Crown Prince Presents States Medals
By Lyna Mohamad

Bandar Seri Begawan – With the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the final group of State Medals recipients were presented their respective medals yesterday.

Presenting the medals on behalf of His Majesty was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, The Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.

Amongst those present at the Balai Singgahsana Indra Kencana of Istana Nurul Iman, where the ceremony took place, were YAM Pengiran-Pengiran Cheteria, Cabinet Ministers, LEGCO members, Deputy Ministers, Pengiran-Pengiran Peranakan, Pehin-Pehin Manteri and Manteri-Manteri Pedalaman.

Also in attendance were Heads of Diplomatic Corps as well as Permanent Secretaries and Department Heads.

During yesterday's ceremony, over 600 recipients were awarded the "Pingat Bakti Laila Ikhlas" (PBLI), "Pingat Jasa Kebaktian" (PJK), "Pingat Indah KeijaBaik" (PIKB) and "Pingat Kerja Lama" (PKL).

Leading the list of medal recipients was the sole recipient of "Pingat Bakti Laila Ikhlas", Pehin Orang Kaya Pendekar Alam Senior Supt Awg Hj Hasrin Hj Sabtu, followed by 66 recipients of the "Pingat Jasa Kebaktian".

Recipients comprised government officers from various departments. and ministries as well as uniformed personnel.. To qualify for the awards, an individual must show undivided loyalty to His Majesty, the country and religion.

Next in line was the presentation of "Pingat Indah Kerja Baik", where 326 recipients were presented their medals by HRH The Crown Prince. Recipients of this award must posses a clean record with the government of His Majesty.

The final group of yesterday's medal presentation were the 253 recipients of the "Pingat Kerja Lama". Recipients of the "Pingat Kerja Lama" were civil servants who have delivered 20 or more years of service.

To bless yesterday's ceremony, State Mufti Pehin Dato Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awg Abdul Aziz, read a Doa Selamat, which also marked the closing of the ceremony. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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