BY Lyna Mohamad
Some 20,097 underprivileged individuals nationwide were bestowed with personal gifts (Kurnia Peribadi) with the consent of 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 Brunei Darussalam.
The presentation ceremony was held at Istana Nurul Iman on Wednesday with His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, as personal representative of His Majesty, presenting His Majesty’s personal gifts to 1,000 recipients from the Brunei-Muara District.
--- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin