July 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Sunday, 23rd July 2006

His Majesty being greeted by thousands
of well-wishers in KB yesterday

Kuala Belait - Thousands of people made a spectacular scene in their festive best at the Padang Bandaran Kuala Belait yesterday morning to pay tribute to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam who visited them in conjunction with the 60th Royal Birthday Celebrations.
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Related Story: KB Dresses Up To Greet His Majesty

Roads Closed
For Tattoo

Bandar Seri Begawan - Roads in the capital will be closed this evening (July 23) for The Brunei International Tattoo roadshow. ...FULL STORY

Dr Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Congratulatory Messages To Egypt On Occasion Of National Day
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to send congratulatory messages to Mr Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Dr Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on occasion of the National Day of Egypt. ...FULL STORY

Small Cars Still Tops In Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneians continue to choose small engine capacity models as their top choice when buying cars in the Sultanate.
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WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Israeli troops take over Lebanese village
Beirut - Israeli troops backed by artillery and tank fire seized control of a Lebanese border village on Saturday and recovered weapons from another town in Hezbollah territory, military officials said.

SPORTS

Brunei DPMM FC Keep Hopes Alive
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei DPMM FC earned a precious point when they drew 1-1 with MPPJ in a Group D Malaysia Cup match at the Petaling Jaya stadium last night.

YOUR HEALTH

Living with dirty air may boost heart attack risk
New York - Fatal heart attacks may be more likely among people who spend decades living in heavily polluted areas, Swedish researchers report.

OTHER REPORTS

Does this sound familiar, or what?
London - Britons are spending as much as 83 billion pounds a year without knowing where the money went, according to research by Visa.

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