Bandar seri begawan: Muslims are encouraged to welcome the New Year not with negligence and wastefulness, but with a sense of gratitude, self-awareness, and determination to change for the better. This was highlighted during a tazkirah or short talk titled 'Menghadapi Tahun Baharu dengan Iman dan Taqwa Tanpa Meninggalkan Kemajuan Dunia' during the Munajat Night Programme.
According to Radio Television Brunei, the 212th Munajat Night was organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs on the night of December 20th. The hybrid programme was joined by the Harakatul Adzkia Mosque Youth, congregants from several mosques nationwide, as well as staff of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the public.