Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Royal Brunei Airlines office takes off in Ho Chi Minh City

By Lyna Mohamad in Ho Chi Minh City

With the inauguration of Royal Brunei Airlines' (RBA) new services to Ho Chi Minh City, the national carrier officially opened its office there over the weekend.

The Minister of Communications flew in to inaugurate the thrice-weekly services to the city. Pehin Dato Seri Setia Hj Abu Bakar Hj Apong cut a ribbon to mark the official opening of the RBA Office at 3rd Floor, Capital Place in Thai Van Lung Strict, District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City.

To bless the ceremony, a doa was read by a Vietnamese imam from the Jame Islamiah Mosque, Ho Chi Minh city, Hj Omar Hj Mohd.

Present to witness the event were Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources cum Chairman of the Brunei Tourism Board, Dato Paduka Hj Hamdillah Hj Wahab, Permanent Secretary at Home Affairs Ministry, Dato Paduka Hj Adnan Hj Hanafiah, Brunei Ambassador to Vietnam, Hj Mahadi POKDGSDRDLU Hj Abd Rahman and Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei, Mr Ha Hong Hai.

Others present were Vice Chairman of RBA, Pg Dato Paduka Hj Abu Bakar PSI Pg Hj Ismail, MD of GHK Motors Pehin Goh King Chin, Dato Paduka Hj Kani Hj Mohd Salleh, a member of RBA Board of Directors, Acting CEO of RBA Pg Md Yussof Pg Hj Jeludin and RBA management and officers.

Following the opening, the minister and other guests were taken on a tour of the new office. The airline's Sales Manager Vietnam Office, Mr Kevin Thong, briefed the guests on the office operational system.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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