First Open Heart Surgery Patient Recovers Well

Jerudong - The first patient undergoing open-heart surgery in Brunei on Saturday, Dayang Bungsu binti Hashim is recovering well.

She is now being monitored at the Intensive Care Unit of the Gleneagles JPMC Cardiac Centre in Jerudong.

Dayang Bungsu had her Endotracheal Tube taken off from her mouth at about 9.30 this morning, about sixteen hours after operation.

According to the Chief Surgeon, Dr. Rieda Menshawe El Oakley, the operation went well. So much so that Dayang Bungsu was already able to sit up and move slightly, unlike for other patients who had to remain bed-ridden much longer.

This is also partly due to the latest state-of-art medical technologies available at the centre, Dr. Rieda said that Dayang Bungsu is now fully stabilized and that there were no complications.

At about 11am yesterday, Dayang Bungsu was able to sit up for her Chest X-Ray. She will spend another two days in the Intensive Care Unit before being moved to a regular ward.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The spirit of working together voluntarily Or 'Gotong Royong' is still alive among the Bruneians.

It was demonstrated today through efforts on building a new bridge at the Klamasi Muslim Cemetery in Kampong Kasat Mukim Lumapas yesterday.

The voluntary works also include the cleaning of the cemetery. More than 38 feet long and 12 feet wide bridge is to replace the old one. The bridge linked the Klamasi Cemetery and Kampong Kasat.

The materials used in building the bridge were contributions from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The project, which was organised by the Kampong Kasai and coordinated by the Brunei-Muara District Office cost about $5,000 from the budget allocated by the ministry of home affairs.

More than 130 departments officers and staff under the ministry of home affairs, Kampong residents as well as the Brunei Religious Islamic Council joined in the voluntary work and was led by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dato Awang Haji Abdul Rahman.

The construction works, which began last week, were done in stages.

The Muslim cemetery, which is believed to have been in existence for centuries, is one of the oldest Muslim cemeteries in the country.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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