January 2006

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Tuesday, 10th January 2006

$15.7 Million
Compensation Package
For Livestock Farmers

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, yesterday said the country has allocated $15.7 million in compensation package to be given to poultry farmers in case the Sultanate faces an influenza pandemic, which reflects the concern of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

More Charges Brought
Against Brutex

Bandar Seri Begawan – Seventy-four more charges made against a company and its directors were mentioned yesterday in court for allegedly failing to pay the salaries of their workers. ...FULL STORY

The men who were charged yesterday.

5 More Charged Over Restaurant Attack
Bandar Seri Begawan – Five more men were produced before the Bandar Magistrate's Court and charges were read to each of them over the January 5 attack at Al-Hilal Restaurant in the capital. ...FULL STORY

15 Theft Cases Reported Last Week: Police
Bandar Seri Begawan – A total of 15 theft cases were recorded last week, 10 of which occurred inside a building, the police said. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Capital

Woman Fined $3,000 For Employing Immigration Offender

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Rockets Against Israel "Ordered By Bin Laden": Iraqi Al-Qaeda Chief
Paris - Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said in an audio tape put onto the Internet that rockets had been fired at Israel from Lebanon last month "on the instructions" of the network's overall chief Osama bin Laden.

SPORTS

Shell Helix Invitational Golf Meet
Bandar Seri Begawan – Pehin Dato Ustaz Hj Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Hj Othman clinched the overall champion trophy of the Shell Helix Invitational Golf 2006 at the Empire Hotel and Country Club yesterday afternoon.

YOUR HEALTH

Obese Men Face Risks From Prostate Cancer
Charlotte - Obese men face an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer and doctors should be especially thorough when checking these patients for the disease, a new study suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Women Waste Billions On Clothes They Never Wear-Study
London - Women have spent more than 7 billion pounds buying clothes, shoes and accessories they will never wear, according to a survey on Friday.

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