By Yulz.
Thursday, 7. June 2007, 03:46:44
Royal Wedding, June, Brunei Darussalam, Celebration
Kuala Belait - In Conjunction with the Royal Wedding of HRH Princess Hjh Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah and YM Pengiran Khairul Khalil Bin Pengiran Syed Hj Jaafari, the capital of Brunei Darussalam is festooned with colourful banners announcing the Royal Wedding at lampposts, shop houses, public buildings and other places around Bandar Seri Begawan.
The four districts of Belait, Tutong, Temburong and Brunei-Muara have also been spruced up with Royal Wedding banners, and one of the highlights of the event will be the Royal Procession to be held this Sunday, starting from Istana Nurul Iman heading towards the capital and back again.
Meanwhile, the media centre, which was previously located at the Information Department, has now been moved to a more strategic location. It is now at the Sheraton Hotel in the capital, in order to accommodate and facilitate the media personnel who will be covering the Royal Wedding.
The media centre is divided into two floors, with a few desks stationed at the hotel lobby while the main media centre is on the sixth floor of the hotel itself. More than 15 foreign media personnel from various press agencies are expected to cover the Royal Wedding.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
By Yulz.
Saturday, 2. June 2007, 03:45:50
Media, Royal Wedding, June, Brunei Darussalam
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Bandar Seri Begawan - Around 20 foreign media have already shown their interest to cover the Royal Wedding of Her Royal Highness Princess Hjh Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah and YM Pengiran Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Hj Jaafari.
More are expected to come to the Sultanate to cover the highlig'ht of the two-week-long ceremonies, which is the "Istiadat Persandingan Diraja" or sitting-in-state ceremony and procession around the town area, the Information Department said.
News agencies from Reuters, AFP, European press photo agencies, as well regional television and newspapers including MediaCorp News Pte Ltd's Channel News Asia, Singapore's Berita Harian and Straits Times are among those that have registered to cover the event.
While the streets around the town area are being decorated with arches and lights, retailers especially textile shops in the country are experiencing brisk sales in white and black fabrics to make "Baju Cara Melayu", "Baju Kebaya" and "Baju Kurong" or Malay outfits, as well as the gold woven thread traditionally used during the royal wedding.
Nazmi Textile Mall in Serusop sells the white and black fabrics at a discounted price of $6 per metre while the gold woven thread costs more than $100.
Traditionally, the white outfit is used in the evening while the black is used during the day. Readymade clothing is also available to cater those who don't have time to get their dresses stitched in time for the wedding.
The ceremonies will start June 1 with "Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja' and close with "Gendang Jaga-Jaga" June 14.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
By Yulz.
Saturday, 2. June 2007, 03:33:40
Royal Wedding, June, Brunei Darussalam, Ceremonies
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon attended the proposal of marriage ceremony or "Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja" in conjunction with the royal wedding of Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah and YM Pengiran Khairul Khalil bin Pengiran Syed Hj Jaafari at Baitul Rahmah, Istana Nurul Iman.
Also present were His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, HRH Prince Hj Sufri Bolkiah, HRH Prince 'Abdul Malik and HRH Prince 'Abdul Mateen.
Earlier at the residence of the groom in Darul Karamah in Jln Babu Raja, the groom's side led by YAM Pengiran Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pengiran Haji Ibnu Ba'asith met at a ceremony to prepare an entourage for the "Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja" to Baitul Rahmah, Istana Nurul Iman.
Among the attendees were YAM Pg Setia Negara Pg Haji Mokhtar Puteh and YAM Pg Indera Perkasa Pg Hj Hamdan and the groom's father YM Pg Syed Hj Jaafarrbin Pg Syed Haji Mashor. Then, Pehin Bendahari Hj Awang Abu Bakar called for YAM Pg Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) to commence the ceremony.
A Doa Selamat was then recited by YDM Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim.
After the Doa Selamat, the entourage, led by YAM Pg Sanggamara Diraja Major General (Rtd) Pg Haji Ibnu Ba'asith moved to Istana Nurul Iman.
