January 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2002

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Friday, 24th January 2003

Brunei's Internal
Security Chief Promoted
To Prime Minister's Office

File picture of Awang Haji Jemat receiving
UN credentials from His Majesty

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's top man at the Internal Security Department (ISD) Awang Haji Jemat bin Haji Ampal has become a Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office. ...FULL STORY

Japan Proposes Studying
Free Trade Pact With Brunei

Brunei's per capita income is one of the highest in Asia

Tokyo - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tetsuro Yano said Thursday he proposed last week that Japan and Brunei start looking into the possibility of reaching a free trade agreement during a visit to the country, Kyodo News reported. ...FULL STORY

Alarming Rise In Drug
Abuse Among Brunei Youths

A 16- year-old girl and 18-year-old boy were caught in a previous raid

Bandar Seri Begawan - Narcotics Bureau statistics stated that from 1998 to last year, 89 secondary students were arrested for drug related activities in Brunei. ...FULL STORY

Brunei's Brave Firefighters
Receive New Engines

HRH Princess Hajah Masna inspects a guard of honour

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Fire Services Department has equipped its people with modern and high technology fire engines. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Arrest made in Americans' shootings
Riyadh - Authorities have arrested a Kuwaiti man who claims to have carried out the attack on two Americans ambushed at a traffic intersection in Kuwait City on Tuesday.

OTHER REPORTS

Fat isn't McDonald's fault, suit tossed out
New York - A federal judge threw out a class-action lawsuit Wednesday that blamed McDonald's food for obesity, diabetes and other health problems in children.