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Wednesday, 20th February 2008

Prince Calls On Asean To
Find ‘Common Ground’


His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah delivering the Inaugural
Southeast Asian Lecture at the Brunei Forum in Singapore


Singapore –
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, underlined the future vision of a "Real Southeast Asian Community" and the need for real action by Asean to realise the various plans spelt out to evolve a Southeast Asian Community.     
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Body Of Baby Boy In Plastic
Bag Found In Kg Madang


Investigators at the scene


Bandar Seri Begawan -
The village of Kg Madang was abuzz yesterday with the discovery of the body of a baby boy inside a red plastic bag and dumped near a row of vegetable stalls.                           
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Filling out questionnaires during the CSPS-UBD career briefing cum survey session

 

UBD Team To Study Reasons For Unemployment
Bandar Seri Begawan -
Unemployment issues are being nipped at the bud as a research team attempts to examine the reasons why jobseekers are still unemployed in hopes of tackling one of Brunei Darussalam's lingering problems.
                                                 
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18 Years In Prison For Labourer Who Raped Stepdaughter
Bandar Seri Begawan -
The High Court in the Bandar Seri Begawan recently (February 18) sentenced a Malaysian man, aged 51, to 18 years in prison for raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter on two occasions at two different places in September and December of 2007.    
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Brunei High Court

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Trial of Iraqi officials delayed
Baghdad - The trial of two former Iraqi officials accused of letting Shiite militiamen use ambulances and hospitals to kidnap and kill rivals was delayed Tuesday because prosecution witnesses failed to show up, judicial officials said.

SPORTS

QAF FC In League Cup Final
Bandar Seri Begawan - QAF FC scrapped into the Brunei DST Group League Cup final when they beat AH United, 1-0 in the semifinal at Balapan field last night.

YOUR HEALTH

Health Tip: Grinding Your Teeth?
New York - Frequent grinding of the teeth is a condition known as bruxism. Depending on severity, it could cause anything from pain and discomfort to fractures of the teeth.

OTHER REPORTS

Australia pushes envelope for pudgy postal workers: report
Sydney - Australia's postal service has increased the maximum weight for its delivery staff after struggling to attract applicants weighing less than 90 kilogrammes (198 pounds), local media reported Tuesday.

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