August 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 6th August 2005

Bandar Seri Begawan - A large consignment of alcoholic beverage was found floating in Brunei waters suspected to have been thrown by smugglers in a bid to make a quick getaway before being caught red-handed. ...FULL STORY

Public Cry Foul Against
`Haze In The Backyard'

Brunei Capital

Bandar Seri Begawan - Don't invite the haze, by creating it in our own backyards, fumed angry residents in several calls to the Weekend hotline, yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Grand Concert In Honour Of Royal Birthday
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang DiPertuan ofNegara Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha last night graced the "Konsert Muhibbah DiRaja" with their presence at the Jerudong Amphitheater.
...FULL STORY

Education Authorities Seek Blessings To Stop Hysteria
Bandar Seri Begawan - In a bid to bring peace to schools whose students had been gripped by hysteria recently, more than 80 people including the Deputy Minister of Education attended an Al-Quran recital ceremony at the Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri (STPRI) in the capital.
...FULL STORY

First incident on July 21

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bush dismisses Qaeda tape, condemns Zawahri
Texas - President Bush said on Thursday the United States would stand its ground in Iraq despite a new videotape threatening attacks from al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri whose ideology he dismissed as "dark, dim, backwards."

SPORTS

QAF FC Win 7-Goal Thriller
Bandar Seri Begawan - QAF FC emerged victorious after they were involved in a seven-goal thriller against Indera FC winning 4-3 in a 2005 B-League Premier I match at the Belapan field last night.

YOUR HEALTH

Broccoli may help beat bladder cancer
New York - Eating broccoli may help prevent or slow the spread of bladder cancer, according to preliminary study findings.

OTHER REPORTS

"How are the noodles?" Japan's PM asks astronaut
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took a few minutes' break from a potentially devastating political battle over postal privatisation on Thursday to discuss noodles with a space shuttle astronaut.

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