Bandar Seri Begawan, Friday 07 Sept 2006 - This afternoon, the Bolkiah Garison division held a ceremony to commemorate the Nisfu Syaaban celebration for the year 1427 Hijrah / 2006. This ceremony was held at the Bolkiah Garison Surau.

The Chief Guest at this ceremony was the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Defence, Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mashor bin Pengiran Ahmad. Also in attendance were officers and personnel at the Ministry of Defence and units under the Bolkiah Garison.

The religious gathering began with a mass Maghrib prayer followed by the reading of the Surah Yassin led by the Ministry of Defence's Senior Religious Officer, Ustaz Haji Ruslan bin Haji Sulaiman. The gathering then ended with the mass Isya' prayer.