HM Gifts 112 Homes Under National Housing Scheme
By Hadi DP Mahmud

Bandar Seri Begawan- His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday gave away 112 more homes under the National Housing Scheme.

The monarch bestowed 20 recipients with keys to type `D' homes in Kg Rimba at a ceremony at the Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Mentiri Secondary School Hall, which also saw 92 recipients presented with keys to their respective terrace houses in Kg Mentiri.

"I am very happy and grateful to His Majesty for bestowing ' us with such a gift," said Arman Hj Ahmad, who inherited the house from his late mother, Hjh Maimunah Tahir. She applied for the housing scheme 15 years ago.

"Thank God for His Majesty's gift, and thank God for his visit," said retired Radio Television Brunei (RTB) sound engineer Hi Esmit Hj Mat Yassin. He applied in 1984, and only moved in January this year.

Following the ceremony, His Majesty toured the school grounds. The monarch then visited the homes of the National Housing Scheme recipients in Kg Mentiri and Kg Lambak Kanan as well as business establishments in various areas of the district have the monarch visit his residence in Kg Lambak Kanan as well as business establishments in various areas of the district.

"I am delighted and happy with His Majesty's visit, and I express my heartfelt thanks to our generous ruler who has done so much for this country," said Pg Sharifudin Pg Rendah, who works at the Ministry of Defence. He presented a pesambah to the monarch in the form of a small tongkat, which he said he made himself.

Lt Colonel Hj Md Doon Hj Mohamad, a recipient of a land lot under the housing scheme, was "very proud" to have the monarch visit his residence in Kg Lambak. The Commanding Officer of the Royal Brunei Land Force's 1st Battalion moved into his residence in June last year.

His Majesty's visit to the recently-opened Giant Hypermarket in Rimba attracted a large crowd of shoppers, who were surprised at the sight, of the monarch strolling into the food court flanked by his entourage of ministers and senior government officials.

Armed with their mobile phones and cameras, the crowd swarmed around His Majesty and wasted no chances for photo opportunities and shook hands with the monarch as he went on a tour of the hypermarket.

The general manager of Giant, Abdul Latip Isnin, said he was "honoured" to have the monarch visit the hypermarket.

His Majesty also visited the Aneka Ria food market in Kg Rimba, the Ikan Teluk Mewah Co-operative petrol Station in Kg Mentiri, seafood crackers producer Seri Pekatan in Lambak Kanan industrial area and the Serbaneka Hama supermarket in Kg Tungku. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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