BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Seminar belia mengenai Nadi Borneo yang berlangsung selama tiga hari, telah berakhir dengan pengumpulan idea dan juga penyerahan sijil penyertaan yang berlangsung di Galeri Seni dan Kebudayaan Kampong Ayer. Seramai 29 belia telah menyertai seminar itu terdiri daripada belia dari Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia dan juga Malaysia. Belia-belia ini juga baru sahaja ikut serta dalam satu acara yang memfokuskan untuk meningkatkan kefahaman mereka tentang inisiatif Nadi Borneo dan juga memberikan kuasa kepada mereka sebagai ketua dalam penggerak generasi seterusnya dalam mempromosikan perkembangan mapan. Sebanyak enam idea projek telah dikemukakan oleh setiap kumpulan yang mana idea-idea itu merangkumi ‘Eco Camp’, Penswastaan Pusat Biodiversiti Meragang dan juga ‘The Green Elixir’. Kepelbagaian aktiviti Sepanjang tiga hari seminar itu dijalankan, pelbagai jenis aktiviti telah diungkayakan. Antaranya, para belia turut serta dalam…

THE three-day youth seminar on the Heart of Borneo (HOB) concluded recently with a project pitching and certificate presentation at the Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery. Twenty-nine youth participants from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesian and Malaysia took part in the event which aims to increase understanding of the Heart of Borneo Initiative and empower them to be the next-generation leaders in promoting sustainable development, a press release said. Six project ideas were pitched by the teams, which include Eco Camp, the privatisation of the Meragang Biodiversity Centre and the Green Elixir. Over the three-day event, the participants took part in a forum titled ‘Empowering Youth in the Heart of Borneo: How Can Youth Take Action’, delivered by Dr Henry Chan, Leader of the Heart of Borneo Initiative, WWF Malaysia and…

TWO Bruneians were awarded the Chevening Scholarship for the 2016-2017 session in a reception held yesterday at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Brunei. The recipients are Azizul Azri Hj Majit, an Administrative Officer 1st Grade at the Youth and Sports Department who will be pursuing an MSc in Sustainability and Management at Royal Holloway, University of London and Khairunissa Ash’ari, Co-Founder and Community Engagement Director at Green Brunei will be pursuing an MA in Environment, Politics and Globalisation at King’s College London. During the event, British High Commissioner to Brunei David Campbell said that he was pleased to present scholarships to the two recipients and represents a bond of friendship between the two countries. “These subjects are of global importance and to Brunei and I’m sure that…

PARTICIPANTS of the Heart of Borneo (Hob) Youth Seminar explored the Tropical Biodiversity Centre in Sungai Liang yesterday. Comprising youth from Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, the seminar is a three-day event where participants promote sustainable development through their own ideas. The visit to the centre was part of their itinerary on the second day. The group went on a 30-minute forest trek behind the centre led by its staff, Mohd Yusop Abdul Rahman. Throughout the trek, Mohd Yusop showed the different types of vegetation found in Brunei’s forests, and briefed them on their properties. The participants would be able to utilise the knowledge that they had gained during the trip when pitching ideas on the final day of the youth seminar. The group also went to Lamunin for Eko Kampung…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 26 Ogos – Golongan belia selaku pemimpin masa akan datang bukan sahaja perlu dilengkapi dengan ilmu pengetahuan yang berguna tetapi mereka juga harus mengambil langkah aktif dalam mempromosikan pembangunan mapan serta memahami peluang-peluang yang wujud dalam pemulihan sumber asli dan menangani isu-isu penting semasa. Isu-isu penting itu termasuk menyediakan peluang pekerjaan, membangunkan ekonomi, mempromosikan pembangunan mapan dan meningkatkan kehidupan masyarakat, di mana bagi menanganinya memerlukan belia yang bermaklumat serta mempunyai kemahiran kepimpinan yang tinggi supaya mereka mampu menyumbang kepada perubahan positif dalam komuniti masing-masing. Dalam hubungan itu, penganjuran Seminar Belia Nadi Borneo merupakan satu kaedah yang berkesan bagi membantu menjana kefahaman mengenai Nadi Borneo dalam kalangan golongan belia dan pada masa yang sama mengenal pasti bidang-bidang ekonomi yang berpotensi dikembangkan dalam Nadi Borneo. Perkara itu dijelaskan oleh…