February 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Tuesday, 4th February 2003

Picture Puzzle in
Brunei As Hajah Mariam
Loses Royal Status

Bandar Seri Begawan - Many people have started to take down the picture of Hajah Mariam, the Brunei ruler's former wife from the walls of their premises as the royal announcement of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei divorcing her with "Talak Satu" continues to grip the nation.
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Related News - Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Divorces His Second Wife

Over Bureaucracy Deters
Foreign Capital Into Brunei,
Says Top Official

Brunei capital

Bandar Seri Begawan - There are a number of weaknesses in Brunei including over bureaucracy that deterred Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reaching these shores, a top government officials said yesterday.
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British Princess On A
Five-day Visit To Brunei

HRH Princess Alexandra

Bandar Seri Begawan - Britain's Princess Alexandra and her husband Sir Angus Ogilvy arrived in Brunei on Monday for a five-day visit.
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Farmer And His Man
Keep An Eye On Crocodile

Crocodile in the farm

Bandar Seri Begawan - Farmers in Kampong Kulapis in the Brunei-Muara District experienced a nasty shock when they found that the farm they were working in was also the temporary home of a crocodile.
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It Is All Flags For Brunei's National Day

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Shuttle inquiry points to heat
Houston - A NASA panel is appointed to find the cause of the disaster. One possibility is a problem with insulating tiles on Columbia's left wing.

OTHER REPORTS

Postcard arrives 53 years late
Missouri - "He's gone. He's dead," was the first thought church secretary Marie Taylor had as she held the postcard addressed to the late Rev. Jack Stanton.