May 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Saturday, 11th June 2005

Agriculture Department
Says There Is No Bird
Flu In Brunei

Veterinary experts gassing 'sick' chicken during the drill.

Bandar Seri Begawan - There is no Bird Flu in Brunei. The Agriculture Department issued on the following statement. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Brunei Cleans Up Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ | Brunei Refutes Wire Report On Bird Flu

St. Petersburg
Greets Sultan

His Majesty reviews a guard honour at St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam currently on an official visit to Russia arrived in St Petersburg on Thursday and was taken on a grand tour of the State Hermitage Museum, which is one of the major museums of the world featuring over three million exhibits. ...FULL STORY

Related Stories: Brunei Offered Projects In Siberia And Far East | Sultan Begins Historic State Visit To Russia | Joint Oil And Gas Deals | Sultan Lauds Russia For Middle East Peace Bid | Sultan Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree | Royal Leadership Score Top Marks | Russia Bids Farewell To His Majesty

Garment Industry Hangs By A Thread Bandar Seri Begawan - Local stakeholders of Brunei's once lucrative garment industry are putting up a valiant fight to maintain their business following the cessation of the Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) and the expiry of the pioneer status. ...FULL STORY

	Vice Comes Under Imams' Ire Bandar Seri Begawan - Vice and wrongdoings that could bring about catastrophe and calamity were highlighted in the Friday sermon yesterday. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. in talks with Iraqi insurgents
Washington - American diplomats and army commanders have held indirect talks with insurgents in Iraq, the first officially sanctioned contact between the two sides in two years of violence.

SPORTS

Prince Closes FOBISSEA Games
Bandar Seri Begawan - The FOBISSEA Primary Games 2005 came to an end on 'Thursday evening with His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the patron of FOBISSEA Games, officially declaring the game closed at a ceremony in Orchid Garden Hotel.

YOUR HEALTH

Low blood sugar may be more likely with jogging
New York - For active diabetics, moderate-intensity exercise, such as light continuous jogging or cycling, poses a greater risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) than intermittent high-intensity exercise.

OTHER REPORTS

Wrens nest in wheel arch
Great Dunham - A Norfolk woman is having to hitchhike to work after a wren made its nest in the wheel arch of her car.

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