March 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Thursday, 27th March 2003

Bruneians Feel
Admiration For Heroic
Iraqi Stand Against
U.S. Superpower

U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 70 Armor, wearing chemical
suits, conduct a chemical test during a false alarm alert

Bandar Seri Begawan - Many people in Brunei like others elsewhere around the globe are beginning to nurture a feeling of admiration for the Iraqi people in making a heroic stand against US the world's only superpower and its ally Britain. ...FULL STORY

Seria Shops And Department
Stores Told To Move

Seria Town

Seria - Many shops including department stores and supermarkets in Seria town were given stern warning by authorities yesterday not to display their goods outside their business premises. ...FULL STORY

More Women In
Brunei Workforce,
Statistics Indicate

Bandar Seri Begawan - An estimated 41 per cent of the sultanate's labour force is made up of women and this growing steadily with the further 62 per cent of registered jobseekers in the Labour Department are females.
...FULL STORY

Water, Water Everywhere
Exhibition Shows

Bandar Seri Begawan - By the year 2015, the water supply capacity for Brunei-Muara and Tutong District will increase from 357.8 million litres per day to 466.8 million litres per day. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraq: Civilians killed in Baghdad missile attack
Baghdad - Two cruise missiles struck a residential area in Baghdad killing 14 people -- the worst single reported instance of civilian deaths since the U.S. bombing campaign began a week ago.

OTHER REPORTS

U.S. enlists dolphins to aid war effort
Umm Qasr - The U.S. army is about to unveil its most unlikely mine detector -- all the way from San Diego, California, the Atlantic Bottle-Nosed Dolphin.