Red Cross, Red Crescent Day Marked

By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - Members of the public flocked the Seria Plaza yesterday morning to witness the Belait District Red Crescent Society (PBSMBDCDB) commemorate Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

They saw an exhibition on the PBSMBDCDB's development, and underwent free check-up for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and other diseases.

The free health check-up was carried out the day before at Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College, it was learned.

Chief Guest yesterday morning was the Managing Director of Adinin Company, Haji Adinin bin Pehin Dato Hj Ibrahim, a former PBSMBDCDB director.

The Chairman, Hjh Suryani binte Mohd Sani, and acting PBSMBDCDB commandant, in her welcoming remarks touched on the history of the setting up of the Red Crescent Association in 1984.

She said one of its objectives is to organise an open association with no discrimination on religion, race, skin colour or politics.

PBSMBDCDB had organised various activities, she said. Emergency assistance is its main task, which is consistently carried out in the district. Side activities like having an operational room for natural disasters and fire occurrences are also executed, she noted.

She urged youths to carry out beneficial tasks for community development, be dedicated, knowledgeable, religious, creative and fully responsible, by joining uniform associations and clubs and avoid getting into social problems.

Meanwhile, chief guest Haji Adinin praised the PBSMBDCDB as one of the active associations. Last year, it received a brilliant award for the project category.

He expressed pride on officials under his guidance while he was the district director of the association.

They are still actively carrying out first aid and voluntary tasks.

The celebration was enlivened by the singing of the Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent official song by PBSMBDCDB officials and members.

-- Borneo Bulletin Online via BruDirect.com (Revised: May 09, 2005)

Red Crescent Society Training

St. George's School is currently hosting the Red Crescent Society Training for its 2005 intake in the Brunei-Muara District. The 5-day training programme is attended by students from various schools - Maktab Sains, SM Sayyidina Hassan, SM Sayyidina Abu Bakar, Sekolah Menengah Jamalul Alam, SM SOAS, SM Berakas and St George's School. Hj Othman Md Yusoff, the pengarah, discussed the details of their activities with the school Principal, Hjh Haziah DP Hj Abu Zar and the teachers-in-charge.

The officials and senior members of the society conducted the lecture, first aid and marching practices. The training programme is aimed at developing the spirit of volunteerism, civic consciousness and service orientation among the young members of our society.

Borneo Bulletin via BruDirect.com (March 25, 2005)

More dry food, diapers needed for Aceh survivors

By Hjh Saemah Zulkefli

THE 300-strong Belait District Red Crescent Association is appealing for more dry foods and disposable diapers as it steps up its collection of clothes, food and medical aid to help the survivors of the tsunami disaster.

The donation campaign started two days after the disaster struck with the opening of a donation reception centre at the association’s offices at Jalan Bendahari.

International Public Communications Officer of the association, Awang Haji Mohd. Ali, said that the association is accepting donations from 7 am to 10 pm everyday.

More than 20 boxes of clothes and baby items have been collected from the Scouts Association, the public and some private companies in the district, he said.

Items such as dry foods and disposable diapers are still needed to help the survivors in the tsunami-stricken Indonesian region of Aceh, he said.

He said that donations were also raised through the sales of flags and donation boxes placed at supermarkets and shops in the district – the collections will continue until February.

He added that about 20 members of the association will be sent to Aceh and Sri Lanka to help the tsunami victims for about six months.

Members of the Belait District Red Crescent Association working hard in collecting aid for the donation reception centre

The aid programme is sponsored by International Red Cross Association of Thailand and run by the International Red Cross Association of Indonesia.

However, the volunteers are still awaiting approval from the Government before they are flown off to the tsunami-hit areas.

- BORNEO BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2005

Mangsa Kebakaran Terima Bantuan Bulan Sabit Merah

Oleh: Hajah Saemah Zukefli

KUALA BELAIT, Selasa – Mangsa-mangsa kebakaran di berek kerajaan di Jalan Paduka Tuan di sini Jumaat lalu turut menerima bantuan daripada Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah cawangan Daerah Belait.

Sehubungan itu, majlis penyampaian sumbangan kepada mangsa-mangsa kebakaran terbabit telah diadakan di kawasan pemindahan sementara mangsa di berek Jabatan Kerja Raya di Jalan Singa Menteri di sini hari ini.

Sumbangan berbentuk pakaian, makanan asas harian dan sebagainya telah disampaikan oleh Pengarah Daerah Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah, Awang Haji Bujang Harun yang disaksikan bersama oleh Pegawai Perhubungan Awam Kebangsaan persatuan itu, Awang Haji Mohd Ali Haji Abang, Pegawai Latihan dan Perkembangan Kebangsaan Awang Jimmy Foo Jee Shing dan beberapa pegawai kanan persatuan sukarelawan itu.

Majlis juga disaksikan oleh Pemangku Pengarah Pentadbiran dan Kewangan Jabatan Kerja Raya Awang Haji Mohd Alimin Haji Mohd Tanjong serta beberapa pegawai kanan di Jabatan Kerja Raya serta Ketua Kampung Mukim Belait Awang Haji Johari Haji Omarali.

Media Permata, Rabu, 12 Julai 2005