January 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Thursday, 12th January 2006

His Majesty and other members of the royal family during Aidil Adha prayers.

Bandar Seri Begawan – People in Brunei have been urged to live in peace and in racial harmony. This message is contained in a sermon marking Aidil Adha yesterday. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: Deputy Minister Upholds Loyalty To Monarch

Sultan Joins Subjects In
Aidil Adha Prayers

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday joined hundreds of Muslim worshippers in performing a Hari Raya Aidil Adha prayer at Jame' 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque in Kg Kiarong. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Capital

Top Thai Scout Award For Brunei Official
Bandar Seri Begawan – A senior Asia Pacific scout official from Brunei, Awg Zainal Abidin bin Penghulu Haj i Ibrahim, has been awarded the "First Class of Boy Scouts Citation Medal" by the National Scouts Organisation of Thailand. ...FULL STORY

Korban Meat Distributed Throughout Districts
Bandar Seri Begawan – Korban meat was simultaneously distributed to the poor in the districts throughout the country yesterday in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidil Adha. ...FULL STORY

Tutong District Officer, Awang Abd Mutalib, presenting the Korban meat to one of the recipients.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraqi Sunnis Condemn Mosque Raid
Baghdad - Angry Sunni Arabs have protested against a raid on a Baghdad mosque by US and Iraqi soldiers looking for a kidnapped US woman reporter, the latest victim in a series of abductions of Westerners in Iraq.

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

Heritability Of Depression More Likely In Women
New York - Genes apparently have a larger role in women than in men in the risk of developing major depression, based on the results of a new twin study appearing in the current issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

OTHER REPORTS

Britney Spears Tops Worst-Dressed List
Los Angeles - Pop singer Britney Spears on Tuesday topped an annual Hollywood worst-dressed list compiled by a fashion designer who called her an "over-the-hill Lolita."

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