MAIN HEADLINES:

BRUNEI TIMES - His Royal Highness Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, General of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) yesterday attended a high tea reception hosted by RBAF to mark His Royal Highness’ 36th birthday.

Present to accompany the Crown Prince for the celebration at the Officer’s Mess of the Bolkiah Garrison in Berakas were Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah and His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik.

Upon arrival, RBAF Commander Major General Hj Aminuddin Ihsan Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Hj Abidin welcomed Their Royal Highnesses.

Also on hand to greet the royal entourage were Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretaries Dato Paduka Hj Mustappa Hj Sirat and Dato Paduka Hj Abd Majid Mangarshah.

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NEW YEAR NEWS:

Wealth Master is the fad: This new year, it is obvious that the Chinese “Wealth Master” is the current fad as we can see “them” accompanying lion dance troops around the district. Apparently, this is yet another new fresh idea from the Chinese educated schools to attract more house invitations.

EDUCATION NEWS:

Today is the final day for UBD Open Day, a day to expose more about University of Brunei Darussalam on what type of courses they offer to students admitting to the school. The crowd this afternoon was not as busy as the first day, with only one booth having a long queue. Anyway, people were pretty excited to know what they can minor and major in.