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Thursday, 29th July 2004

Brunei’s Hotels And
Restaurants In Trouble
Face Serious Dip


Bandar Seri Begawan –
Brunei’s hotel and restaurant industry is taking an alarmingly downward dip currently.
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Diplomats In Brunei Honour
Sultan At Birthday Banquet


His Majesty cuts a cake


Bandar Seri Begawan –
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha attended a function in honour of His Majesty's 58th Birthday anniversary organised by heads of Diplomatic Missions in the country on Tuesday night.
                                                                         
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Uniformed Personnel, Four Others Arrested In Syabu Bust
Bandar Seri Begawan -
Five local men, including a uniformed personnel, all aged between 20 and 27 years, were nabbed in a drug bust yesterday.
                                   
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Brunei Looking Closely At SMS Contests For Gambling Elements
Bandar Seri Begawan - A recent fatwa by the Malaysian National Fatwa Council, which has ruled that contests based on Short Messaging Service or SMS that contains elements of gambling is considered 'haram' or prohibited in Islam, is being closely studied in Brunei.                        ...FULL STORY
WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Suicide car bombing kills 51 in Iraq
Baghdad -
A huge explosion caused by a suicide car bomb tore through police and government buildings in central Baqouba on Wednesday, killing 51 people and injuring scores more.
SPORTS


Vanessa Atkinson

Vanessa, Nicol And Rachael To Vie In Quarters
Bandar Seri Begawan -
Second seed Vanessa Atkinson of the Netherlands took 51 minutes to beat New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen 9-4, 3-9, 9-5 and 9-5 in round one of the final round of the Brunei International Squash Women's Open 2004 at Jerudong Park and Country Club yesterday.
YOUR HEALTH

Drinking tea keeps blood pressure down -- Study
Chicago -
Drinkers of green and oolong tea are less likely to develop high blood pressure than nondrinkers, a Taiwanese study said on Monday.
OTHER REPORTS

Musical Thai elephants go for gold with second CD
Bangkok -
Not satisfied with healthy sales in the United States from their first CD, Thailand's Elephant Orchestra has gone back to the recording studio to turn out more jumbo hits.

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