| Azaraimy HH |
A DELEGATION from the Brunei History Association (PESEBAR) yesterday left for Indonesia to attend two separate international conferences in Lombok and Bandung.
The delegation will attend the International Seminar on Archaeology, History, Language and Culture in the Malay World (ASBAM), which starts today until July 29 in Lombok.
The ASBAM is organised by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Hassanuddin University, Makassar and Institute of Nature and Malay Civilisation (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.
The 12-member delegation will attend the Education Tourism with an International Conference in Bandung from August 1-5, joining other delegations from Malaysia, the Phillippines and Indonesia.
The conference, themed ‘Politics of Education and Its Implications towards Social, Cultural, and Human Resources Development in Asian Countries,’ is organised by ASPENSI in Bandung, Indonesia and BRIMAN Institute in Brunei Darussalam.
PESEBAR Honorary Secretariat Associate Professor Dr Haji Asbol bin Haji Mail and PESEBAR Assistant Honorary Secretariat Dr Muhammad Hadi bin Muhammad Melayong are leading the Brunei delegation.
At the conference in Lombok, two working papers will be deliberated on by participants from Brunei Darussalam, while the conference in Bandung will see a working paper titled ‘Sejarah Sumber Pengukuhan Warisan Bangsa’ presented by Dr Muhammad Hadi.
In this working paper, Dr Muhammad Hadi hopes to share information and views on the importance of history as the source of strengthening spirit of self-esteem and self-identity of the Brunei people, to create societal cohesion between different faiths, cultures and heritages.
PESEBAR’s participation in the international and regional conference is important towards creating understanding through spirit of cooperation and information exchange.
Brunei participants hope to highlight the life of the Brunei people based on the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) philosophy by listing evidences through historical aspects of the country.
The evidence is based on the history of the existence and experiences and the way of life under the MIB as the nation’s heritage and will be the topic of discussion during the working paper in Lombok.
The historical heritage of Brunei must be made understood at the regional and international levels in this challenging era of globalisation.
The role and responsibility to research, study, preserve and safeguard this heritage is shouldered by PESEBAR members, government agencies and the private sector for the continuation of the Brunei civilisation.
They include the Brunei History Centre, local universities – especially the Academy of Brunei Studies; Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Language and Literature Bureau; Department of Adat Istiadat Negara; Department of Museums (National Archive); the MIB Supreme Council; and the Islamic Da’wah Centre.