| Izah Azahari |
FOLLOWING the launching of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex website and social media at the Centre Atrium of the Yayasan Complex yesterday, the BWN Souvenirs Store was also officiated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Block B, first floor of Yayasan Complex.
Present to officially launch the store was Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar in his capacity as a member of Yayasan Board of Directors and Chairman of the Wadah Amal Sdn Bhd Board of Directors.
Also present to cut the ribbon were Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Datin Seri Paduka Dayang Hajah Elinda binti Haji CA Mohamed in her capacity as a member of the Yayasan Board of Directors and a member of Wadah Amal Sdn Bhd Board of Directors; Yayasan Managing Director Dato Paduka Eddie bin Dato Paduka Haji Sunny; Wadah Amal Sdn Bhd General Manager Fazlan bin Haji Othman; and Aewon Brunei Managing Director Lau Chai Seng.
Lau Chai Seng in an interview said the store is for both tourists and locals alike, and they hope to promote the Brunei culture to the store’s visitors through props and displays which they can use and take photos with, which will also change from time to time to suit various local themes.
He added that the store also has a performance stage where they hope to get student musicians to play once a week, and that the products they have in the store are all locally designed by Aewon. Lau Chai Seng said they previously opened a similar shop in the Kiarong area, adding that the Yayasan Complex branch offers a bigger venue for them to display more items and attract more visitors.
Aewon Brunei has also set up an ASEAN zone at the Yayasan Complex which mostly showcases their own products aimed to promote ASEAN within the region.
BWN Souvenirs Store is currently having a ‘Buy 1 and Get 1 Free’ promotion for customers.
