January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Sunday, 25th January 2004

Bandar Seri Begawan - Bus operators in the Sultanate yesterday cried foul over the unfair competition they faced from pirate taxis and urged the relevant authorities to curb the menace. ...FULL STORY

Boosting National Identity
People’s Job, Says Minister

Pehin Dato Awang Haji Abdul Aziz

Bandar Seri Begawan – The responsibility of upholding and preserving the national identity falls on the community. ...FULL STORY

	Strict Controls On Poultry Imports Bandar Seri Begawan - While neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore have imposed bans on poultry products from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, following the outbreak of bird flu virus in those countries Brunei has not imposed a specific ban on the imports of chicken and eggs. ...FULL STORY

	RBA’s Cheap Bluesky Fares With $68 To KL A Big Hit Bandar Seri Begawan – The national carrier, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has joined other regional airlines in offering cheap airfares to passengers and it is a hit from the start. ...FULL STORY Related Story: RBA Introduces Super Value Fares

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Separate strikes kill five GIs in Iraq
Baghdad - Iraqi insurgents struck Saturday in the volatile Sunni Triangle west of Baghdad, killing five U.S. soldiers in separate bombings and narrowly missing an American convoy with a blast that killed four Iraqis.

SPORTS

Venus crashes out of Australian Open
Melbourne - Venus Williams has been bundled out of the Australian Open in a 6-4, 7-6 (5) upset to 25th-seeded Lisa Raymond.

YOUR HEALTH

Hair dye may raise cancer risk, study shows
Washington - Women who have been coloring their hair for 24 years or more have a higher risk of developing a cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.

OTHER REPORTS

Chinese safari park dyes monkeys red and yellow
Beijing - The Chinese have a special relationship with monkeys, but one safari park has taken matters to extremes by dying its primates bright red and yellow to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

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