January 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Friday, 30th January 2004

Pehin Isa with his deputy Dato Hj Adanan (2nd left) and two Permanent Secretaries, Dato Hj Abd Rahman (L) and Dato Hj Md Yusof (R).

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Home Affairs reiterated the need to take public complaints and problems relating to his ministry and departments under it seriously and to take appropriate action.
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Thefts Top List Of
Last Year's Crimes

Some of the stolen items were recovered by police
on display at Gadong Police Headquarters

Bandar Seri Begawan - A total of 1,478 crimes against property were reported to the Criminal Investigation Department at the Police Headquarters in Gadong between January to November of 2003.
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Related Story: Police Crack Theft Gangs As Big Haul Of Stolen Items Shown

	Immigrant Workers In Brunei Living in Shocking Conditions Bandar Seri Begawan – Some guest workers in Brunei live in horrendous conditions hardly fit for humans, reports Radio Television Brunei in a special feature. ...FULL STORY

	Brunei Foreign Minister In Manila For Latin American Meet Manila – His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday left for Manila for the Second Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC). ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Jerusalem bomber kills ten as swap begins
Jerusalem - A suicide bomber struck a bus Thursday in Jerusalem, killing 10 bystanders and wounding about 30 in an attack near Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's official residence, police and paramedics said.

SPORTS

Bruneian To Defend Title
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's SEA Games kayaker, Awang Ariffin Haji Zainal will be defending the Men's Singles Open title in this year's KK City Day/Sutera Harbour Kayak Challenge 2004 to be held at the Sutera Harbour Marina, Golf and Country Club in Kota Kinabalu on Feb 28.

YOUR HEALTH

Study: Mom's diet may affect baby's life
Cambridge - Experiments with mice suggest that life span may be related to what your mother ate during pregnancy.

OTHER REPORTS

Australian campers cornered by a crocodile
Sydney - Two Australian campers have told of their miraculous escape from the jaws of a crocodile which climbed a river embankment and began gnawing at their tent and blankets.

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