman Mini Perayaan Parit, Mukim Pengkalan Batu were also scrutinised.
Meanwhile, various issues were brought up during a dialogue session with the village consultative council at the residence ofAwg Hj Matzin bin Hj Mohammad, the village head of Kg Bengkurong/Sinarubai. Accompanying the minister during the working visit were Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Dato Paduka Awg Hj Adrian, Brunei-Muara District Officer Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yusof and other senior officers.
It was the latest in a series of visits by the minister to mukims and villages in the country.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Local Gets 8 Years, 8 Lashes For Drugs
By Rol Ezam
Bandar Seri Begawan - A local man was sentenced to eight years' jail and eight strokes of the cane by the High Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to having in possession 20 grammes of methylamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
Mohammad Ridzwan bin Hj Mansor who was represented by Counsel Mohd Shazale Salleh admitted to the charge of committing the offence on December 31, 2002. The court heard that the defendant was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers while inside a four-wheel vehicle parked at the vicinity of the Airport Cargo Terminal.
Cash amounting to B$2,328 and RM100 was seized from the defendant during a search. Following his arrest, the defendant was taken to his house in Kg Lambak Kanan. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Dyg Suhana bte Hj Sudin, the defendant's wife Zaiton binte Hj Sahat was also arrested by the NCB officers.
Zaiton, who is a Malaysian national, was initially slapped with drug charges along with the defendant. However, the charge against her has been dropped.
Meanwhile, the defendant's sister who was about to leave the house was also arrested by the officers. She was carrying a black case containing a laptop and two envelopes containing $73,900 cash. Mohammad Ridzwan admitted that the cash belonged to him.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Motorists Continue To Ignore Road Safety
By Hadi DP Mahmud
Bandar Seri Begawan - Thirty-two road fatalities were reported in the sultanate last year, while 38 accidents accounted for the road death toll in 2005.
World Health Organisaton statistics show that an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide die on the roads each year, and as many as 50 million are injured.
Carelessness was billed by the Road Safety Council chairman, Dato Paduka Md Yusof Md Hassan, who put it simply: "Human suffering caused by roadcrashes is huge, as the impact often extends beyond the loss of life itself," as the main cause of road accidents last year.
Further elaborating on the causes of these incidents, he said such accidents have included traffic lights violation, speeding at controlled areas, overloading and improper packaging of commercial and heavy vehicles, use of handphones while driving and improper usage of roads like roundabouts.
At a road safety seminar for the First United Nations Global Road Safety Week held earlier this April, he elaborated on the physical, psychological and economic consequences of these accidents.
"Crash survivors and their families must cope with the painful and often long-term consequences of injury, disability and rehabilitation. In many cases, the cost of care, the loss of the primary breadwinner, funeral expenses, or the loss of income due to disability, can drive a family into poverty," he further explained.
Since the beginning of the year, statistics from the Royal Brunei Police Force's Investigation and Traffic Department reveals that traffic violations have now reached the two-third mark of last year's total of traffic violations. Despite the Road Safety Week campaign, the figures clearly show that motorists in the country still continue to exercise irresponsible road behaviour, such as speeding, and ignoring the fact that speed kills.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times |
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Originally posted by holmes at 16-5-2007 11:20 AM
tengkiu tengkiu :tq::tq:
Ahaks! perasan tah pulang nah...
Banar nda cakap Hawk atu holmes? I can name a few of them who are in their mid 30's or over n who really are good looking n gorgeous. Ah well! barangkali balum masa nya lagi! I wish all of them well! |
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Originally posted by holmes at 16-5-2007 11:35 AM
alum pass si tasha ani mengcopy & paste bah Hawk
Tengkiu to Hawk & tasha for the news update...
