TAP Board Members 2010 / 2012

The Tabung Amanah Pekerja, TAP or Employees Trust Fund Board announces the appointment of members of the board for a period of two years with effect from 21st February 2010.

The appointment is pursuant to Sections 4(1) and 4(2) of Tabung Amanah Pekerja Act Chapter 167. With the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the

• Chairman of the TAP Board is the Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office
• Deputy Chairman is the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office.

Members are:

• Permanent Secretary (Monetary) at the Ministry of Finance,
• Permanent Secretary, at the Ministry of Finance cum Managing Director of the Brunei Investment Agency,
• Director General of the Civil Service,
• Commissioner of Labour,
• Solicitor General,
• Deputy Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Limited and the Royal Brunei Airlines Sendirian Berhad, (Private Sector's Representatives); and
• Managing Director of the Employees Trust Fund, TAP as the Ex-Officio member.

(Adapted from RTB News, 24th May 2010)

MIB Council

(illustration from Brunei Times)

BY COMMAND of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Setia Hj Abd Rahman Dato Seri Setia Hj Mohamed Taib, Minister of Education, has been appointed as the chairman of the Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB) National Executive Council for a three-year term effective August 15, 2009.

Meanwhile, Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Jawatan Luar Pekerma Raja Dato Seri Setia Utama Dr Ustaz Hj Md Zain Hj Serudin was appointed as the vice-chairman of the council.

A total of 18 members have been appointed to the MIB National Executive Council.

The secretariat of the council, consisting of 11 appointed members, is now headed by director of the Academy of Brunei Studies (APB) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Dr Siti Norkhalbi Hj Wahsalfelah, who is also secretary to the MIB National Executive Council.

The first meeting of the council was held yesterday at the Senate Room of UBD's Chancellor Hall, chaired by Pehin Dato Hj Abd Rahman.

Several topics were discussed at the closed-door meeting, including the coordination, administration, budget and further dissemination of plans as well as consolidation of the national philosophy.

The council's secretariat office is currently based at the APB at UBD.

Among some of the roles of the secretariat is to manage administrative work of the MIB National Executive Council and other committees on MIB, to coordinate as well as supervise lectures and public talks on MIB at the university and outside it.

Their roles also include editing articles on Brunei written by the university academic staff prior to presentation or publication and coordinating interpretation of MIB statements of the national philosophy.

A committee for the MIB concept was established in 1985 and upgraded to become a national MIB concept in 1990. In 2001, it was further upgraded to become the MIB National Executive Council.

In May this year, His Majesty in his titah raised the issue of the efficacy of the MIB National Council and asked whether the council was still active during a special MIB forum organised by people who are bestowed with titles.

The monarch enquired whether there was any shor-tage of qualified persons to chair the council or if the council was deemed no longer relevant.

His Majesty also expressed confidence that the MIB concept has been fully embraced by the nation and that it is not merely a slogan but a system which guides people's way of life.

extracted from The Brunei Times, 2nd October 2009

Members of Legislative Council

Image (c) Infofoto 2009

• Speaker

(Yang Di-Pertua Dewan)

Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Indera Mahkota Pg Anak (Dr.) Haji Kemaludin ibni Al-Marhum Pengiran Bendahara Pengiran Anak Mohd Yassin

• Members

(A) ex-officio Members (Prime Minister and Ministers)

Ahli-Ahli Rasmi Kerana Jawatan (Perdana Menteri dan Menteri-Menteri) Menurut Ceraian 1(a) (i) dari jadual Perkara 24(1)

• His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam - Prime Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister
  
• His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah - Senior Minister at Prime Minister’s Office
• His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Dato Setia Haji Mohd Taib - Minister of Education
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Jawatan Luar Pekerma Raja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Ustaz Haji Awang Mohd Zain bin Haji Serudin - Minister of Religious Affairs
  
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Ahmad bin Haji Jumat - Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
  
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong - Minister of Communications
  
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Adanan bin Begawan Pehin Siraja Khatib Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Mohd Yusof - Minister of Home Affairs
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman - Minister of Health
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdullah bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar - Minister of Development
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (R) Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Haji Mohammad bin Haji Daud - Minister of Energy at Prime Minister's Office
  
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar - Minister of Industry and Primary Resources
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Ibrahim - Minister of Finance II
  
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II

(B) Titled Persons

Ahli-Ahli Yang Dilantik

Orang-orang yang Bergelar menurut ceraian 1(a)(ii) dari Jadual Kedua Perkara 24(1)

• Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Setia Negara Pengiran Dr. Haji Mohd Yusof bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim
• Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (R) Dato Seri Paduka Haji Awang Mohd Yasmin bin Haji Umar - Deputy Minister of Defence

(C) Persons who have achieved distinction

Ahli-Ahli Yang Dilantik

Orang-Orang Yang Telah Mencapai Kecemerlangan menurut ceraian 1(a)(iv) dari Jadual Kedua Perkara 24(1)

• Yang Berhormat Pehin Kapitan Lela Diraja Dato Paduka Awang Goh King Chin
• Yang Berhormat Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya Awang Haji Othman bin Uking
• Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Awang Haji Idris bin Haji Abas
• Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Ahai
• Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Awang Haji Puasa bin Orang Kaya Seri Pahlawan Tudin
• Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohd Yunos bin Mohd Noh

(D) District Representatives

Ahli Yang Dilantik Mewakili Daerah-Daerah menurut ceraian 5(iv) dari Jadual Kedua Perkara 24(1)

• Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Bakar bin Mansor - Penghulu of Mukim Lumapas, Brunei Muara District
  
• Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Mohd Shafiee bin Ahmad - Ketua of Kampong Lumut 1, Mukim Liang, Belait District
  
• Yang Berhormat Orang Kaya Jaya Putera Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohd Taha bin Abd Rauf - Penghulu of Mukim Keriam, Tutong District
• Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Ahad - Ketua of Kampong Belingos, Mukim Bangar, Temburong District

(E) Clerk to Legislative Council

Jurutulis Majlis Mesyuarat Negara

• Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Jaya Dato Paduka Awang Haji Judin bin Haji Asar