February 2007

NEWS ARCHIVE 2007

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Monday, 5th February 2007

Brunei Capital

Bandar Seri Begawan - Unemployment rate will keep on rising if there is no significant improvement in local and foreign investments in Brunei, said an economist at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

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$700,000.00

Corner terrace 3 storey 2 bedroom apartment
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Jerudong newly built shophouses for sale
$170,000 90 years lease double story

Call To Ban Mobile Phones
In Schools

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some teachers in Brunei have expressed concern over the growing trend of teenagers using cellphones during school hours.
...FULL STORY

Fire & Rescue personnel scouring the sea.

Drowning Victim's Body Found
Bandar Seri Begawan - The body of Marelle Magpoc Raya, 20, Filipino, was found yesterday at Tungku beach, 17 hours after she was reported missing by friends who went swimming at Berakas beach the other day....FULL STORY

Brunei Times Version: Berakas Beach Tragedy: 2 Die, 1 Missing | Birthday Picnic Ends In Tragedy

Borneo Bulletin Version: Body Of Missing Woman Found At Tungku Beach

Hazy Weather To Make A Comeback
Bandar Seri Begawan - Expect slight haze and reduced visibility to make a comeback in the country in the next three months, during the typically dry late Northeast Monsoon season. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bomb blast slays 132 in Baghdad market
Baghdad - Stunned Iraqis loaded coffins onto minivans and picked through the rubble of buildings Sunday after a suicide truck bomber obliterated a Baghdad market in a mainly Shiite area.

SPORTS

Prime Minister's Office Are Camps
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Prime Minister's Office emerged champions of the Inter-Ministries Golf Tournament at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club in Jerudong yesterday, with their eight best golfers scoring a total of 280 points to win the His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah challenge trophy.

YOUR HEALTH

Obesity poses larger diabetes risk than inactivity
New York - Although obesity and lack of physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, obesity appears to be the more important factor, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.

OTHER REPORTS

Mexican seeks world chili eating record
Mexico City - For most people, even the smallest bite of a raw chili pepper means a flushed face and a rush for a gulp of water.

Getting fabulous hair takes a bit of bull ... semen

Taiwan anthem played for China officials

First hair wash for 26 years

Jesus kits on sale

Woman spends nine hours up a tree in paragliding mishap

Coca-Cola to make Russian fermented bread drink: report

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