His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon consented to grant an audience to the administrator and heads of participant from the Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme (SSEAYP).

Present at the audience ceremony was Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Hazair bin Haji Abdullah.

Also present at the event was Kenichi Suganuma, Japan's Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.

The audience ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman. - Borneo Bulletin (5 December 2012)