January 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

[ Back to Archive Menu ] [ Back to Brudirect Main Page ]

Saturday, 21st January 2006

Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Dato Yusof (C), the Assistant Chief Executive of AiTi, with representatives from DSTcom and B-Mobile.

Bandar Seri Begawan – The days are numbered for prank calls, phone scams, sms-mongering and the like once tightening controls on prepaid SIM cards set in, as some 170,000 existing subscribers from DST Communications and B-Mobile Communications will have to re-register their prepaid SIM cards starting from February 1 until July 31, 2006.
...FULL STORY

Petrol Guzzler

Plastic containers of petrol hidden under banks.

Bandar Seri Begawan – A foreigner was caught red-handed for trying to whisk away some 500 litres of gasoline on his boat through Brunei waters, out of the country yesterday morning. ...FULL STORY

Pehin Dato Hj Adnan at the b.mobile exhibition booth.

Newspapers Still Relevant
Bandar Seri Begawan – Newspapers are still influential and relevant in the community despite the "explosion" of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as the Internet, Pehin Dato Paduka Awg Hj Adanan, Minister of Home Affairs, said yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Military Cadet Handover To New Parent Unit
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Military Cadet of the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces was officially handed over to the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Unit of the Support Services Royal Brunei Armed Forces. ...FULL STORY

During the handover ceremony at Penanjong Garrison.

Three Locals Fined $500 For Theft

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bin Laden Tape Won't Raise Security Level
Washington - The United States has no plans to raise the security threat level because of a new tape of Osama bin Laden saying al-Qaida is planning attacks, counterterrorism officials said Thursday.

SPORTS

2005 SEA Games Dancing Champions Coming To Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan – SEA Games 2005 ballroom dancing champions Belinda Adora and Michael Mendoza will be corning to Brunei next month.

YOUR HEALTH

Protein Predicts Kidney Trouble
New York - Measuring levels of a key protein can predict long-term risk of progressive loss of kidney function in people with mild to moderate kidney disease, Austrian researchers report.

OTHER REPORTS

A Difference Between Men And Women
London - Germans have a word for it -- schadenfreude -- and when it comes to getting pleasure from someone else's misfortune, men seem to enjoy it more than women.

Brunei's Fastest Growing Website with