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iatah tu bah jadi kemusyikilan pulang hehe lurus tu alum pass ahh hehehe |
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Originally posted by DkNatasah at 16-5-2007 12:13 PM
iatah tu bah jadi kemusyikilan pulang hehe lurus tu alum pass ahh hehehe
Ok! Have deleted my post atu! |
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Originally posted by TheHawk at 16-5-2007 12:06 PM
Banar nda cakap Hawk atu holmes? I can name a few of them who are in their mid 30's or over n who really are good looking n gorgeous. Ah well! barangkali balum masa nya lagi! I wish all of t ...
hehe i m 30 already admit it alwayzzzzzzzzzzzz fail subject in LOVE and RELATIONSHIP its not easy for me to understand someone uncle payah. |
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Prince Lauds Efforts To Advance Mideast Peace
By Kartika Rahman
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam, Tuesday morning spoke on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Asian group at the opening session of the 34th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The conference was opened by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. His Royal Highness, in his note of thanks on behalf of the Asian Group Members, expressed appreciation to Pakistan for hosting the meeting, and highlighted the difficult challenges faced by OIC member countries. The afternoon session of the conference saw His Royal Highness attending the General Debate where he commended the current progress being made by the Secretariat in implementing the 10-year OIC Programme of Action including the review of the OIC Charter.
His Royal Highness also expressed Brunei Darussalam's solidarity with member nations who are currently experiencing severe problems and inn particular appreciated the current efforts being made by Saudi Arabia,
Egypt and Jordan to advance the peace process and secure lasting settlement in Palestine. His Royal Highness also held a bilateral meeting Tuesday with Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Adviser for the Foreign Affairs of Republic of Bangladesh, at the Jinnah Convention Centre.
In the evening, His Royal Highness attended a banquet dinner hosted by President Pervez Musharraf. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Sultan Congratulates New French President
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send a congratulatory message to Nicolas Sarkozy, President-Elect of the Republic of France, on his inauguration as the President of the Republic of France.
In the message, His Majesty wished Sarkozy much success in his presidency and looked forward to continue strengthening the much valued friendship and cooperation between the two countries both bilaterally and multilaterally.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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'All Black' Deviant Group Busted In Raid
By Za'im Zaini & Amin Hosni
Bandar Seri Begawan - A group of 30 people, in the midst of learning the 'trick' to turn leaves into money, was taken by surprise when a posse of officials from the Royal Brunei Police Force from Tutong District, Internal Security Department, Law Enforcement Section of the Department of Immigration and National Registration and Aqidah Control Section of Syariah Affairs Department gate-crashed into the 'secret' congregation in Tutong District Tuesday night.
The congregants were all dressed in black and were allegedly being duped by a leader, known as "Ayahanda Putera", suspected to be involved in a "bomoh" activity called "menarik duit" or claim to be able to make money out of leaves.
Acting on a tip-off from the public, the Intelligence Section of the Agidah Control, Syariah Affairs Department made investigations on the activities of the group believed to have deviant elements almost a month prior to the raid. It was held at a residence in the area of Kampong Kiudang, Tutong District.
During the raid, the enforcers were shocked when they found the group allegedly performing a "zikir" in a way that was like worshipping the leader. The `all black' group comprised men and women most of whom are adults. Although a young girl was also present at the time, the Bulletin was told that she was there to seek help from the leader for her exams.
The enforcers also found items believed to be used in deviationist activities that were seized for evidence.
Among the items confiscated were a gold-plated dragon replica, tusks believed to be from a wild boar, "Keris", yellow clothes used to cover the area where "Ayahanda Putera" was seated, violin and old pots.
Meanwhile, the enforcers also found a separate washing room in the house where buckets filled with leaves and flowers were found that were to be turned into money.
The raid was an effort by the Aqidah Control Section, Syariah Affairs Department to rid the country of deviant activities or influences that could tarnish the teachings of Islam.
The section reminded the general public, especially Muslims, not to get involved in activities that are deviant in nature and against the teachings of Islam.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Erdiana Rahim, Deputy General
Manager of Takaful BIBD Sdn Bhd
Customer Service Makes Takaful BIBD Stand Out In Market
By Sonia K
Bandar Seri Begawan - Takaful BIBD Sdn Bhd is the leader in Brunei's motor vehicle insurance sector enjoying a market share of as much as 25 per cent with the remaining going to other two Takaful (Takaful IBB and TAIB) and conventional insurance providers.
