Day: April 19, 2022

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Selawat Senegara, Selawat Tafrijiyyah’ Ceremony

 

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon attended the ‘Selawat Senegara, Selawat Tafrijiyyah’. The national level event was one of religious S-O-P that must be observed with knowledge based on aqidah or faith. Organised by the Prime Minister’s Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the State Mufti Department, the event was also one of the continuous efforts implemented towards practising the Divine Vaccine. The focal point of the ceremony was at the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the capital. Upon arrival, His Majesty was greeted by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abdul Mokti bin Haji Mohammad Daud, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office; Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs; and Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Doctor Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, State Mufti as Co-Chairmen of the event’s Steering Committee. Also greeting His Majesty’s arrival was Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Setia Diraja Sahibul Karib Pengiran Anak Haji Idris bin Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Muda Abdul Kahar, Yang Di-Pertua Adat Istiadat Negara.

 

Also present were His Majesty’s sons:

– His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office;

– His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik;

– And His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Mateen.

 

The Mass Fardhu Zohor prayer was led by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Awang Besar. Yang Berhormat Pehin also led the Mass Sunat Hajat Prayer.

 

The Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in the welcoming address said the Selawat Senegara, Selawat Tafrijiyyah was organised to earn rewards and blessings from Allah Subahanahu Wata’ala in facing any disaster. By reciting and practising the Selawat Tafrijiyyah, Yang Berhormat said the country will always be blessed by Allah with peace, prosperity and safety from catastrophe, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The mass recitation of Selawat Tafrijiyyah was led by 10 officers comprising Qari, senior officers as well as teaching staff from various institutions and agencies. This includes officers and imam of Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque; Islamic Studies Department’s officers; students of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Tahfiz Al-Quran Institute, Mosque Takmir Committee and Youth, Muallaf Associations and Da’ie Youths. The reading of Special Doa was led by the State Mufti.

 

The Selawat Senegara, Selawat Tafrijiyah that was held for the very first time proved that the country continues to practise the Divine Vaccine in facing any adversity including the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Change in BruHealth Application

At the media conference, the Minister of Health shared on a change in the BruHealth application, which aims to facilitate the management of COVID-19 patients according to the updated SOP.

 

Yang Berhormat said the change involves an update to the questionnaire in the Daily Check In for COVID-19 cases that received a Home Isolation Notice, for which it is used to categorise cases. Based on the symptoms reported in the Daily Check In, cases categorised in Category 2B may choose to be taken to an Isolation Centre or continue self-monitoring and isolation at home. The change has been activated since Monday, 18th April 2022 at 10 at night.

 

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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‘Selawat Senegrara, Selawat Tafrijiyyah’ Ceremony in the Other 3 Districts

 

The Selawat Senegara, Selawat Tafrijiyyah was held simultaneously at main mosques in all districts. In Tutong District, the event was also held at the Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.

 

Among those present was Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abd Rahman, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy for Fiscal. The function began with the Mass Fardhu Zohor prayer, followed by the recitation of Selawat Tafrijiyyah.

 

In Brunei Muara District, a similar event took place at the Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque in Kampung Mentiri National Housing Scheme. Present was Dato Seri Paduka Doctor Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy for Economy.

 

The focal point of the ceremony in Temburong District was at the Utama Mohammad Salleh Mosque. In attendance was Present was Dato Seri Paduka Architect Awang Haji Marzuke bin Haji Mohsin, Deputy Minister of Development.

 

The Muhammad Jamalul Alam Mosque was the focal point of the ceremony in Belait District. Present, Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Matsatejo bin Sokiaw, Deputy Minister of Energy.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Be Faithful by holding fast to Al-Qur’an

His Majesty in the titah also says the faithful can be assured that by holding fast to Al-Qur’an, through reading, understanding, assimilation and experience, will be able to solve all matters that are complicated and enlighten darkness.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Practise Al-Quran Reading as a Daily Routine

 

By making the practise of Al-Qur’an reading as a daily routine, His Majesty in his titah says that the Muslim ummah will gain many goodness in the form of tranquillity of the soul, health, happiness, wisdom, Allah’s guidance as well as His protection.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Al-Qur’an is the Most Accurate Guidance

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam in a titah emphasises on the greatness of Al-Qur’an as a Complete Constitution for the Muslim ummah as Al-Qur’an is a perpetual asset to be benefited from while in the world, and even its blessings will follow until the hereafter. His Majesty also invites the Muslim ummah to together make the practise of Al-Qur’an reading as a daily routine. His Majesty stresses the matter at the National Level Nuzul Al-Quran Celebration for 1443 Hijrah 2022 at the International Convention Centre in Berakas, 18th April night. In the titah, the Monarch outlines the two Nuzul Al-Qur’an Celebration motives, which were to commemorate the historic moment of the revelation of Al-Qur’an to the last Prophet and Messenger of Allah, Sayyidina Muhammad SAW and to reiterate the Muslim ummah’s introduction and understanding towards the Holy Qur’an as a guidance in the world.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Experts: China Deploying J-20 Fighters in Asia to Counter US F-35s

China has deployed its premier fighter jets over its nearby seas to counter mounting U.S. military involvement in Asia, analysts say.

