January 2006

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Thursday, 26th January 2006

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, General of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, yesterday consented to a working visit to Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces Secretariat Office at the Ministry of Defence in Bolkiah Garrison. ...FULL STORY

Police Give Festive
Warning

Bandar Seri Begawan - With the upcoming Chinese New Year and Hijrah celebrations and payment of bonus to government servants, the Royal Brunei Police Force has advised public members to take precautionary measures to avoid falling victim to thefts and pickpockets.
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Royal Congratulations For India And Australia
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultann and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send congratulatory messages to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, President of the Republic of India, and Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of India. ...FULL STORY

State Mufti Underlines Jawi's Religious Value
Bandar Seri Begawan – An International seminar on upholding the use of Arabic characters or Jawi opened yesterday with the State Mufti calling on the Muslim community to preserve Jawi for its heritage value and as a religious obligation. ...FULL STORY

Pehin Dato Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned

Foreigners Get Jail, Cane For Illegal Entry

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Moscow names British 'spies'
Moscow - Left near a tree on a nondescript street on the outskirts of Moscow, the fake rock at the centre of the most embarrassing espionage scandal between Britain and Russia since the end of the cold war looks innocuous enough.

SPORTS

Clash Of Heavyweights In FA Cup Quarters
Bandar Seri Begawan - QAF FC and ABDB will face off each other in the quarterfinal stage of the 2005/2006 FA Cup competition as the two Premier 1 heavyweights were drawn together for a place in the semifinals.

YOUR HEALTH

Low blood pressure bad sign for heart failure
New York - Lower than normal blood pressure appears to raise the risk of death in patients with heart failure, according to a report in the American Heart Journal.

OTHER REPORTS

Malaysian senator fined for divorcing wife by SMS
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian Muslim senator has been fined for divorcing his wife by sending her an SMS text message and leaving a voicemail on her mobile phone.

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