November 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Monday, 13th December 2004

Brunei Pilgrims To Fly
Direct To Medinah
Skipping Jeddah

Sunlight on Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei pilgrims will be directly ferried by Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) to Medinah this year. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Haj Pilgrims Briefed Prior To Departure

Brunei Team Bags Top
Rally Honour

Minister of Culture Youth and Sports presenting the national flag to
Sheikh Abbas Sheikh Mohammad, during the official
flagging ceremony last month

Bandar Seri Begawan - The twelve-member team of rally drivers did the nation proud when they were voted the best team in the first India -Asean rally that culminated in the Indonesian Island Batam on Saturday.
...FULL STORY

Dato Awang Haji Zainal bin Haji Momin

Dato Haji Zainal Retires As Health Permanent Secretary
Bandar Seri Begawan – A popular Permanent Secretary has retired. He is 55-year-old Dato Awang Haji Zainal bin Haji Momin who has gone on leave prior to retirement. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Health Ministry Official Promoted

	Lookout For Crime And Illegal Immigration Village Leaders Told Bandar Seri Begawan – Pehin Dato Awang Haji Adnan, the Acting Home Minister has asked kampong heads to cooperate fully to fight crimes like drugs and illegal immigration. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. soldiers wounded in Mosul fighting
Mosul - A US aircraft has dropped a quarter-tonne bomb on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, resulting in an "unknown number of enemy casualties" and injuring eight American soldiers.

SPORTS

DPMM FC in FA Cup semifinal
Bandar Seri Begawan - DPMM FC came back from a goal down to beat bitter rivals AH United 2-1 for a semifinal spot in the 2004 FA Cup last night.

YOUR HEALTH

Motorcycle noise poses hearing risk
New York - Your hearing may be at risk if you were born to be wild.

OTHER REPORTS

Octopus doesn't give up on motherhood
Alaska - It was a May-December romance that really had legs: Young Aurora, a female giant octopus and her aging cephalopod suitor J-1 were thrown together for a blind date seven months ago by aquarists who hoped the two would mate.