January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Friday, 8th January 2004

Bandar Seri Begawan - The suspecting parents of a 10-month-old infant used a handycam to crack the mystery of cuts and bruises that suddenly appeared on their baby’s face. ...FULL STORY

BLNG Embarks On Plant
Upgrading Project

Dato Haji Hamdilah, BNLG Managing Director, made the briefing

Kuala Belait – Brunei Liquified Natural Gas (BLNG) embarks on a half billion dollars mammoth project to replace and upgrade some of the plants.
...FULL STORY

Drug utensils	Hoteliers Enlisted In Drug Campaign In KB Kuala Belait – Hoteliers in Belait and Tutong Districts were enlisted yesterday in the drug misuse campaign of the government on the heels of reports that drug-related cases were taking place in several hotels in Belait. ...FULL STORY

Al-Falaah School	Education Ministry Closes Two Al-Falaah Schools Bandar Seri Begawan – The Ministry of Education has closed two Al-Falaah schools in the country. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. copter goes down in Iraq, killing nine
Baghdad - A U.S. Black Hawk medivac helicopter crashed Thursday near a stronghold of the anti-American insurgency, killing all nine soldiers aboard, the U.S. military said.

SPORTS

Brunei-Sabah Friendly Match Is Off
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Sabah football team have unexpectedly cancelled their pre-season tour of Brunei which includes both friendly matches scheduled against the Brunei National team and DPMMC FC.

YOUR HEALTH

China waitress, TV crew spark new SARS fears
Guangzhou - A waitress in southern China was declared a suspected SARS case Thursday, and in Hong Kong three members of a television crew were being tested for the deadly virus.

OTHER REPORTS

World's longest snake comes up short
Kendal - When a recreation park in Indonesia put a huge reticulated python on show last week, keepers insisted to reporters it was 15 metres (49 feet) long. That made it the longest ever caught.