January 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Monday, 10th January 2005

Brunei’s Advance
Humanitarian Party
Leaves For Aceh

Bandar Seri Begawan – An advance party of top Brunei officials left here yesterday to pave the way for the Sultanate’s first large scale humanitarian assistance which will help the people in the tsunami disaster areas of Aceh. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: Brunei’s Advance Team Off To Aceh

Related Stories - Brunei To Rush Its Army, Doctors, Nurses And Others To Aceh | Volunteers For Aceh

Woman Killed On The Spot In
Burning Car In SeRIA

Seria - In a horrific road accident, a woman in her 20s died on the spot as the saloon car she was driving turned turtle and caught fire.
...FULL STORY

Licence Will Be Chopped If Foreigners Run Tamu Business
Bandar Seri Begawan – Vendors at the tamu, the open native market, are advised not to employ any foreign workers for their businesses. ...FULL STORY

Work Hard And Be Committed Minister Tells Staff
Bandar Seri Begawan – Pehin Dato Awang Haji Adnan, the Deputy Home Minister, said senior officials need to change their mindset and be positive and also need to double their achievement by making further marked improvements in their work. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: Call For Civil Servants To Change Mindset And Attitude

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Palestinians vote for Arafat successor
Ramallah - Palestinians are going to the polls to elect a new president in what is promised to be the most transparent election in modern Arab history.

SPORTS

Md Arbe Fastest Cyclist In Trifle Star Road Race
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Triple Star Open Road Race finally came to an end yesterday when the 35 participants completed the third and last stage of the race at the Taman Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien in the capital.

YOUR HEALTH

Going downhill has health benefits
Louisiana - If exercise is too much of an uphill battle, you may want to try the downside.

OTHER REPORTS

Beckham's second-hand car sparks eBay bidding frenzy
London - A 1997 BMW car once owned by England football captain David Beckham has sold for more than 90,000 pounds (128,000 euros, 170,000 dollars) on eBay