December 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Wednesday, 7th December 2005

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon left for Saudi Arabia to attend the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). ...FULL STORY

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Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's economy in the second quarter this year had expanded by 1.7 per cent compared to the same quarter last year.
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Brunei Tourism First In Asean To Get '.Travel' Domain
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Tourism has become the first tourism authority in Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) to register a ".travel" name for its web site. ...FULL STORY

Boat Captain, 13 Crew Get Jail Terms
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 43-year-old Thai registered boat captain was sentenced to six months' imprisonment while 13 of his Cambodian crew members were sentenced to three months behind bars by the Bandar Magistrate's Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge under the Fisheries Act. ...FULL STORY

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WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Trial delayed as Saddam refuses to attend
Baghdad - Saddam Hussein's trial was delayed Wednesday after the ousted president refused to attend the session, court officials said.

SPORTS

Brunei For Borneo Games
Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 800 athletes from Brunei, Sarawak, Labuan and hosts Sabah will converge in Kota Kinabalu from Dec 18-21 to compete in the newly revived Borneo Games 2005.

YOUR HEALTH

Moderate drinkers show lower obesity risk
New York - People who have an alcoholic drink or two a day may have a lower risk of becoming obese than either teetotalers or heavy drinkers, a study published Monday suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Spit here to chill out
Tokyo - A Japanese firm has created a handheld gadget to check stress levels by analyzing saliva, allowing people on the edge to check their frayed nerves as frequently as they want.

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