MIRI – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah departed for Brunei, after having a stopover in Lawas, Sarawak, last night.
In a statement, Istana Negara said the two royals were greeted on arrival by the Crown Prince of Brunei, Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Ibni Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife, Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman.
Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah arrived at their hotel in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei at 11.20pm after passing through the Labu Temburong Immigration Control Post in Lawas.
Also on hand to greet the royal couple were Brunei’s Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Setia Awang Ahmaddin Abdul Rahman and Minister of Development Dato Seri Setia Awang Muhammad Juanda Abdul Rashid.
“Their Majesties will stay in Bandar Seri Begawan before continuing their Kembara Kenali Borneo journey to Miri City tomorrow,” said the statement.
The Kembara Kenali Borneo convoy will re-enter Sarawak on September 9 via Miri, where a number of events have also been drawn up, before proceeding to Bekenu and Bintulu the following day.
The Sarawak leg of the expedition includes stops in Sibu, Sri Aman and Kuching before concluding on September 13 in Telok Melano, Lundu.
Kembara Kenali Borneo, which is a dream come true for Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah in getting to know Malaysians living in the interior areas of Sabah and Sarawak, concluded its tour in Sabah yesterday after being flagged off on September 3.
The 11-day expedition covers a distance of 2,154 km along the Pan Borneo Highway that connects Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei. – September 8, 2023