November 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Wednesday, 1st December 2004

Thumbs Up From Brunei
For World's Largest
Free Trade Zone

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

Vientiane - His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei yesterday joined other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in giving a green light for the formation of the largest free trade area in the world with partners from North and South Asia and Australasia. ...FULL STORY

Related Stories: Sultan Welcomes Accords | Brunei Ruler Arrives Laos For 10th ASEAN Summit | Sultan At ASEAN Summit | Brunei Ruler Seek Security Community At ASEAN Meet | Brunei And Asean Make Firm Friends With China Japan And Korea | Brunei Ruler Attends Asean Plus Japan Summit

Bluetooth Fanatics Victimize Innocent Mobile Users

Bandar Seri Begawan – Complaints are piling up from innocent mobile phone users receiving pornographic and sordid messages through Bluetooth devices from unknown unscrupulous and irresponsible senders.
...FULL STORY

Dato Awang Haji Sulaiman

Sultanate Marches Towards A Paperless Government
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Prime Minister's Office continues its efforts towards accelerating the e-government transformation as a preparation to meeting future challenges. ...FULL STORY

Philippine Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez (Center)

Filipino Envoy Lauds Growing Philippine-Brunei Defence Ties
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Philippine defence relationship with Brunei has reached its peak with Col Mohd Noor Askalani at the helm of the Office of the Defence Attache, Philippine Embassy.
...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Several U.S. soldiers killed, wounded in Iraq
Baghdad - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq as the interim Iraqi prime minister insisted violence was receding after the assault on Falluja.

SPORTS

Brunei Black Horse golfers at World Fuzhou meet
Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-two Brunei Black Horse golfers including Priscilla Wong as the only lady golfer took part in the world Fuzhou and Borneo golf championship recently.

YOUR HEALTH

Stress may promote aging of cells
New York - Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated shortening of the caps, called telomeres, on the ends of chromosomes in white blood cells -- and thus hasten their demise.

OTHER REPORTS

Student invents glow-in-dark underwear
Houston - As if a plain old thong wasn't enough to accentuate what isn't covered, a Rice University MBA student has shed some neon light on the skin with a glow-in-the-dark version.