January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 10th January 2004

CID Officials with suspects. Photos: MK Anwar

Bandar Seri Begawan - Luck is running out for gambling Brunei government servants expected to appear in court soon and shown a lesson.
...FULL STORY

Family Rendered Homeless
In Temburong Fire

Temburong – An early morning blaze destroyed a car and levelled to the ground a wooden single storey house at Kampong Belais in the Temburong District yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Landslide Halts Traffic At Kg Lugu Road To Muara-Tutong
Bandar Seri Begawan – The road connecting from Kampong Lugu to the Muara-Tutong Highway has been temporarily closed as an offshoot of a landslide. ...FULL STORY

Korean Embassy On Alert After Threats In Bangkok
Bandar Seri Begawan - South Korean embassy in Brunei joined other Asean countries yesterday in beefing up security after its diplomatic mission in Bangkok received terror threats from a group calling themselves the "Anti-Korean Interest Agency". ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. delegation visits N. Korean nukes
Beijing - An unofficial delegation of Americans who visited N. Korea said Saturday they saw the country's disputed Yongbyon nuclear facility.

SPORTS

Madrid lead CNN/World Soccer poll
London - Spanish champions Real Madrid held onto the number one spot on the first CNN/ World Soccer Top 10 of 2004.

YOUR HEALTH

Study: Light cigarettes fail to cut lung cancer risk
London - Low-tar cigarettes do not carry a lower risk of lung cancer, according to the first study comparing lung cancer deaths among smokers of ultra-light, mild and medium filtered cigarettes.

OTHER REPORTS

British workers told to keep chatting: study
London - British workers have been encouraged to keep up the chatter after a study conducted on nurses by occupational psychologists revealed that gossip was good for business.