PPPMB fetes president for honorary doctorate
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Members and guests at the event pose for photograph with the PPPMB president Dr Hj Abdul Latif

The President of the Federation of Brunei Malay Entrepreneurs (PPPMB) reminisced the good old times as he was celebrated by the Deputy President I, and other members for getting an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management from a reputable university in the Philippines last month.

The celebration bash, sponsored by the Deputy President I, Pg Shahminan Pg Hj Ismail took place at the Restaurant Kemayan, Mile 1, Jalan Tutong last Wednesday night.

Dr Hj Abdul Latif bin Chuchu, the president was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Philippines Islamic University at a function held in Philippine Law School, Pasay City, Manila last April 22.

He said apart from being awarded the honorary doctorate he was also acknowledged by various people and organisations there through letters of appreciation.

Dr Hj Abdul Latif first joined the Gabungan Peniaga-Peniaga Bumiputera (GPB) in 1982, where together with Hj Abdul Rahman Yusof, the incumbent PPPMB's Permanent Chairman and the late Abdul Kadir Ciku, they managed to initiate changes in the organisation's constitution.

"In 1998 I was invited to join PPPMB and at the election that year, I was elected as the president, a post I held for five years," he said.

Last month, the organisation once again held an election where Dr Hj Abdul Latif was re-elected unanimously as the president for the next five years.

He added that in his first five years in office, PPPMB organised two business summits, the Pertemuan Usahawan Melayu I and II.

Dr Hj Abdul Latif added, "I hope the newly-elected committee members who were given mandate by other members would now be successful in their combined efforts towards projects that would benefit members wholly."

"Let us strive to develop a business empire for PPPMB and let all of us work together to develop the small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) so we all can participate and contribute towards the national economy," he said.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin