December 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Monday, 5th December 2005

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Deputy Minister of Education yesterday called for effective and relevant strategies to propagate the teaching of al-Quran and to update all aspects of the Ugama schools' curriculum, textbooks, teaching faculty and general facilities for the benefit of the students. ...FULL STORY

200 Pilgrims Attend
Briefing On Haj

The guest of honour.

Bandar Seri Begawan - A briefing for Haj pilgrims and 'doa selamat' ceremony was held yesterday at the State Mufti's Office. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Attends Microsoft Government Leaders Forum In India
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Deputy Minister of Communications, Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Hj Abdul Hamid, led a delegation from the Brunei Darussalam Information Technology (BIT) Council to attend the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum - Asia in New Delhi, India from Dec. 5-7. ...FULL STORY

Royal Greetings To Thailand
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty consented to send congratulatory messages to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Thaksin Shinawatra, the Prime Minister of Thailand, on the Thai king's 78th birthday anniversary.
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His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Key al-Qaida associate killed in Pakistan
Islamabad - One of al-Qaida's top five leaders, said to be responsible for planning overseas strikes, was killed by Pakistani security forces in a rocket attack near the Afghan border with U.S. help, American and Pakistani officials said Saturday.

SPORTS

Brunei DPMM FC Fight Back TO Share The Spoil
Bandar Seri Begawan - It was a nervous start for Brunei DPMM FC in their opening Group A match of the 2005/2006 Malaysian Premier League as they had to come back from a goal down to share the honours in a 1 - 1 with Terengganu.

YOUR HEALTH

Passive smoking is breast cancer risk factor
New York - The results of studies "with thorough passive smoking exposure assessment" indicate that passive smoking raises the risk of breast cancer, especially in premenopausal women, to a similar degree as active smoking.

OTHER REPORTS

Hello Kitty goes on euro
Tokyo - Hello Kitty, the mouthless cat turned global icon of cuteness, will make a foray into the currency market with gold and silver euro coins showing her having the time of her life in Paris.

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