June 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Tuesday, 15th June 2004

Early Solution Expected
In Brunei-Malaysia
Offshore Oil Dispute

The 10,000 Sq Km of 3-D seismic survey over the deep areas
of the Exclusive Economic Zone, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, yesterday hinted at an early resolution to the ongoing oilfield dispute between Brunei and Malaysia. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: All Quiet On The Offshore Front

Fireman Gets 15 Years
And 15 Strokes For Raping
Stepdaughter

Brunei High Court

Bandar Seri Begawan - The High Court yesterday sentenced a 41-year-old stepfather to 15 years' imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane after he was found guilty of raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter. ...FULL STORY

More Jobs For Locals From Brunei’s Hi-tech Lens Plant
Bandar Seri Begawan - The groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a $28 million hi-tech lens manufacturing project in Brunei stands testimony to the Sultanate's drive to diversify the economy and create more jobs for the locals. ...FULL STORY

Retno Mutiasih

Indonesian Woman Who Smuggled Meat Jailed For 10 Months
Bandar Seri Begawan – An Indonesian woman, Retno Mutiasih, 37, was sentenced to nine months and three weeks in jail when she failed to pay a $14,352 fine for having smuggled meat in her possession. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Indon Housewife Finds None To Help Her

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

At least 12 killed in Iraq car bombings
Baghdad - A car bomb exploded during rush hour Monday on a busy street in Baghdad, killing 12 people — five of them foreigners working to rebuild Iraq's power plants.

SPORTS

More Time For Members At Pantai Menteri Golf Club
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Pantai Mentiri Golf Club's 24-bay driving range will extend its opening hours until the evening in order to provide its members and the general public a more convenient time.

YOUR HEALTH

Vitamin C rich diet may cut arthritis risk
New York - Consumption of foods high in vitamin C appears to protect against inflammatory polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints, new research suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Titanic's last first class menu sells at auction
New York - A menu from the final first class dinner aboard the Titanic before the famed ocean liner hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic has sold for 88,500 dollars, Guernsey's auction house said.

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