Crown Prince grants audience
By Azrol Azmi

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, yesterday afternoon consented to receive in audience Mr Makoto Misono, the President of the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE), Japan.

Mr Misono and his delegation are currently in the country to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources and NITE.

Present during the audience were Mr Hashimoto Itsuo, the Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam, Pg Dato Paduka Hj Abu Bakar bin Pg Seri Indera Pg Hj Ismail, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, and Dato Paduka Awang Hj Mohd Hamid bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry & Primary Resources. - Borneo Bulletin (10th July 2008)


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