April 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Tuesday, 29th April 2003

Sultan For Bangkok
Sars Summit As Leaders
Screened

His Majesty during his visit to the RIPAS Hospital recently

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah left Brunei last night for the special Asean Leaders Meeting on Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to be held in Bangkok. ...FULL STORY

Related News - Region Takes New Joint Action On SARS | Net Widens To Curb Exposure By SARS Contacts In Brunei | Singapore SARS Man Closely Watched As Minister Calms Fears

SARS: Kuching
Hospital 19 Held

A Malaysian walks past a health awareness poster
in downtown Kuala Lumpur Monday

Kuching - Fifteen patients and four nurses have reported respiratory problems Monday at the Malaysian psychiatric hospital in Kuching, where health authorities had sealed off Sunday for fear it may be the site of a SARS outbreak. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Ready To Deal With
Falling Italian Satellite

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei is adequately geared to deal if any fragments of debris that may falling on the Sultanate tomorrow from a disintegrating Italian satellite. ...FULL STORY

Local Man fined $17,000
in huge booze haul

Alcohols confiscated

Bandar Seri Begawan - In what could be the biggest haul of alcoholic drinks this month, 22 officers from the Preventive Unit of the Royal Brunei Customs and Excise ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Thousands riot in Rural Chinese Town over SARS
Chagugang - Thousands of residents believing that a local school would be turned into a ward for urban SARS patients, ransacked the interior of the four-story building on Sunday night.

OTHER REPORTS

500 naked volunteers cram into Selfridges' window
London - More than 500 naked people crowded into a major London fashion store as part of a live art exhibition.