January 2004

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Monday, 5th January 2004

Home Made Guns Seized In
Surprise Raid In Brunei

Some of the confiscated weapons and bullets on display

Bangar - Police seized a number of homemade guns and alcohol in Temburong during the weekend. ...FULL STORY

40 Foreign Workers
Detained In Roadblock

Passengers of a bus being checked during the operation

Bandar Seri Begawan - Task Force personnel of the Muara Police yesterday conducted a roadblock in Muara Town to check valid documents of foreign workers. ...FULL STORY

	Establishing A Credible Private Sector In Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan - Determined to show that they mean business, the core group of local business leaders, who only a few days ago announced that they would form the Business Development Council, are now embarking on the next step - to build up the credibility of the private sector in the country. ...FULL STORY

	Brunei’s Battle Against Booze Smugglers Gets Serious Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei is to intensify war against smuggling. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Afghans agree on new constitution

Kabul - Afghanistan's grand assembly adopts a constitution that aims to stabilise a nation ravaged by war and ethnic rivalry.

SPORTS

GHB `A' Champions Of Kg Rimba Seven-A-Side
Bandar Seri Begawan - GHB `A' won the Perundingan Kampong Rimba Seven-A-Side Football Tournament, beating the Rimba 50 'A’ team 2-1 in the final held at the UBD Sports Complex in Tungku yesterday.

YOUR HEALTH

China patient may have new strain of SARS - Expert
Beijing - A suspected SARS patient in southern China may have caught a new, mutated strain of the deadly virus, a genetics expert researching the case said on Sunday.

OTHER REPORTS

'Fantastic' Pictures Sent From Mars Rover
Pasadena, Calif. - NASA Spirit rover has sent its first images from Mars, showing a landscape scattered with small rocks that brought cheers from scientists.