March 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Sunday, 20th March 2005

Man Faces 30 Years
In Jail For Raping
Granddaughter

Brunei High Court

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 56-year-old grandfather yesterday pleaded guilty in the High Court to three counts of raping his granddaughter and to two charges of attempting to commit rape onto his other granddaughter.
...FULL STORY

More Locals Receive Honorary
Medals In Royal Ceremony

Presenting the medals on behalf of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei was
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah.

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, awarded more honorary medals to Bruneians in conjunction with His Majesty's 58th birthday. ...FULL STORY

Related News: Crown Prince Awards Exemplary Citizens

Canada To Expand Trade With Brunei
Ottawa - Canada is keen to expand its economic ties with Asean, an association of the vibrant economies, which is an important trading partner for Canada with annual two-way trade worth C$10 billion. ...FULL STORY

A reception marking the 137th Anniversary of Canada's Confederation last July 2004

Crown Prince Grants Audience To Local Envoys
Bandar Seri Begawan – His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah received three newly-appointed local envoys to friendly nations in an audience at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday.
...FULL STORY

2 Local Thieves Jailed And Whipped

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Car bomb rocks Beirut Christian area
Beirut - With Lebanese politicians deadlocked over the formation of a new government as Syria withdraws its forces after 29 years, a car bomb rocked a largely Christian neighborhood in north Beirut.

SPORTS

Ministry Hosts Dinner For Under-21 Footballers
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei hosted a dinner for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy for Under-21 Asean Youth Football Championship 2005 last Friday night at the Goldstone Ballroom of the Centrepoint Hotel in Gadong.

YOUR HEALTH

Sleep breathing problem raises heart attack risk
London - People who suffer from an illness that disrupts their breathing while they sleep are more likely to suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke, Spanish researchers said on Friday.

OTHER REPORTS

Police patrols mean streets, performs circus stunts
Jakarta - A new police motorcycle squad has been formed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to patrol the city's mean streets during the week and perform circus-style stunts to entertain the public at weekends.

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