July 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Tuesday, 11th July 2006

Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Wakeel ibni
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah

Bandar Seri Begawan – A Doa Selamat and kesyukuran istiadat bersiram has been held for Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar who gave birth to His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Wakeel.
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BB Version: Istiadat Bersiram At Istana

Related Stories: Sultan Names New Prince | Birth Of A Prince

Brunei Needs Disaster
Response Says Prince

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, in his sabda underscored that Brunei indeed realises the importance of properly coordinated disaster response strategies at both the national and international levels. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: UBD Called To Consider Training Disaster Workers | Crown Prince Opens Disaster Relief Forum

Brunei Capital

Mega Events To Spice UP Jul And August
Bandar Seri Begawan - Joy and camaraderie will grip the nation when an array of exciting events begins next week to celebrate the 60th birthday of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

Pontianak Taxi-Man Quizzed Over Passport
Bandar Seri Begawan - An Indonesian man, believed to running a taxi service from Brunei to Pontianak, Indonesia was detained by the Kuala Belait Law Enforcement Section of the Immigration and National Registration Department on suspicion of holding another person's passport. ...FULL STORY

The Indonesian driver was issued
a special pass.

Foreign Man Remanded Over Alleged Assault With Saw

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Shiite-Sunni violence kills dozens in Iraq
Baghdad - Masked Shiite gunmen roamed through west Baghdad's Jihad neighborhood Sunday, dragging Sunnis from their cars, picking them out on the street and killing them in a rampage that police said killed 41 people in a dramatic escalation of sectarian violence.

SPORTS

Knights And Black Arrows In Final
Bandar Seri Begawan - Knights and Black Arrows will meet head-to-head in the mouth-watering final of the 2006 BSM Brunei National Softball Tournament on July 21.

YOUR HEALTH

Lack of sleep can pack on the pounds
London - If an improved diet and extra trips to the gym fail to help shed those excess pounds, a growing body of research is shining light on a new way to get to a new you: Do nothing.

OTHER REPORTS

World Cup final fever reaches orbit
Houston - World Cup final fever rose all the way up into orbit, as astronauts aboard the International Space Station made rival predictions for the France-Italy clash.

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