Wednesday, November 04, 2009
4th November 2009, Wednesday – According to press reports (The Brunei Times, 4th November 2009: Brunei gets first shipment of H1N1 vaccines; Borneo Bulletin/Brudirect, 4th November 2009: First Batch of Flu Vaccine Arrive), 1500 doses of H1N1 vaccines arrived on 2nd November 2009, Monday.
Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, Minister of Health, says:
- 900 from the 6000 doses is allocated for Haj pilgrims. Ministry of Health will send doctors to give the vaccines to Hal pilgrims at Mekah and Medinah.
- The remaining 5100 doses (out of the 6000 doses) will be given to frontline workers.
- The vaccines would be given FREE to all residents in Brunei Darussalam, including the foreigners. But, travellers passing through Brunei are not eligible for the vaccines.
- Ministry of Health encourages people to obtain the vaccination.
- Public will be vaccinated AFTER the Ministry of Health’s frontline workers and chronic patients get vaccinated.
Dr Hajah Rahmah binti Haji Mohammad Said, Director-General of Health Services, says:
- One can be vaccinated if only he/she is fever free and in good health.
- Before receiving the vaccination, one have to give their CONSENT and undergo COUNSELLING SESSIONS.
- Children aged 6 months to 10 years needed to be vaccinated twice i.e 4 weeks apart.
- Children aged 10 years above and adults only need one dose.
- Medical News Today (8th October 2009): WHO Emphasizes H1N1 Vaccine Safety
- US News and World Reports (15th October 2009): Opinion: Whether to Get the H1N1 Vaccine.
- World Health Organization (WHO): Vaccines for Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)
- Flu.Gov: Know To Do About The Flu
- NeuroLogica Blog (17th August 2009): H1N1 Vaccine and GBS
- CNN (1st October 2009): What to know about getting H1N1 vaccine
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC USA): Q&A 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
- Reuters (6th October 2009): WHO says H1N1 vaccines safe, urges mass take-up
- Public Health Agency of Canada: H1N1 Vaccine Information
- Borneo Bulletin/Brudirect (6th November 2009): Haj Pilgrims Receive Vaccination (Updated: 6th November 2009)
Friday, August 28, 2009
27th August 2009, Thursday –One of the unique of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam is His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah make a personal contribution in the form of dates to all Muslims in Brunei Darussalam regardless their ages and nationalities.
This year, each individual receives 300g of Safawi dates packed in a small plastic container. The container is put inside a nicely designed gift box. A total of 134.5 metric tonnes of the dates are distributed. The dates were supplied Al Madinah Dates Company, Saudi Arabia. They were shipped from Saudi Arabia to Brunei Darussalam in 10 chilled containers to maintain their freshness.
The official launching ceremony for the distribution of personal contribution of dates by His Majesty was held on 3rd August 2009, Monday at the Chancellor Hall of University of Brunei Darussalam.
And, my family also have the opportunity to receive the Kurma Kurnia Peribadi KDYMM through our village leader (Ketua Kampung).
(Source: Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Pelita Brunei)
(Photos: Abdul Rashid Haji Tahir. Taken on 11 August 2009)Related Links
- Pelita Brunei: Kurma kurnia diagihkan kepada umat Islam di negara ini.
- Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah : Majlis Pengagihan Kurma Kurnia Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mui'zzaddin Waddaulah Sultan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam Sempena BulanRamadhan 1430H/ 2009M.
- Pelita Brunei: AJK Pembahagian Kurma Kurnia Kebawah DYMM dilantik
- Al Madinah Dates Company.
- Abdul Rashid’s Blog: The Unique of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam: Kurma Kurnia Peribadi KDYMM 2008.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Happy Motoring showroom.
1.3l engine version of Honda Jazz is waiting to be unveiled.
The curtain with Honda’s logo.
Some of the items for sale.
A speech by Loh Kok Sin, Happy Motoring’s Managing Director.
A video show about the new Honda Jazz.
The Happy Motoring’s staffs are standing at each side of Honda Jazz ready to unveil the car.
The moment that everybody is waiting for…the new 1.3l Honda Jazz 2009.
Now, 1.5l Honda Jazz is ready to be unveiled.
The 1.5l Honda Jazz is unveiled.
Managing Director of Happy Motoring, Loh Kok Sin, gives his thumb up when the press photographers and the public take his photo with the Honda Jazz.
The tyre…185/55R16.
The turning indicator lamp at the side mirror.
The engine…Water Cooled 4-stroke SOHC i-VTEC.
The new Honda Jazz 2008 brochure.
(Photos: Abdul Rashid bin Haji Tahir. Taken on 19th December 2008, by using Sony Cybershot DSC-W130)
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