January 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Thursday, 6th January 2005

Mini 'Tsunami' Hits
Brunei As Residents
Flee In Panic

Panic striken Tasek Lama Apartment residents at flood scene.

Bandar Seri Begawan – A mini “Tsunami” hit parts of Brunei capital as residents fled in panic in the early hours of Thursday as a wall of water descended upon them following a sudden downpour. ...FULL STORY

Sultan joins International
Summit On Tsunami Aftermath

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei arrived in Jakarta yesterday to attend an international summit to discuss issues relating to the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit more than 10 countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Sultan Leaves For Jakarta For Tsunami Summit

Brunei Gurkhas To Be Deployed To Aceh For Relief Assistance
London - Britain is offering a 120-strong team of Gurkha troops along with two helicopters to Indonesia to help with the tsunami relief effort.
...FULL STORY

Brunei-Bound Women Arrested In Miri
Miri - The Immigration Department in Miri believed that it has smashed an international human trafficking syndicate that used the oil-town and Brunei as transit points to traffic people to Europe
...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Powell views devastation in Indonesia
Banda Aceh, Indonesia - Secretary of State Colin Powell flew over a muddy brown moonscape of hundreds flattened palm trees and shattered houses Wednesday after saying the U.S. effort to help tsunami victims shows American generosity and values in action.

SPORTS

Bandaran KB On The Lead In Chairman’s Cup
Bandar Seri Begawan - A total of 22 goals were scored from four matches in the first week of the 2004-2005 Chairman's Cup with defending champions Bandaran KB bagging the most.

YOUR HEALTH

Test may predict pregnancy complication
Chicago - A simple urine test during pregnancy could someday predict which women are likely to develop dangerously high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia

OTHER REPORTS

Woman who claimed to be pregnant with twins at 59 admits she's not
Sylvester - A 59-year-old great-grandmother who claimed in an Associated Press story last year that she was pregnant with twins admitted Tuesday that she is not.