April 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Friday, 4th April 2003

Three cases in Brunei
will close all schools

Young students of a primary school wear protective masks

Bandar Seri Begawan - All education in the country. Both government and non government will be closed for 10 days if more than 3 students from different schools contract the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
...FULL STORY

Brunei And Canada To
Cooperate In Medical Studies

Bandar Seri Begawan - The signing of a memorandum of agreement between the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and the Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to collaborate in medical studies was held this afternoon. ...FULL STORY

Several Foreigners Issued
Special Passes In KB
Immigration Raid

Kuala Belait - A Filipino man and woman were both issued special passes when they failed to provide proper documents to prove their stay in Brunei was valid, during a raid on Wednesday night by nine officers from the Kuala Belait Immigration Department. ...FULL STORY

Police In Muara Blame
Jobless Woes For Crime

A busy street in downtown Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan - A total of 973 criminal cases were reported to Muara Police Station, resulting in the arrest of 92 people from the year 2000 till March this year. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. attacks Baghdad's airport
Baghdad - U.S. troops closed in on Baghdad today, with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division launching at attack on the city's Saddam Hussein International Airport.

OTHER REPORTS

Deep sea monster squid found
Wellington - A rare and dangerous squid with eyes the size of dinner plates and scores of razor-sharp hooks to snag its prey has been caught by fishermen off Antarctica, New Zealand scientists said.