Domestically made Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter aircraft are stationed in the country’s south for missions in the South China and East China seas, as well as around Taiwan, according to experts and media reports from Asia.

The J-20 has begun “routine training sessions” and combat patrols in the two seas, Beijing’s government-regulated Global Times news website said on April 13. The report quoted Ren Yukun, head of the discipline, inspection and supervision team at domestic aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corporation of China, maker of the J-20.

“Presumably, this gives something it can go toe-to-toe with the U.S. over Taiwan or the East China Sea,” said Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The U.S. government, which periodically passes warships through the disputed seas in Asia, sent two aircraft carrier groups to the South China Sea in January.

U.S. Asia-Pacific allies Australia, Japan and South Korea have bought F-35s, and Singapore and possibly Thailand will follow, Radio Free Asia reports.

Those developments from the United States prompted China to fly its J-20s, analysts say. Chinese officials regard Washington, a former Cold War foe, as a rival superpower that wants to contain China’s expansion into nearby seas.

Disputed waters

Beijing calls about 90% of the 3.5 million-square-kilometer South China Sea its own, clashing with the claims of Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan. Asian governments value the sea for oil, natural gas, shipping lanes and fisheries.

China and Japan dispute tracts of the East China Sea. Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines align with the United States.

The U.S. government says the South China Sea should remain an international waterway.

“At the least, China says the South China Sea belongs to it, while for the United States, I think the U.S.-side action is to push for internationalizing it,” said Huang Kwei-bo, associate professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University in Taipei. “China doesn’t want it that way. I think each side is displaying these [aircraft] for the other to show how powerful they are.”

The J-20 could handily interfere with the military flights of other Asian countries, which lack planes of equal caliber, said Jay Batongbacal, associate professor and director of the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea at the University of the Philippines.

“For China, it’s important because the capabilities and range of that aircraft will enable it to establish a more consistent and longer-range presence in the air,” Batongbacal said.

The J-20, part of a military aircraft program launched in the 1990s, was developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corp. for the Chinese Air Force. It compares in capability to the F-22 and F-35, both U.S.-made stealth fighters.

The United States is getting F-35s into Asia “as fast as it can,” Poling said. The U.S. and Chinese militaries are already “near peers” in terms of firepower, he added.

Taiwan, Vietnam on alert

The J-20s may join other Chinese aircraft in routine flyovers of a corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, Huang said.


They probably won’t dip as far south as the South China Sea’s widely disputed Spratly Islands, Batongbacal said, as that could be seen as “overkill” by the militarily weaker Southeast Asian claimant nations.

Vietnam is the country most likely to take notice, Poling said. J-20s will probably help project Beijing’s claims to the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, he said. That island chain is near the Chinese coast and contested vigorously by Vietnam. Vietnam, a historic Russian ally, has grown closer to the United States over the past decade as China expands at sea.

“Hanoi has repeatedly protested against China’s deployment of weapons of all types in the South China Sea, but that does not change China’s behavior,” said Nguyen Thanh Trung, director of the Saigon Center for International Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

“The deployment of advanced J-20 jets may be interpreted by the Vietnamese government as China’s incremental ambition to exert China’s claimed sovereignty in the South China Sea airspace,” he said.

 

Source: Voice of America

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Neeyamo’s Working Beyond Borders 2022 Heads to Milan

Neeyamo’s Working Beyond Borders 2022 Invites HR and Global Payroll Leaders to Milan

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MILAN, April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Milan will play host to the second edition of Working Beyond Borders 2022, organized by Neeyamo, a leading technology-focused global payroll and EOR solution provider. After the success of the inaugural event in London, the second pitstop will witness Milan taking center stage on April 20.

Working Beyond Borders is an invite-only event that brings together the brightest minds from the global payroll and Employer of Record (EOR) community and highlights current industry challenges, shares insights on key trends, and more. It is an event with pitstops across the world, aimed at providing thought-provoking discussions about managing a global workforce.

As a market leader in the global payroll arena, Neeyamo believes in enriching HR and payroll professionals and equipping them with the knowledge necessary to keep up with the constantly evolving demands of the industry irrespective of where they are based. The upcoming pitstop in Milan will showcase carefully curated insights for global companies with a workforce in Italy and Italian companies with a global workforce.

Samuel Isaac, CMO and SVP – Strategy at Neeyamo, said, “After a successful event in London, we are really excited for the Italy leg of this series. This event will play host to global payroll leaders, who will share their diverse experiential insights as they seek to explore and understand the mission-critical role of payroll. This will also be a boon for attendees, who will have the opportunity to network with a peer community of payroll champions and gain insights on the latest trends impacting payroll from both a local and a global perspective.”

Please click here to know more about the event.

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