January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 10th January 2004

Bandar Seri Begawan - Gone are the days of the Nigerian scam. Now tricksters are only a touch away. ...FULL STORY

His Majesty GrantS
Audiences To Departing
Haj Pilgrims

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha granted separate audiences to the country's intending pilgrims at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.
...FULL STORY

	National Drive Towards Excellent Tourism Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Tourism Division of the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources has been invited for the first time this year to participate at the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meeting Expo (AIME) in Melbourne and the Incentives & Meetings Expo (IMEX) in Frankfurt, Germany. ...FULL STORY

	New Roundabout At Muara Now Open For Traffic Bandar Seri Begawan – The new roundabout at Jalan Sungai Akar and Muara is now open for road users. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Six Iraqi protesters killed during clash
Baghdad - British soldiers and Iraqi police clashed Saturday with armed, stone-throwing protesters in southeastern Iraq, killing six people.

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

Mars rover gets ready to roll

The Spirit rover is now sitting on its six wheels, ready to move on to the Martian surface, Nasa scientists say.