January 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2002

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Sunday, 12th January 2003

Nigerian Million
Dollar Letter Scam
Gets A Brunei Twist

Brunei capital

Bandar Seri Begawan - It is not just out of Africa any more. And Nigeria or Uganda and the rest seem history. Also here is your chance to rescue a young lady in distress. ...FULL STORY

Sweden's King Expected
To Arrive Brunei Today

The Swedish Royal Family

Bandar Seri Begawan - Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf is expected to arrive Brunei on a three-day private visit today. ...FULL STORY

Official Swedish Royal Family website

Future Of Brunei's Garment
Industry In Question

Bandar Seri Begawan - What is the future for Brunei's budding garment industry? ...FULL STORY

ATM Thief Left To Cool
His Heels Till Monday

Bandar Seri Begawan - Thirty-six-year-old Daima Jabidin, the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) thief, will have to wait till Monday to find out what is in store for him in the courts. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Key allies urge U.S. to slow its war plans
Washington - Consensus grows for delaying onset of military action until Iraq inspections are completed.

OTHER REPORTS

Mobster's wife can't use his frozen semen
Pennsylvania - The wife of a New York mobster who smuggled his sperm out of prison can't use the sample to get pregnant, a federal appeals court ruled.