July 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Friday, 14th July 2006

Suspect, covering his face, led out of the court

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 26-year-old Malaysian woman was allegedly killed by another Malaysian said to be her husband in a grisly drama close to midnight at a leading hotel near the capital on Wednesday. ...FULL STORY

NCB Detains Five
In Drug Bust

Ecstasy Pills seized by the NCB

Bandar Seri Begawan - In yet another successful drug bust by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), 159 pills of ecstasy and 177 grammes of Methylamphetamine, or popularly known as Syabu, was confiscated at two different locations in the country. ...FULL STORY

Royal Birthday Tribute From Borneo Bulletin
Bandar Seri Begawan - Your ever-popular Borneo Bulletin Weekend comes tomorrow with 212 pages, which includes a Special Supplement to mark the 60th Birthday of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

Regional Anti-Corruption Meeting Opens
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Darussalam Anti-Corruption Bureau yesterday kicked off the two-day Meeting on Multilateral Cooperation in Combating and Preventing Corruption, with officials from anti-corruption agencies in the region.
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Acting Director of Anti Corruption Bureau, Pengiran Kasmirhan chairing the event.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bombay struggles a day after explosions
Bombay - Indian investigators on combed through the twisted and torn wreckage of train cars ripped apart a day earlier by well-coordinated bombings that killed 190 people and wounded hundreds.

SPORTS

Brunei Marathon Goes To Town
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Marathon 2006 on Sunday, Dec 10 is a `town race' starting and ending at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddin in the capital.

YOUR HEALTH

Second-generation airbags safer for kids
New York - A new study confirms that newer airbags designed to be less hazardous to children and small adults are indeed safer for young children, without putting adults at greater risk.

OTHER REPORTS

Croatia to knot world's biggest tie
Zagreb - Croatia plans to tie a giant knot in red thread round its 4,000 kilometers (2,480 miles) of borders to promote the country's cultural heritage and identity, organizers have said.

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