August 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Friday, 18th August 2006

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to grace the "Majlis Kesyukuran" in conjunction with His Majesty's 60th birthday celebrations at the International Convention Centre in Berakas. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Sultan At Thanksgiving Ceremony

Warning On Fake
Increment Letter

Bandar Seri Begawan - The public has been warned on the presence of a fake letter informing them about the recent accelerated increment.
...FULL STORY

Man Attempts Suicide At Shopping Mall
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 20-year-old cook, allegedly suffering from mental depression, attempted to kill himself at a shopping mall in the capital recently, the second such incident reported in recent weeks. ...FULL STORY

BLNG, QESS Sign Service Contract
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei LNG and QESS Sdn Bhd held a signing ceremony yesterday at the Brunei LNG plant in Lumut, Seria. ...FULL STORY

Signing on behalf of BLNG was James Lim (L) while signing on behalf of QESS was its managing director, Haji Awang bin Ali (R).

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Diplomats to discuss Lebanon peacekeeping
Beirut - France and Turkey sent their top diplomats to Beirut on Wednesday to discuss the deployment of a 15,000-strong international force to southern Lebanon.

SPORTS

Brunei Lawn Bowler Strikes Bronze
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Md Zainurin Hj Zaini edged Singapore's Tan Kwang 1.5-0.5 to hag the U-25 Boys Singles bronze medal while the gold medal went to Malaysia's Mohd Azwan Shuhaimi after defeating Ken Chan of Hong Kong 2-0.

YOUR HEALTH

Watching TV wrestling linked to date violence
New York - High-school boys, and girls in particular, who regularly watch pro wrestling television shows seem to be more likely than non-viewers to get into fights with their partners when they're on dates, new research suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Longest-ever delivery results in heaviest panda cub
Beijing - A giant panda has scored two records in one go after the longest-ever delivery resulted in the heaviest cub to emerge from China's artificial breeding program, state media said.

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