January 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2002

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Friday, 17th January 2003

Brunei Optimistic Signs
$200m Deal With Thailand

A Thai welcome for Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei has taken the bold step to put its millions into Thailand hoping good returns. ...FULL STORY

Alleged Drug Pushing
Government Man And Wife
To Stay Behind Bars

Bandar Seri Begawan - Alleged drug pushing Brunei government officer, Mohammad Ridzwan Hj Mansor, 31, and his Malaysian wife, Zaiton Hj Sahat, 30, have been further remanded at the Central Police Station.
...FULL STORY

Bodies Recovered, Car Winched
Up After Horror Plunge

Search and Rescue Unit takes a body away

Bandar Seri Begawan - The two people trapped in a submerged car that plunged into Sungei Kedayan River in Gadong on Wednesday night have been identified as Dourica binti Loparsi, 29 and Jowanis Joseph John, 35.
...FULL STORY

Crown Prince Plants A
Bamboo And Releases Fish

HRH Crown Prince opens the new UBD Bamboo Garden

Bandar Seri Begawan - HRH Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Pro Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) planted a yellow bamboo shoot and released fish in an ornamental pond when he launched the Bamboo Garden project yesterday. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

S. Korea ready for 'worst case scenario'
Seoul - South Korea's armed forces are ready for any eventuality, including the "worst case scenario", should nuclear tensions between the North and the U.S. escalate into a full-blown war.

OTHER REPORTS

Minister 'spent £1.3m public cash on her birthday party'
New Delhi - Opposition leaders in India plan to sue a minister for allegedly spending £1.3 million of public money on her own birthday party.