December 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Wednesday, 10th December 2003

Fat Worm On Dishes
Puts Restaurant
Under Scrutiny

Bandar Seri Begawan – The restaurant in the capital which was at the centre of controversy several days ago when customers found a fat worm in mee goring and live ants crawling on another dish was put under further scrutiny yesterday morning. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Brunei Restaurants In Hot Soup Over Halal Cooks

Mighty Croc
Nabbed

Croc being relocated

Tutong Town - A wandering mighty crocodile who had been on the prowl around several fishponds in Kampong Mungkom, Kiudang in the Tutong district was finally caught on Monday. ...FULL STORY

Pehin Dato Hj Zakaria	Brunei Minister At World Info Talks in Geneva Bandar Seri Begawan - Pehin Dato Hj Zakaria, Minister of Communications, left Brunei last night for Geneva, Switzerland to attend the first ever World Summit on Information Society which opened yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Mr Aijaz Ahmad	Research Revolutionizes Building Industry In Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan – A research project has transformed the usual rough and solid building material into lightweight bricks. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

31 U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq car bomb blast
Mosul - An apparent suicide bomber wounded 31 U.S. soldiers when he detonated his vehicle at the entrance to an American military base in northern Iraq on Tuesday, a U.S. military spokesman said.

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

Studies confirm risks of 'economy class syndrome'
Chicago - New research suggests the risk of potentially deadly blood clots from long airline flights is small but rises sharply in people who are older, overweight or taking birth control pills.

OTHER REPORTS

Queen's text message alerted England to royal party
London - England's World Cup winning squad knew they were in for a royal reception on their return home because of Queen Elizabeth II's new-found passion for sending text messages on her mobile phone.