January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Wednesday, 7th January 2004

Tourism Industry Seeks
Multi Million $ Makeover

Awg Hj Mohd Tali (C) with new promotional posters

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei’s tourism industry, aiming to reach new heights, has requested the government for a more than three-fold increase in budget allocation. ...FULL STORY

BSP Closes Waste
Storage Area In Seria

Awang Ali Bin Haji Mat Yasin, Acting Belait District Officer,
declared the closure of the waste storage area.

Seria - Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) yesterday held the closing ceremony of the Sg Bera Holding Basin Remediation Project (SBHB).
...FULL STORY

RTB Version: BSP Cleans Up Oil Waste Site

	5 Foreign Workers Held In Police Raid Bandar Seri Begawan - A team of seven CID personnel from the Sengkurong Police Station conducted an inspection operation codenamed “OP Ugan 4”, Monday night. ...FULL STORY

Nor Firdaus Binte Mohammad Suhaini	Public Sought To Find Missing Teenager In Seria Seria – The police is seeking public assistance in finding a missing teenager who left home since December 18, 2003. ...FULL STORY

Foreman Fined Over Illegal Employment

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bicycle blast kills 10 in Afghanistan
Kandahar - A bicycle bomb killed at least 10 people, most of them children, in this southern city Tuesday, underlining the violence still plaguing Afghanistan two years after the fall of the Taliban.

SPORTS

Agent: Owen needs Champions League
Liverpool - Michael Owen's agent Jonathan Holmes has once again cast doubt over the striker's long-term future at Liverpool.

YOUR HEALTH

Pediatrician group opposes soft drinks in schools
Chicago - Soft drinks should not be sold in U.S. schools despite the revenues they generate because overconsumption of sugar-laden beverages can lead to obesity and tooth decay.

OTHER REPORTS

Escaped Croc named Personality of the Year
Hong Kong - An escaped crocodile which ran loose on the Hong Kong-China border for more than two months has been named Hong Kong's Personality Of The Year 2003.