July 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Saturday, 19th July 2003

Brunei, Singapore
Relations Reach New
Heights as Carriers
Sign Pact

Bandar Seri Begawan - Bilateral relations between Brunei and Singapore reached a new high yesterday, when the national carriers of the two countries launched a new Code-Sharing pact. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Delegation To Attend
APEC Meet On Cyber Crime

Bandar Seri Begawan - A delegation from Brunei will attend an APEC conference in Bangkok to strengthen international law enforcement cooperation to prosecute cyber criminals, hackers and virus authors. ...FULL STORY

Construction of $140-m
Drainage Project Underway

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Public Works Department through the Drainage and Sewerage Department is now constructing the phase one of the $140-million drainage project under the Eight National Development Plan. ...FULL STORY

Two killed in Chopper crash
in Sarawak Border With Brunei

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A helicopter crashed on Borneo island, killing the pilot and sole passenger. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. death toll in Iraq surpasses 1991 gulf war
Baghdad - The number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq surpassed the toll for the 1991 Gulf War on Friday when a servicemen was killed in a blast in the restive town of Falluja.

OTHER REPORTS

India's dancing bears get a new lease of life in air-cooled dens
Agra - Damru and Bijli are active two-year-olds who love climbing trees, eating honey and bananas and investigating their surroundings.