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Women had equal access to HIV treatment and counselling, as well as follow-up treatment. In accordance with the government's interpretation of Qur'anic precepts, Muslim women have rights similar to those of Muslim men in areas such as divorce and child custody. Islamic law requires that males receive twice the inheritance of women.
In 2009, Adina received the Brunei Woman Leader in Civil Society Award. Based on her work an youth and communal development, she was appointed as Brunei's representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in April 2010. Here, she represented Brunei with regards to children's rights issues.
A dedicated unit for investigating crimes involving women and children is part of the RBPF, and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports offered victims' refuge and care. [5] The legal minimum age for marriage in Brunei is 14 years and seven months with parental and participant consent, unless religious or custom laws set a higher minimum age.
As part of the 10th National Development Plan (RKN 10), RIPAS Hospital underwent considerable upgrades, including the construction of the Women and Children's Centre and the development of new roads to alleviate traffic congestion. These expansions increased the hospital's capacity, particularly with a 45% increase in the children's ward beds ...
Mary Lim (née Hii Yang Eng; Chinese: 许媽樱; pinyin: Xǔ Māyīng; [1] born 1948) is a Bruneian educator and businesswoman of Chinese descent. [2] Best known as the CEO and founder of Seri Mulia Sarjana School (SMS), [3] she has made contributions to both education and business in Brunei.
The Girl Guides Association of Brunei Darussalam was established on 1 January 1951 [4] in Kuala Belait by R. C. Bell, the wife of the British Resident at the time, and officially registered in Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan) in 1953. It is exclusively for girls and women, with Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit serving as the first patron. [1]
Brunei has seen an increase in the number of cases referred to the Child Development Centre (CDC) over the past ten years, from 2010 (400 cases) to 2020 (766 cases), as of 14 March 2021. In contrast, there were 218 cases of autism documented in 2020 as opposed to 36 in 2011. Early in March of that year, the CDC identified 38 new instances of ...
Born on 12 March 1980, Pengiran Anak Puteri (Princess) Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah began her formal education at International School Brunei in 1984. She studied a broad range of subjects, including religious studies, progressing through kindergarten, primary, and secondary levels.