Every year, Takaful BIBD has seen a 15 per cent rise in growth (of customers) for its insurance products.
"Life insurance is a growing segment in the market as more and more people recognise the value of having this sort of coverage. In the country with a working population of 150,000, it is a daily challenge of trying to establish and grow our business at the same time. A large proportion of the insurance to takaful business, however, is on motor vehicle coverage," said Erdiana Rahim, Deputy General Manager of Takaful BIBD Sdn Bhd, in an interview with the Bulletin.
Approximately 42,000 motor vehicles have been insured under Takaful BIBD and last year alone 3,500 vehicles were insured a month.
"We always pride ourselves on our exceptional level of customer service. This we extend to people at all levels of income or walks of life. For 2007, this is especially true, as we have implemented some very proactive measures to ensure that our customers' needs are met including introduction of service ambassadors, regular customer service training for our staff, and commitment by management to improve their operations," she said when asked why more and more people are migrating from conventional insurance providers to Takaful BIBD.
"We also have very competitive rates that we offer to our customers on all our products. And all this put together contrives to brings more and more Takaful BIBD Sdn Bhd participants into our fold," she said.
When asked about some of Takaful BIBD's Islamic banking practices, she named Al-Wakalah and Al-Mudharrabah, which is a profit sharing concept where profits are shared with the participants according to the proportion.
"As compared to the conventional providers, they are more of risk takers than a profit sharing business kind of companies. The difference is, by the end of the maturity period our customers will be earning their profits, or also known as payback, out of what they have actually paid," Erdiana Rahim said.
To illustrate this, she gave an example. "Say someone comes in to pay a premium of $100 and say the profit rate at that time at the end of the maturity period is 20 per cent, we will be giving back 20 per cent of the $100 premium that they have actually put in which is $20 (as a payback or a bonus). This is done provided they don't have any claims, losses or cancellations during that period."
This is one of the reasons why Takaful BIBD thinks the public should choose to purchase insurance from them. Other reasons include its competitive pricing, great customer service, its distribution channel as they do sales through agents, and its 11 branches that are situated together with its BIBD branches, making them easily accessible.
Besides the bonus payback (Al-Mudharrabah) that it offers to their customers, Takaful BIBD also has other benefits, some of which are protection and savings/investment through takaful products and 'Pahala' which means fulfilling religious obligations and Fardhu Kifayah through the 'Tabaru' concept. The Takaful BIBD also offers unlimited towing services to its motor vehicles insurance customers. On top of that, it also has a service that caters to its premier customers (corporate and VIPs) and that service is called Takaful Diamond Services.
When asked whether vehicles insured by Takaful BIBD are still covered when brought outside Brunei like Miri, Limbang or Kota Kinabalu, the Acting Manager in Sales and Marketing Amiruddin Dato Haji Talib said, "Yes, they are. We do cover cars across the border within Borneo."
"There are cases where accidents have happened outside Brunei, across the border and we've actually covered their claims. Either we have the repairs done there or if the customer prefers to have them done at home we'll tow it back to Brunei to get it repaired in a workshop here. But reports on accidents must be made to the police and Takaful BIBD within 24 hours," the deputy general manager added.
Asked why insurance for some of the continental cars compared to cars made in Asia seem to be more costly, Takaful BIBD said, "Basically, continental cars are more of luxurious cars, they are more expensive and spare parts are more difficult to obtain. So, if an accident were to happen, we will have to get the spare parts from abroad, which makes it expensive. Also owners of continental cars would prefer their cars to be repaired at their respective car agents.
"Some of our workshops are not able to repair those cars that are installed with high technology gadgets which only car agents are able to do. To have it repaired at car agents would be slightly more costly which is why the price of insurance for continental cars are more expensive," Erdiana Rahim said.
With regards to future plans, in terms of products, Takaful BIBD aims to encourage on savings. It is also trying to concentrate on life products, a few of which were introduced this year. This is to basically encourage the public to save as the product will be more beneficial to its participants than to Takaful BIBD.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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