August 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

His Majesty sits next to Prince Rashid Brother of
Morrocan King Mohhamed VI during the funeral of King Fahd in Riyadh

Riyadh - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam joined other world leaders to-bid farewell to King Fahd at an austere funeral ceremony Tuesday. ...FULL STORY

BSP Strikes Oil & Gas

Pehin Dato Awg Hj Adanan presents the citizenship
certificate to Pehin Kapitan Diraja China Awang Lau Ah Kok

Seria - Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has discovered more oil and gas following a successful exploration expected to yield "good reservoir quality" in a new structure in the Seria North Flank. ...FULL STORY

First incident on July 21	Mystery Phenomenon Hits Students Again Bandar Seri Begawan - After a relatively incident-free Monday, four Form Five students of Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri (STPRI) went hysterical again yesterday leaving many parents concerned as they called for efforts to be stepped up to contain the mystery phenomenon. ...FULL STORY
Related Story: Girls Go Hysterical In School As If Possessed

New SMS Scam From China
Bandar Seri Begawan - Not long after the police warned the public against Short Message Service (SMS) scams and not to fall prey to such tactics, another scam has re-surfaced this time from China.
...FULL STORY

PR Youth Jailed For Robbery With A Deadly Weapon

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Saudi Arabia bids farewell to King Fahd
Riyadh - Saudis and foreign dignitaries were to pay their respects to King Fahd in a funeral which is the final act in a 23-year reign that saw him steer the kingdom through the most turbulent decades in its history.

SPORTS

Kim Eng Out Of Semi Finals
Bandar Seri Begawan - A Kim Engineering became the first casualty of the Sultan's Birthday Cup Basketball Championships when they were dumped out at the quarterfinals stage after losing to Teo and Sons Workshop 85-60 at Chung Hwa Middle School on Monday night.

YOUR HEALTH

Vitamin D low in nearly all elderly who break hip
London - Vitamin D deficiency is nearly universal in cases of hip fractures, researchers in Scotland reported online in Current Medical Research and Opinion on Monday.

OTHER REPORTS

Five Benfica players put up as security on Euro debt
Lisbon - Portuguese champions Benfica have pledged five players to a builder as security on a debt related to the construction of the club's new stadium, which hosted the Euro 2004 final.

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