The first session of the 20th Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting begins today, graced by 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.
LegCo Speaker Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Dato Setia Haji Mohamed Taib will chair the meeting. He will be assisted by Clerk to the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet Ministers’ Council and Clerk to the LegCo Dr Hajah Huraini binti Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Jaya Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hurairah.
The meeting will discuss the supply bills for the 2024/2025 financial year before they are approved and gazetted to be utilised on April 1. The LegCo meeting is an important tradition in the monarchial system of government, having been carried out for more than a century.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin