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This is a good awareness initiative by Public Works Department (JKR) under the Ministry of Development. Did you know that we in Brunei has the highest water consumption in the region? Maybe because we take them for granted or perhaps the water is pretty cheap as compared to other countries. Brunei records the highest water consumption of 450 litres per person per day as compared to 250 litres to other regional countries. That’s pretty high I must say and this may be attributed to a lot of factors which I won’t go into details. But the most important thing is that we are aware of this and even His Majesty the Sultan highlighted in his titah recently about Brunei’s consumption on water.

So this is a pretty good cause by JKR’s latest project – JKR REACH which is also a charity event. This is actually a run, exercise and cycle event which will take place on 27th October 2013. The launching of the campaign took place a few days ago with the Director-General at JKR, Hj Marzuke Hj Mohsin, officiating the campaign and he was also the first registrant of JKR REACH 2013. The word reach stands for ‘Run, Exercise And Cycle for Health’ and this event is jointly organised by Brunei Association of Surveyors and Engineers and Architects (PUJA) and JKR.

The event itself is in conjunction with World Water Day 2013 and it will take place at the Old Airport Road.

Hj Marzuke Hj Mohsin, Director-General at JKR giving his welcoming remarks

This is such a high consumption of water in Brunei alone

The invited guests during the launch

The one unique thing I like is the registration for run because they have an optional choice if the registrants want a golden number/s (single or double) for their bibs. Interesting indeed and I can tell you as of now that the single and double digits are all taken up in less than a day. Amazing!!! Each of the golden numbers costs an extra $10.

Did you know that all the proceeds from the JKR REACH 2013 will go to dedicated charitable foundations? Pusat Ehsan, Society for the Management of Autism-Related issues in Training, Education and Resources (SMARTER), Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans and Care and Action for Strays (CAS). I like how CAS is being included as a recipient because they haven’t been getting much support from events and so it’s nice to see CAS being selected. Thumbs up to the organisers.

Do refer to the website for more details and the closing date for the run, cycle and exercise event is on the 3rd October. The cut off participants is 5,000. You can download the form here and register at the counter at JKR building during office hours.

Hj Marzuke was the first registrant of the event. How sporting is that? 😀

The guest of honour paying for his registration

The rest follow suit to register for the event

The Golden Bib number registration form. However, the single and double digits are all being taken.

There’s no online registration so you will have to physically go to the JKR building and there will be a dedicated desk for registration. Do come during office hours only.

JKR building is located at the Old Airport, next to the Ministry of Education building

 

In further efforts to truly deliver a ‘Bruneian at Heart’ banking experience, BIBD has announced that they will be carrying out renovation works on its Mall Branch located at Unit G33, Ground Floor, The Mall, Gadong.

Starting on Monday, 14th October 2013, the branch’s operations will temporarily be suspended and renovations are due to commence. During this time, BIBD will be maintaining its operations with one ATM machine for cash withdrawals which is located on the ground floor near to the entrance of The Mall.

The renovation works will the see upgrade of the branch as part of BIBD’s continuous efforts in introducing its signature image and better customer services throughout its branch network. BIBD would also like to inform its customers that they can visit its nearest branch located at the Setia Kenangan Complex, Kiulap for all their banking requirements.

For further information about BIBD and any of its products and services, visit BIBD’s home page at www.bibd.com.bn, get in touch with the BIBD Contact Centre at 2238181 or visit your nearest BIBD branch.

In other BIBD news, they are having a special discounts for BIBD cardholders. Now you can enjoy up 20% discount with your BIBD cards. This is valid from 17th September to 31st October 2013 with partner restaurants – Misato, Bali Paradise, Twelv Cafe and Excapade Sushi.

 

Ignite: Entrepreneurship Challenge 2013. Click to enlarge.

What it is?

Discover what it really takes to launch a start up! Enter the $20k challenge to identify, nurture and showcase emerging ICT entrepreneurs. Gain one of a kind start-up learning experience and emerge better to bring your entrepreneurial vision to light!

The competition Ignite Entrepreneurship Challenge is a rebrand of the previous Ignite Business Plan competition which serves as a platform for identifying, nurturing and showcasing emerging entrepreneur in addition to stand a chance to win the grand start up 20K cash prize. iCentre continue its proud tradition of preparing the participants prior to finalizing their business plans by conducting a series of workshops to allow participants gain entrepreneurship skill set. Learn the know-hows and must-dos to build a successful startup and writing an impactful executive summary prior to the first round of submission.

This year’s challenge puts more focus on acquiring quality business plans where after preliminary round of business plan submission, the shortlisted participants are will be required to attend the Ignite two-days boot camp where they will be provided training assistance and individualized coaching from experienced mentors.

Tagline: ‘The journey begins now’ highlights the learning process along the way and experiences gained in the journey of an entrepreneur. iCentre will serve a role to be a guide for the journey for aspiring entrepreneurs right from  the beginning of the challenge.

Route map of Ignite. Click to enlarge.

Requirements:

Who can join? Individuals may enter the competition alone or as a group of maximum 5 people (highly encouraged) with exceptional business ideas.

Members of the public with creative and innovative ICT business plans who would like to turn them into a viable business are encouraged to participate.

All students from IHLS are welcome to compete. No prior business courses and experience are necessary.

Rules and eligibility can be found in the contestant kit. ONLINE REGISTRATION only. For more information, visit ignite.icentre.biz

Deadline in two weeks

The launch earlier this month by Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications