Bandar Seri Begawan – To most in Brunei it was like something out of a horror movie. No, such hideous felony in tranquil Brunei could not happen, they said, where serious crimes like murder are far and few. ...FULL STORY

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Three of the kidnappers who were arrested in Taman Datuk Harun

Bandar Seri Begawan  - An attempt by four men to collect a ransom on a seven-year-old Malaysian boy whose parents reportedly work in Brunei was foiled by a phone call that one of them had made early this week, resulting in the arrest of the kidnappers.                                        ...FULL STORY

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