June 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 26th June 2004

Prince Of Wales
Receives Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah Prize

His Majesty Sultan of Brunei presents the International Prize for the
promotion of dialogue between Islamic and Western Civilization to
HRH Prince Charles at an award ceremony in London

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei bestowed the highest honour on a Westerner on Thursday when he gave Britain's Prince Charles the prestigious Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah International Prize for promoting dialogue between Islamic and Western civilisations. ...FULL STORY

RTB Version: Sultan Bestows Highest Honour On Britain’s Prince Charles

Related Links: Full Speech of HRH Prince of Wales | http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk | http://www.ox.ac.uk

Sabah Wildlife Officials
Nab Bruneian With
Turtle Eggs

Enforcement chief Emes Mojikkkon (R) and Malim with the seized tutle eggs. -BB

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 37-year-old Brunei national was arrested buying endangered turtle eggs in Sabah during a raid on a busy market by Malaysian wildlife officials on Thursday. ...FULL STORY

The Mall, Gadong

Teenage Punks And Hip-hoppers Link To New Violent Wave In Gadong
Bandar Seri Begawan - Punk is far from dead. No matter how much people preach the virtues of civilised behaviour, a rebirth of punk culture and young hip-hoppers brawling and causing a nuisance to the public on commercial premises has caused concern. ...FULL STORY

Brunei, US Promise Greater Cooperation After CARAT
Bandar Seri Begawan - CARAT 2004 came to a successful close yesterday with pledges of increased cooperation between the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and United States Navy (USN) towards increasing the security of commercial traffic throughout the world. ...FULL STORY

RTB Version: CARAT 2004 Comes To A Close With Plaque Exchange

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Blasts rock turbulent city of Fallujah
Baghdad - Explosions and gunfire rocked the turbulent city of Fallujah for a second day, after coordinated attacks in other Iraqi cities killed about 100 people.

SPORTS

Wasps To Battle With Kelantan JPS Sunday Night
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Wasps down in 6th position will play their final game in Round 2 of the M-League Premier Two tomorrow night at the Jabatan Belia and Sukan complex in Berakas.

YOUR HEALTH

Overweight women overestimate physical activity
New York - Young women, especially those who are overweight, tend to overestimate their levels of physical activity, according to a new study.

OTHER REPORTS

Black cars 'most likely to crash'
London - Black cars are more likely to crash than cars of any other colour, a survey suggests.

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