May 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Friday, 2nd June 2006

Enforcement officers from the Halal and
Haram Section checking the canned

Bandar Seri Begawan - Enforcement officers from the Halal and Haram Section, Ministry of Religious Affairs, yesterday ordered two of the leading supermarkets in the country to immediately separate and move seven varieties of canned food containing pork to a non-halal section.
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Royal Audience To
Sheikh Of Al-Azhar

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to receive in audience Fadhilat Sheikh Dr Muhammad Sayed Tantawi at the Istana Nurul Iman.
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Donation Boxes Set Up For Quake Victims
Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneians will now be able to donate to the earthquake victims in Yogyakarta, Indonesia as the humanitarian fund began yesterday and will last for three months. ...FULL STORY

Birth Of A Prince
Bandar Seri Begawan - By command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, YAM Pengiran Penggawa Laila Bentara Istiadat Diraja Dalam Istana Pengiran Hj Alauddin bin Pengiran Paduka Tuan Pengiran Hj Abu Bakar, Grand Chamberlain, announced that YTM Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar has safely given birth to a prince on Thursday, 4th Jamadilawal, 1427 Hijrah corresponding to June 1, 2006 at 12.43am.
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YTM Azrinaz Mazhar binti
Hakim Mazhar

Malaysians Get Jail, Cane For Illegal Entry In Search Of 'Kayu Gaharu'

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

647,000 Indonesians displaced by quake
Jakarta - U.S. Marines joined an international effort to deliver aid and medical care to nearly 650,000 Indonesians displaced by a devastating earthquake, as hopes faded of finding more survivors.

SPORTS

Brunei Bag 3 Bronze Medals
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei bagged their first three medals - all bronze - on the 9th day of the Kedah Sukma Games in the Silat events at the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Hall in Alor Setar yesterday.

YOUR HEALTH

Some stress during pregnancy may be good for baby
New York - Pregnant women can stop worrying that the stressors and anxieties present in their hectic lives today may hurt their babies.

OTHER REPORTS

Hebron barbers offer free trim to unpaid workers
West Bank - Palestinian hairdressers in the West Bank town of Hebron offered a free trim to local government employees who have not been paid for more than two months.

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