Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha yesterday consented to receive in separate audiences the spouses of envoys and the newly appointed Ambassador of Brunei to the Republic of Philippines.

Her Majesty first consented to receive in audience Madam Ibtisam Hassan 'Abdallah, spouse of Sayyid Fakhri bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Said, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Brunei Darussalam.

Her Majesty then consented to receive in audience Mrs Ebtsam Abdulkader Bader Al-Motawa, spouse of Ghassan Mohammed Abdurrahman Al-Dowaisan, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Brunei Darussalam.

Then Her Majesty consented to receive the newly appointed Ambassador of Brunei to the Republic of Philippines, Malai Hajah Halimah binti Malai Yussof; Hajah Latifah binti Haji Tudin, spouse of Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Mohd Hussaini, the newly appointed High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to the People's Republic of Bangladesh; and also Dayangku Salina binti Pengiran Haji Alli, spouse of Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Jaafar, the newly appointed High Commissioner of Brunei to Australia.

The ceremony was held yesterday at the Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (9th Nov 2008)