July 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 10th July 2004

Sex Scandal Man
a Senior Education
Ministry Official

Bandar Seri Begawan – The senior public servant allegedly caught with his pants down on Thursday is a top Education Ministry official, an inquiry by www.brudirect.com has revealed. ...FULL STORY

Related News: Sex Raid Reveals Private Moments Of A Public Servant

RBAF And MOD Launch
Brunei’s Strategic
Defence Plan

Retired Major General Pengiran Haji Ibnu Ba'asith, Deputy Minister of Defence

Bandar Seri Begawan – The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) yesterday launched the Defence White Paper and Defence Strategic Plan to revamp the defence system into a more focused and professional order of management. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: An Uncertain World We Live In Says Defence Chief

Homebound Indonesian Maid Conceals Stolen Jewellery Inside Cake
Bandar Seri Begawan - There was weeping and wailing, everything short of a tantrum when a foreign maid, about to return home to Indonesia at the end of her contract forgot to take along a cake she had baked "especially for her family back home". ...FULL STORY

RBA Expands Service To Sydney By October 31
Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Airlines yesterday announced it will be expanding its international network with the introduction of thrice weekly 767 services to Sydney from October 31.
...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Report blames 'group think' for CIA failures on Iraq
Washington - The key U.S. assertions leading to the 2003 invasion of Iraq -- that Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons and was working to make nuclear weapons -- were wrong.

SPORTS

DPMM FC Beats Jerudong FC In Shell Helix
Bandar Seri Begawan - DPMM FC played one of their best matches of the season when they thrashed Jerudong FC 8-0 at their home ground, the Jerudong Mini Stadium, in a Shell Helix B League Premier 1 match yesterday.

YOUR HEALTH

Water: How much should you drink every day?
New York - How much water should you drink each day? — a simple question with no easy answer.

OTHER REPORTS

Vietnam gets its first condom machine
Hanoi - Surrounded by the bustle of a tavern in full lunchtime swing, communist Vietnam has seen the launch of its first condom vending machine, a move hailed by anti-AIDS groups as a key step to fighting the disease.

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