April 2008

NEWS ARCHIVE 2008

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Sunday, 27th April 2008

The 11kv Sub-Station at Jln Tungku blown out

Bandar Seri Begawan - Thousands of residents in the Brunei-Muara District were in the dark after a major power outage yesterday afternoon.
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Related Story: Power Outage Disrupts Life

Third AGC Annual Opens With
Crown Prince Sabda

HRH the Crown Prince delivers his sabda at the 3rd Annual Event
of the Attorney-General's Chambers of Brunei, Malaysia and
Singapore at The Empire Hotel CC yesterday

Bandar Seri Begawan - The 3rd Annual Event of the Attorney-General's Chambers of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore was officially opened at The Empire Hotel and Country Club yesterday afternoon. ...FULL STORY

Related News: AGC Annual Event Opens | Specialisation In Key Areas Of Law Vital, Says HRH | Cyber, Environmental Laws To Be Discussed At Legal Meet

Deputy Minister of Industry & Primary Resources (L) during a tour around Intracorp's latest furniture and electronics store.

Business Opportunities Abound In Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei community may be, as some say, small, but opportunities are abound. ...FULL STORY

Related News: One-Stop For E-Home Shopping At Intracorp

Nurses Learn More About Severe Post-Natal Illness
Bandar Seri Begawan - In an effort to arm nurses with the necessary tools to deal with ‘Puerperal Psychosis’, which is the most severe form of postnatal illness, a special workshop was organised by Psychiatric Department of RIPAS Hospital yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Guest of honour receives a souvenir

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

China's state media attack Dalai Lama despite gov't overture
Beijing - A day after China said it would meet an envoy of the Dalai Lama, state media Saturday launched fresh attacks against the Tibetan spiritual leader.

SPORTS

YAM Pg Anak Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah serving.

Maktab Sains Badminton Team Clinch A Spot In Quarterfinals
Bandar Seri Begawan - Maktab Sains girls' badminton team clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the badminton tournament for inter-secondary schools and colleges of Zone II, after beating Sekolah Sayyidina Hassan 3-0 yesterday at the Form Six Centre.

YOUR HEALTH

When It Comes to Memory, It's All About Location
New York - A new report finds that where protein-destroying machines reside in the brain's nerve cells may help determine how memories are formed.

OTHER REPORTS

British prisoners enjoying 'cushy' life: prison officer
London - Life in British prisons is so comfortable that inmates have given up trying to escape, a senior prison officers' representative said Friday.

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