BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday 25 January 2017 – The Ministry of Defence has secured second place at the National Maulidur Rasul Procession competition in the Ministries and Government Departments category held in December 2016.
The Ministry of Defence came in second place just behind the Ministry of Development while in third place was the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. A prize presentation ceremony was held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Present as the guest of honor was the Minister of Religious Affairs, Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman.
Four categories were competed in the event namely the Ministry and Government Department category; Secondary School and Higher Learning Institute Category; the Association and Private Sector category and the Villages and Mosque category.

KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN NAIB JOHAN DALAM PERTANDINGAN PERBARISAN DAN PERARAKAN SAMBUTAN MAULUD NABI MUHAMMAD (SAW) PERINGKAT NEGARA
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Rabu 25 Januari 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan berjaya meraih kedudukan naib johan dalam Pertandingan Perhimpunan, Perarakan dan Perbarisan Johan bagi Kategori Kementerian dan Jabatan pada bulan Disember 2016 yang lalu.
Kementerian Pertahanan menduduki tempat kedua setelah didahului oleh Kementerian Pembangunan, manakala tempat ketiga disandang oleh Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan. Majlis Penyampaian Hadiah Pertandingan telah diadakan di Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama (KHEU).
Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Menteri Hal Ehwal Ugama, Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman.
Sebanyak empat kategori dipertandingkan pada acara tersebut iaitu Kategori Kementerian dan Jabatan; Kategori Sekolah Menengah dan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi; Kategori Persatuan dan Sektor Swasta dan Kategori Kampung dan Takmir Masjid.