July 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Wednesday, 5th July 2006

Pehin Dato Dr Awg Hj Ahmad, Minister of Industry and
Primary Resources, and US Ambassador to Brunei, Mr Emil Skodon,
cutting the Independence Day cake as their spouses look on

Bandar Seri Begawan - Trade between Brunei Darussalam and the United States of America crossed the $1 billion mark last year powered by the private sector. ...FULL STORY

Islam Hadhari
Concept Interests Brunei

Islam Hadhari

Kuala Terengganu - Brunei has expressed interest in implementing the "Islam Hadhari" (Civilisational Islam) concept. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Recalls Seven Cadbury Chocolate Products
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Ministry of Health is recalling seven Cadbury Chocolate products made in Britain following recent reports of Salmonella contamination. ...FULL STORY

Brunei To Host Asean Tug-Of-War Contest
Bandar Seri Begawan - Six Asean countries have been invited to compete in the Asean Invitational Traditional Tug-of-War Championship, hosted by Brunei Darussalam for the first time, in conjunction with the 60th birthday celebration of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

Painful Lesson For Thai's Illegal 2-Year Stay

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Soldier's captors give Israel ultimatum
Gaza City - Three Palestinian militant groups that captured an Israeli soldier issued a statement Monday giving Israel less than 24 hours to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners or "bear all the consequences."

SPORTS

Awang Kifli

First Brunei Triathlon
Bandar Seri Begawan - With just one more month before the start of the lst Brunei Darussalam National Triathlon 2006, the Department of Youth and Sports would like to inform the public that the deadline for registration of the inaugural event is now July 29 before 4.30pm.

YOUR HEALTH

People who smoke "lights" less likely to quit
New York - The misconception that "light" cigarettes are safer than regular brands may be preventing some smokers from quitting altogether, a new study suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Mobile phone doubles as a metal detector
Paris - The Finnish phone maker Nokia has devised a mobile handset that can also double as a metal detector, enabling the owner to look for concealed guns, hidden electrical cables and lost car keys, the British weekly New Scientist reports.

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