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Friday, 8th December 2006

First Flight For Haj


Bandar Seri Begawan - The 'Azan' or call to prayers echoed through the Brunei International Airport as the first haj flight lined up the runway to take off with more than 200 pilgrims on board for a month-long of religious activities and acts in the Holy land of Mecca.             ...FULL STORY

The Brunei Times Version: Brunei Sends Off First Haj Batch

Police Crack Cases


Stolen items retrieve as police solve cases


Bandar Seri Begawan - A bogus bomoh who duped eight victims and fled with cash amounting to $6,000 was arrested and hauled to court, police said yesterday amid solving several crime cases.     ...FULL STORY

Foreigner Held Over 'Illegitimate' Child
Bandar Seri Begawan - An Indonesian man who tried to register a child at the Department of Immigration and National Registration ended up in hot water yesterday.               ...FULL STORY

 
Metal Thieves Target Bridge
Bandar Seri Begawan - No piece of metal can be considered safe from the prying eyes of thieves nowadays.                ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Nepal mulls using retired Gurkhas in peacekeeping role
Kathmandu - Nepal's government, Maoists and the United Nations may use retired Gurkhas, famed worldwide as professional soldiers, to monitor a ceasefire and move forward a peace process, the UN said.
SPORTS

Ministry Of Home Affairs Soccer Meet
Bandar Seri Begawan - The 2006-2007 Ministry of Home Affairs Football Tournament kicked off yesterday afternoon at the Kuala Belait Municipal football field.

YOUR HEALTH

Newborns probably able to feel pain
Stockholm - Many doctors refrain from giving newborns pain relief during surgical procedures in the belief that they do not feel pain, but new research shows this could be wrong, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said.
OTHER REPORTS

Editor of Indonesian Playboy on trial for 'indecency'
Jakarta - The editor of the Indonesian version of Playboy went on trial accused of publishing "indecent" material in the first issues of the adult magazine in the world's largest Muslim-populated nation.

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