January 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Wednesday, 9th February 2005

no bail for Suspect In Couple
And Child Murder Case

Suspect being escorted to the courthouse by police personnel.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The High Court yesterday dismissed the bail application made by 53-year-old car salesman Richard Chia Kok Hiong charged with committing three murders in mid-December last year. ...FULL STORY

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Crown Prince Meets Two
New Foreign Envoys

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah received in audience Mr Butshikan Singh, Indian High Commissioner to Brunei, and Mr Abbas Telbifar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Brunei, at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.
...FULL STORY

BB Version: Royal Audience To Foreign Envoy

Brunei To Import Cement To Check On Its Rising Prices
Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei will again import cement to stabilise the price of the commodity and ensure its continuous supply for the interest and development of the construction industry in the country. ...FULL STORY

Stiff Fine And Jail Await Violators Of Societies Order
Bandar Seri Begawan - The recent Societies Order that came into being early this year with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei seeks clubs, companies, partnerships or associations to register themselves or risk being fined and jailed under various sections. ...FULL STORY

RTB Version: Register Official Association And Parties With The Police

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Deal to end Palestinian uprising
Gaza City - Israel and the Palestinians are to announce a deal to end more than four years of bloody intifada, which has claimed over 4,500 lives, with ceasefire declarations today.

SPORTS

Brunei Wasp Leads Group “A” In Malaysian Premier
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Wasps began their 2005 Malaysian Premier League campaign by topping their group.

YOUR HEALTH

Study links juice, chubby children
Illinois - Sweet drinks -- whether Kool-Aid with sugar or all-natural apple juice -- seem to raise the risk of pudgy preschoolers getting fatter, new research suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Zoo tempts gay penguins to go straight
Berlin - A German zoo has imported four female penguins from Sweden in an effort to tempt its gay penguins to go straight.