May 2005

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Wednesday, 29th June 2005

Home Minister Urges
Blitz On Businesses
Without License

Bandar Seri Begawan – A blitz on businesses operating without sanction may soon be on the cards. ...FULL STORY

Richard Tells Judge Not
Guilty To Murder Charges

Richard Chia Kok Hiong

Bandar Seri Begawan - Fifty-three-year-old car salesman, Richard Chia Kok Hiong, pleaded not guilty in the High Court yesterday to all three charges of murder, which he allegedly committed last December in Kampong Serusop. ...FULL STORY

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Capacity, Conviction, Courage In Creating Correct Jobs Mooted Bandar Seri Begawan – How not to produce square pegs to fit into round holes was a main theme when Brunei bureaucrats met their Singapore counterparts yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Foreigners Nabbed In Ops Basmi Drive
Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei’s Immigration raiding parties are now focusing their attention on groceries and restaurants. ...FULL STORY

Local Jailed For Theft, 3 Others Claim Trial

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bush tries to ease doubts over Iraq war
Washington - President Bush is using the first anniversary of Iraq's sovereignty to try to ease Americans' doubts about the mission and outline a winning strategy for a violent conflict that has cost the lives of more than 1,740 U.S. troops and has no end in sight.

SPORTS

Brunei Gain Full Asian Rugby Membership
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei have been granted full membership to the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) at its mid-year Council meeting in Guam recently.

YOUR HEALTH

Exercise reverses arthritis-related wasting
London - Progressive resistance training can help patients with rheumatoid arthritis who experience muscle wasting, researchers report.

OTHER REPORTS

Malaysian Lawmakers to learn snake hunting
Kuala Lumpur - The head of a Malaysian state government has ordered his coalition's legislators to learn how to catch snakes so that they can help people in distress, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

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