Brunei On Alert Against Sars

Bangkok - People in Brunei have been sternly warned to keep up their vigil against Sars epidemic.

And His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in his speech said although Brunei is free from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the government had put in place measures to overcome the problem.

His Majesty delivered his speech at the Special Asean Leaders' Meeting on Sars in Bangkok on Tuesday.

His Majesty left Bangkok for Brunei yesterday after attending the Special Asean-China Leaders' Meeting.

Before departure, a Doa Selamat was read by the State Mufti Pehin Dato Awang Haji Abdul Aziz.

Present at the Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport to bid farewell to His Majesty were Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Korn Dabbaransi and other Thai officials.

Also present were the Thai Ambassador to Brunei Lt Sunthon Niyomyath, Brunei's Ambassador to Thailand, Dato Haji Mohd Yunos and officers of the Brunei's Embassy in Bangkok. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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