| James Kon |
RESPONSE to the Sulawesi Disaster Humanitarian Fund, established to help ease the suffering of survivors of the earthquake and tsunami which struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 28, has been good so far, with the fund receiving a flurry of donations of late.
One of these was a sizeable BND50,000 contribution from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday.
The donation was handed over to Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin (receiving on behalf of the fund) by Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohd Daud, who is also a member of Yayasan Board of Directors and Chairman of the Yayasan Assessment Committee for Assistance.
Commenting on the donation during the handover ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports said, “We are blessed today to receive this sum of money from Yayasan. I hope that more members of the public will come forward to donate to the fund.”
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office noted that Yayasan’s decision to make a contribution to the Sulawesi Disaster Humanitarian Fund followed a meeting on the disaster by the Yayasan Board of Directors.
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Norlila binti Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil; Managing Director of Yayasan Dato Paduka Eddie bin Dato Paduka Haji Sunny; Assistant Managing Director of Yayasan Haji Mustapha bin Haji Matahir; and Acting Director of the Community Development Department (JAPEM) Rostinah binti Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Sura Pahlawan Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Tahir were also present at the event.
Members of the public wishing to donate to the Sulawesi Disaster Humanitarian Fund can do so until January 6, 2019.
Donations can also be sent via SMS until November 22. To do so, type in the word ‘BANTU’ followed by the cash amount in 1, 5, 10, 15 or 20 without any spacing – for example, ‘BANTU20’ for a donation of BND20 – before sending to 38111.
Funds can also be forwarded to the Secretariat office located at the Finance and Administration Division on the second floor of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports building during office hours, or via online transfer to Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam’s (BIBD) account at 00-001-01-0076007.
Donation boxes for the fund can be found in banks, shopping complexes, government buildings, and mosques and suraus across the country.