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Sunday, 3rd February 2008

Luck Runs Out For Kota
BatU 4-D Anthill


Two workers removing items found next to the anthill


Bandar Seri Begawan -
The deviationist practice of worshipping an anthill in order to strike four-digit lottery to get rich quick in one of the villages in Mukim Kota Batu became history when religious authorities and villagers demolished a three-foot home of ants, yesterday morning.  
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Hours Extended
Not Reduced


Meeting in session


Bandar Seri Begawan -
Business owners may apply for special licenses if they intend on operating past midnight, but they must have a good reason to do so.                                                                  
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Related News: Business Hours 'Extended, Not Shortened' | New Business Hours Evoke Mixed Response

 


His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah with Mr Yang Jiechi
 

Royal Audience For Visiting Minister
Bandar Seri Begawan -
His Majesty Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday afternoon consented to receive in audience Mr Yank Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.            
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Related Story: Prince Meets Chinese Minister

 

PROs: Change 'Holier Than Thou Attitude' For Public’s Sake
Bandar Seri Begawan
-Public relations officers (PROs) need to be more in tune with the way that the media works. More than anything, the onus is on them, as it is their entrusted responsibility, to carry out a higher sense of urgency when it comes to calling reporters back or faxing documents or press releases.                              
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Brunei Capital

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraqis bury bomb victims
Baghdad - Weeping relatives loaded simple wood coffins atop minivans Saturday in Baghdad as the city buried dozens of victims of the deadliest bombings since the U.S. flooded the capital with extra troops last spring.

SPORTS

Match Abandoned
Bandar Seri Begawan - The match between Brunei DPMM FC and UPB/MyTeam will be replayed today at eight in the morning at the Hassanal Bolkiah - National Stadium after the match was abandoned in the 35th minute last night due to floodlight failure with Brunei DPMM FC leading 10. 

YOUR HEALTH

Health Tip: Soothing Engorged Breasts
New York - After giving birth, a woman's breasts can become large and swollen -- called engorged.

OTHER REPORTS

Texas mayor resigns over Shih Tzu
Texas - The mayor of a small town in Texas has resigned after secretly keeping her neighbour's Shih Tzu while pretending it had died.

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