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His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Malik ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, yesterday afternoon received in audience His Excellency Alok Amitabh Dimri, High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Brunei Darussalam. The Audience Ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman.
Source: Radio Television Brunei
His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab. Rahaman are now in the Republic of Singapore to attend the 8th Young Leaders' Programme which will be held from 3rd to 5th August 2022. His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness arrived in the Republic of Singapore yesterday morning.
Accompanying His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness were Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah; Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Muda Muhammad Aiman; and Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Faathimah Az-Zahraa' Raihaanul Bolkiah. Prior to departure, Doa Selamat was recited by Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar. Present at His Majesty the Sultan's Flight Hangar to bid farewell to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness were Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran-Pengiran Cheteria; Cabinet Ministers; Members of the Privy Council; the Commissioner of Police, Royal Brunei Police Force; the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces; Permanent Secretaries from the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education.
Source: Radio Television Brunei
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri arrived at the Changi International Airport, the Republic of Singapore. The 8th Young Leaders' Programme will focus on three main areas namely civil service, education and defence. The programme includes a series of visits to schools, the Integrated Public Service Centre and the Changi Naval Base. In addition, His Royal Highness will also hold separate courtesy calls to Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Singapore and to His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore.
The Young Leaders' Programme is an annual exchange programme between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore to enhance the existing bilateral relationship and for future leaders to exchange views on bilateral cooperation, regional and global development. Hosted alternately between both countries, the Programme was previously held in 2019 in Brunei Darussalam.
Upon arrival at the VIP Complex, Changi International Airport, His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness were welcomed by His Excellency Dr. Mohamad Maliki Osman, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs as Minister-in-Attendance; and Madam Saadiah Shahal as Lady-in-Attendance. Also present to greet Their Royal Highnesses were His Excellency Dato Paduka Haji Sidek bin Ali, High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to the Republic of Singapore and spouse; and His Excellency Heng Aik Yeow, High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to Brunei Darussalam.
Source: Radio Television Brunei
I had the opportunity today, here in Phnom Penh, to hold a series of bilateral meetings. First, I met with Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then with Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs, the host and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia, and the ASEAN Secretary-General.
Tomorrow, I will hold four additional bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Qatar, China, Thailand, and Indonesia.
I will also sign the accession of Greece to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
In all these meetings, in addition to the framework of bilateral political and economic relations, I had the opportunity to raise the issue of International Law and the International Law of the Sea, the UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention; in other words, to raise the need for a stable framework within which both freedom of navigation and security and cooperation in the marine environment can be ensured.
I have to say that all the countries with which I have spoken today have expressed strong support for this particular position. In general, it seems that in the current context following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international community is increasingly realizing that revisionism, the questioning of borders, and the failure to sign up to the rules of International Law and the International Law of the Sea are leading humanity into peril and that we have to adhere to a firm stance, one that ensures progress, stability, and prosperity.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
– Brunei reported 685 new daily COVID-19 cases on average in the past week, a reduction of approximately 50 percent from 1,199 per day the previous week, the country’s health ministry said yesterday.
According to the health ministry’s weekly briefing on COVID-19, a total of 65,339 Antigen Rapid Test (ART) test results were uploaded to the government within one week, of which 7.3 percent were positive.
One case requires treatment at the intensive care unit, while five others require respiratory assistance, it said.
Over 99 percent of the cases detected in the past week do not require hospital treatment, the health ministry said.
Brunei is no longer sharing its daily number of new cases or active cases of COVID-19, since Jun 22 “as the Early Pandemic Phase has ended.”
As of Jul 31, 75.0 percent of Brunei’s population have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while 7.0 percent have received the fourth dose.– NNN-ANN
The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and China’s Sinopharm are administered in Brunei.
Source: NAM News Network