February 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Saturday, 15th February 2003

London Circus To Boost
Brunei's Image As Top
Show Centre

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei, emerging as the international entertainment capital of Borneo, is this time bringing one of the world's renowned and easily one of the best shows, the Royal London Circus (RLC) to the sultanate next month. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Carries On
With Valentine Love Day
Despite Controversy

A young Muslim girl walks past a huge red Valentine roses

Bandar Seri Begawan - Bouquets nationwide recorded booming sales yesterday as people of all walks of life rushed to flower shops to order roses for their loved ones for Valentines Day. ...FULL STORY

Now Here Comes Vious
To Replace Soluna

The new Toyota Vious

Bandar Seri Begawan - Toyota Vious, the successor to Soluna was unveiled yesterday in the presence of large crowds at Toyota showroom in Gadong. ...FULL STORY

Raids Flush Out Illegal
Immigrants In Seria Oil Town

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Thai man suspected of overstaying in Brunei failed to escape from an Immigration raid at a Seria workers quarters on Thursday night. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.N. finds no weapons of mass destruction
United Nations - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix told the Security Council on Friday his teams have not uncovered any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

OTHER REPORTS

Crushing incident at Japanese Naked Festival
Tokyo - Two people have been injured after being crushed when a crowd of about 9,000 men wearing only loincloths got out of control at an annual Naked Festival in Japan.