April 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Wednesday, 23rd April 2003

SARS Hits Borneo
Tourism Drive Suffers
Second Setback

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's joint effort with Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan in promoting Borneo as a single destination has suffered a setback with the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
...FULL STORY

Philippines Army
Chief Drops By

Lt General Gregorio Camilang Jr (Right)

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Commanding General of the Philippine Army, Lt Gen Gregorio Camiling Jr yesterday paid a courtesy call to (Ret) Maj Gen Pengiran Haji Ibnub Ba'asith, Deputy Minister, Defence Ministry at the Bolkiah Garrison. ...FULL STORY

Keep Out Of Sars Hit Countries,
Government officers told

Bandar Seri Begawan - Government staff and officers are advised to postpone their overseas travel plans either on official or unofficial business to Sars hit countries ...FULL STORY

RBA To Give Away
Masks On Request

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's national carrier is to provide masks on request in all its flights to counter the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) threat. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Syria seals border with Iraq in nod to U.S.
Damascus - Syria's foreign minister confirmed yesterday that his country's border with Iraq had been sealed, signalling a shift towards cooperation with the United States.

Public rallies against occupation take place in Baghdad
U.S. hawks fuel Anti-Cuban Diplomacy
Shia Muslims protest at arrest of cleric
Blix attacks US war intelligence
Iraqi pilgrims throng holy city
Religion and politics resurface as voices of freedom
Russia demands UN role in checks
Galloway denies Saddam cash link
SARS fears prompt China travel warning
WHO: China facing big SARS spread
U.S. envoy in Beijing for N.Korea talks

OTHER REPORTS

Drunken man bites dog
New York - The world turned upside down in Syracuse, New York, on Saturday night -- at least for one drunken bar patron and an unlucky police dog.