Construction Of New House For Dayang Ainah
By Malek Hashim

Bandar Seri Begawan - A ceremony to erect a pillar for the new assistance house of Dayang Ainah binti Lajim was held at the construction site yesterday at Kg Selayun.

The highlight of the ceremony was the pouring of cement into the pillar of the new house by Dato Paduka Haji Ali Hashim bin Haji Daud, Managing Director of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation; Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yussop bin Bakar, Brunei-Muara District Officer; Awang Said bin Haji Sirat, a representative from Community Development; and Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Akup, Acting Deputy Secretary Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei.

The cost of building the new house is funded jointly by the Brunei-Muara District Office, Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation and Community Development Department. It is estimated to be around B$43,000.

Dayang Ainah binti Lajim is a widow who depends only on her elderly pension allowance and food aid from the Brunei Islamic Religion Council for a living.

Her current house is in bad state.

The construction of the new house began last June and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2008.

The construction of houses to the needy is intended top give them the opportunity to live in a comfortable, clean and safe places so as to create a peaceful and harmonious living with families.

Among others, the endeavour is one of the efforts to promote the welfare of the people living in Brunei Darussalam.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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