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Tuesday, 21st December 2004

Sultan Takes Labour And
Immigration Departments
By Surprise


Bandar Seri Begawan -
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bokliah surprised the Labour and the Immigration and National Registration Departments yesterday. The departments are housed in the same building at Jalan Menteri Besar.                                                       
      ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Labour And Immigration Under Royal Scrutiny

Maid Jailed For Attempting To
Put Poison In Baby's Porridge


Brunei High Court


Bandar Seri Begawan -
A housemaid who attempted to mix `Sodium Hypochlorite'  commonly known as bleach with rice porridge she gave a baby was sentenced to one-year imprisonment by the Bandar Magistrate's Court yesterday.
                                                                        ...FULL STORY

Brunei Activates Red Tide National Action Plan
Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei’s Fisheries Department has started activating the Red Tide National Action Plan to enhance the monitoring and updating of information on the red tide situation in the Sultanate.                                  ...FULL STORY
Related Story -  Eating Fish Taboo At Red Tide
 


ASEAN Nations Flags
 

Two Malaysians On Record-Breaking Flight Over Asean Nations
Bandar Seri Begawan - Two enterprising Malaysians on a gallant flying mission landed in Brunei yesterday as part of a record-breaking attempt to cover all Asean countries within seven days.
                                                  
  ...FULL STORY
WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Blasts hit Karbala, Najaf
Baghdad - Car bombers have struck the twin Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, killing at least 64 people and wounding more than 140 others, six weeks before planned elections.
SPORTS

ABDB-Indera Semi Match Reset Tomorrow Night
Bandar Seri Begawan - The B-League committee has rescheduled the second FA Cup semifinal between ABDB and Indera to tomorrow night.
YOUR HEALTH

Pfizer suspends celebrex ads - U.S. FDA
Washington - Pfizer Inc. has agreed to suspend its advertisements for arthritis drug Celebrex while U.S. regulators review new data that link the drug to an elevated risk of heart attack.
OTHER REPORTS

Hitler was a tax dodger, researcher finds
Berlin - Adolf Hitler spent years evading taxes and owed German authorities 405,000 Reichsmarks  equivalent to $8 million today 

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