The ceremony at Baitul Rahmah, lstana Nurul Iman saw the groom's entourage heading for the bride's place, including state dignitaries, chosen personage and the father of YM Pg Khairul Khalil, YM Pg Syed Hj Jaafari bin Pg Syed Hj Mashor, with the intention to seek the hand of the bride in marriage.
The ceremony at Baitul Rahmah, Istana Nurul Iman, began with Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Paduka Dr Hj Awg Hussain informing YAM Pg Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pg Anak Hj Abdul Aziz that the ceremony was ready to begin.
YAM Pg Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pg Anak Hj Abdul Aziz, in turn, instructed Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Paduka Dr Hj Awg Hussain to seek an audience with His Majesty to inform that the ceremony was ready to begin.
Three ceremonial candles, three mats and three `Bintang Petian', (which was made of the best wood, engraved with a particular design and resembles a small round tray, filled with a `Kandi' and two small cups) were later brought in to the Baitul Rahmah hall where the ceremony was held. Then YAM Pg Setia Negara Pg Hj Mohd Yusof, along with the father of the groom, sought an audience with His Majesty to convey the intention for the hand in marriage.
His Majesty in his Titah expressed pleasure to welcome the arrival of the entourage of Pg Syed Hj Jaafari for such a purpose and accepted the intention and that may Allah bless the ceremony. His Majesty added, as noted such "Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja" was the start of the wedding events.
Meanwhile, the "Istiadat Bersuruh Diraja" will herald a series of two week-long, ceremonies where the opening of "Gendang Jaga-Jaga" today (June 2) at the Lapau ceremonial hall will take place. The ceremony ended with the reading of a Doa Selamat by the State Mufti.
Present at the ceremony were YAM Pengiran Cheterias, cabinet ministers, members of the consultative councils, deputy ministers, Pengiran-Pengiran Peranakan, Pehin Menteri, Menteri Pendalaman, foreign diplomats, permanent secretaries and heads of government department.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
By Yulz.
Saturday, 2. June 2007, 03:29:54
June, Royal Wedding, Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan - Her Royal Highness Princess Hjh Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah was born on March 16, 1976. She is the fourth child of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha.
Her Royal Highness holds a BA (Hons) in Administration and Public Policy from Universiti Brunei Darussalam and also holds an MA Environmental Development from the King's College of the University of London.
HRH is currently the Senior Environment Officer and Head of Planning and Management Division at the Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation, an agency under the Ministry of Development.
One of the tasks of the Planning and Management Division is to evaluate the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of the Sg Liang Industrial Site Development. A string of successful projects under the direct supervision of HRH include the Asean Youth Forum on Environment, which was held January 8, 2007.
HRH began her career as Special Duties Officer at the Environment Unit, a section of the Ministry of Development responsible for policy and strategic environment affairs, Feb 11, 2002.
Among her written works include the Environmental Management Guidelines for Quarry Activity and the Position Paper on Brunei's Accession to the Basel Convention to Control the Disposal and Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste.
Meanwhile, the groom, YM Pengiran Khairul Khalil, was born on February 28, 1975 and is the eldest son and second child of Pengiran Syed Hj Jaafari Bin Pengiran Syed Hj Mashor and Hjh Sarbanun Hj Abdi Manaf.
Pengiran Khairul Khalil has an elder sister and a younger brother and sister.
Pengiran Khairul Khalil holds a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Building Studies from the University of Teeside, UK. He is currently the Assistant Executive Officer at the Prime Minister's Office.
Before working in the government sector, he worked as a journalist and graphic designer at Avesta Printing & Trading Sdn Bhd from 2002 to 2003.
Among the fond memories during his career as a journalist besides covering the local news, was his interview of former President of the United States, Bill Clinton during his visit to the Sultanate in 2002.
His hobbies are graphic designing, multimedia and video production, interior designing and soccer.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
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