July 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Wednesday, 7th July 2004

Local Drug Addicts
Increasing And Malays
Make Up The Highest

Bandar Seri Begawan – Arrests involving local drug addicts are increasing and Malays make up the highest number of offenders. Unemployed Bruneians make up the largest number. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: More Malays Into Drug Abuse

Two Boatloads Of Liquor
Seized AT Salar RiverBank

280 bottles of white liqour seized during routine patrol --BB

Bandar Seri Begawan - An attempt to smuggle 280 bottles of white liquor worth $2,800 through the Brunei river was foiled by the Royal Brunei Marine Police yesterday. ...FULL STORY

13 Foreign Workers Nabbed In KB Surprise Raid
Bandar Seri Begawan - Thirteen foreign nationals from Thailand, Indonesia and India were detained yesterday morning after failing to produce documents of proof for their stay. ...FULL STORY

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Police Arrest Indonesian Call Girl
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 34-year-old Indonesian woman, who was offering services through the phone, was apprehended in a raid yesterday.
...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Baquba car bomb kills 14, wounds 70
Baghdad - At least 14 people were killed and 70 wounded in a car-bomb attack in Khalis, near the Iraqi town of Baquba, police and medical sources said.

SPORTS

Seruji Hj Setia Wins In Panaga Open Golf Championship
Bandar Seri Begawan - Seruji Hj Setia, the 8th time champion of the Panaga Amateur Open Golf Championship, had once again proven and strengthened his position as Brunei Number 1.

YOUR HEALTH

Parents fail to limit exposure to TV violence
Chicago - Many parents try but fail to limit their children's exposure to violence on television and in video games, a study released on Tuesday showed.

OTHER REPORTS

Russian tank intercepted on illegal voyage to Turkey
Moscow - Russian secret services have intercepted a Soviet-era tank and an armored personnel carrier that were being illegally shipped off to neighboring Turkey, ITAR-TASS reported.

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