Ri’ayah Wa Mahabbah
| Danial Norjidi |
RI’AYAH Wa Mahabbah, Ministry of Education (MoE) organised a Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration at the common room of the male hostel of Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (Maktab Duli) in Gadong on Friday.
The Ri’ayah Wa Mahabbah programme is an initiative of the MoE with support from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.
Acting Director-General of Education at the MoE Hajah Anis Faudzulani binti Haji Dzulkiflee was the guest of honour.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Education Officer from the School Co-Curricular Activities Unit of the Department of Schools at the MoE Mohamad Sa’at bin Haji Mokim followed by a speech by Acting Senior Special Duties Officer (Corporate) of the Department of Schools Haji Mohammad Sharifuddin bin Haji Mohammad Salleh.
The ceremony continued with a performance by the students, who also got the chance to mingle with the guest of honour.
Also in attendance were parents of the students.
A press release by the Public Relations Unit of the MoE said the Ri’ayah Wa Mahabbah programme is one of the primary education initiatives to improve the performances and results of the Primary School Assessment (PSR) examination for Year 6 students in government schools across the country.
Introduced in 2014, it was known as Program Pemangkin then, and was renamed Ri’ayah Wa Mahabbah in 2016. This year, 16 male and nine female students are participating in the programme at Maktab Duli.
DST
DST’S Ihsan Kasih activities continued with a colourful Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration for more than 1,500 special needs children at the International Convention Centre in Berakas and Convention Centre in Belait District simultaneously on Friday.
Parents and guardians accompanied the children at the festivity which was also attended by Special Education Unit staff at the Ministry of Education as well as non-governmental organisation agencies including Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam, Centre for Children with Special Needs (KACA), Society for the Management of Autism Related issues in Training, Education and Resources (SMARTER), Learning Ladders Society and Pusat Bahagia Eric Goh.
DST Chief Executive Officer Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Hussain led the DST Ihsan Kasih Hari Raya team accompanied by DST senior management and staff. The afternoon celebration was enlivened with Hari Raya Aidilfitri song performances by the children.
DST CEO and the DST senior management presented Hari Raya green packets and goodies to the children at the end of the event.
The celebration marked the end of DST’s annual Ihsan Kasih Hari Raya celebration with Special Needs Children for Syawal 1439 Hijrah. It was also held for the Tutong District and Temburong District on June 29 and July 7 respectively with a combined total of over 1,700 special needs children.
RHB Bank Brunei
| Lyna Mohamad |
AS THE festive month-long Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration draws to a close, RHB Bank Brunei hosted a Hari Raya open house at The Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong on Friday.
Stakeholders including regulators, industry players, solicitors, valuers, insurance providers and customers were among those invited.
Earlier in the day, the bank held a Hari Raya open office during banking hours for customers visiting their branch and continued with the evening Hari Raya open house event at The Rizqun International Hotel, in an effort to promote inclusion among all the stakeholders.
RHB Country Head Brunei Operations Haji Ishak bin Othman said, “This is a testament to our understanding of local culture and lifestyle of Bruneians after our almost 53 years of presence in the country. At the same time, these functions are also for us to enliven the spirit of Syawal.”
The Hari Raya open house was an annual RHB event but the Hari Raya open office was held for the second year by the bank, with the events organised by its staff.
RHB Bank Brunei is a branch of RHB Banking Group, Malaysia’s fourth largest bank and has been operating since 1965.
“We hope with the continuous support from all parties, we could do more in Brunei, in tune with the RHB Banking Group’s tagline of ‘Together We Progress’,” said Haji Ishak.
