December 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Tuesday, 9th December 2003

Dubai ALUMINIUM
Plant Pullout Could
Boost Brunei Plan

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei’s plan for Aluminium Smelting Plant in Sungai Liang, announced by BEDB earlier this year could possibly be the biggest smelting plant in the region as one major competitor’s partner– Dubai, has reportedly pulled out of a US$2 billion aluminium smelter project in Sarawak.
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Family Escape Unhurt In
Kampong Lambak Fire

Bandar Seri Begawan – A family of eight escaped unhurt when a fire broke out at their two-storey house in Kampong Lambak Kanan yesterday afternoon. ...FULL STORY

	Tiger Beer Chase Ends Smuggler’s Bizarre Attempt Bandar Seri Begawan - Mohamed Ali B Hj Ibrahim does not seem to believe in the old adage ‘Once bitten, twice shy.” ...FULL STORY

A resident's home attacked by flood.	Capital’s Kampong Berangan Homes Under Water Bandar Seri Begawan - Flood has been omnipresent in the past few weeks in the Sultanate due to the monsoon season, and properties and valuable possessions have fallen victim to the horrific weather condition. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. warns of upsurge in Iraq attacks, soldier killed
Baghdad - The top U.S. general in Iraq warned Sunday of an upsurge in attacks, as insurgents killed an American soldier in a roadside bomb attack in the north.

SPORTS

Brunei Wins Its First Silver In Hanoi
Hanoi – Brunei has collected its first silver medal through karate-do event at the 22nd South East Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam.

YOUR HEALTH

Kids who watch more TV eat fewer vegetables - Study
Chicago - The more television children watch the less fruit and vegetables they eat, probably because the advertising they see leaves them craving junk food instead, a study said on Monday.

OTHER REPORTS

Public offered chance of free trip to Iraq
Bangkok - Thais buying New Year cards for their troops in Iraq could win a free trip with the military to the war-torn country.