January 2006

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Tuesday, 24th January 2006

His Majesty Checks On
Three Belait Mukims

His Majesty is greeted by Iban folk in their traditiona
costumes upon arrival at Melilas longhouse.

Kuala Belait - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday flew down to Belait District to visit several mukims to check on the welfare and well being of His Majesty's subjects.
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Food Safety In Spotlight
At Verification Course

Haji Mohd Said, Permanent Secretary (Technical & Professional) at the Ministry of Development, with the facilitators from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and ASEAN participants.

Bandar Seri Begawan – Food safety is becoming an important issue in food trade. Despite progress in improving the quality of food and food handling, food borne diseases remain one of the most common and important causes of illness and health in developing as well as developed countries.
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A crocodile (circle) resting not far from the lakeside at Anduki Recreational Park Seria. This picture was taken by Pengiran Hanafiah.

Crocodiles Force Anduki Joggers To Exercise Care
Bandar Seri Begawan – Another crocodile, estimated to measure three metres long, was seen resting under a tree at the lakeside at Anduki Recreational Park Seria recently. ...FULL STORY

Employer Fined And Ordered To Compensate Unpaid Maid
Bandar Seri Begawan – An unemployed local man faced 17 charges of failing to pay the wages of a maid and was fined $3400 and ordered to compensate unpaid wages to the maid through the Labour Department upon conviction. ...FULL STORY

Brunei High Court

Three Locals Fined $500 For Theft

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

At least 23 Iraqis die in weekend attacks
Baghdad - Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a policeman's home northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing his four children and his brother and raising to at least 23 the number of Iraqis killed in attacks this weekend.

SPORTS

AH Wrest Win From NBT
Bandar Seri Begawan - AH United kept alive their hope of winning the 2005/2006 B-League Premier 1 title when they fought back from a goal down to beat NBT 2-1 at the Belapan pitch last night.

YOUR HEALTH

Study: No added cancer risk from mobile phones
London - Using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of developing the most common type of brain tumor, according to a study on Friday.

OTHER REPORTS

Hamster, snake best friends at Tokyo zoo
Tokyo - Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one's a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a four-foot rat snake.

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