March 2007

NEWS ARCHIVE 2007

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Friday, 16th Mar 2007

Brunei Eyes Domestic
Islamic Capital Mart

Pehin Dato Awg Hj Abd Rahman launches
the CIMB Imtiyaz Liquidity Fund.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei has the essential ingredients to become one of the preferred Islamic fund management hubs of the region as the nation has impeccable Islamic credentials, the Minister of Finance II said yesterday. ...FULL STORY

EU And Asean join Hands To
Fight Terror, Trafficking

HRH Prince Mohamed Bolkiah is greeted by
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeter.

Nuremberg - Foreign ministers of the European Union and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) agreed Thursday to back the launch of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two blocs.
...FULL STORY

Vendors Reminded To Provide Halal School Food
Bandar Seri Begawan - A briefing on the School Feeding Programme for principals and supervising teachers of school foods and new vendors was held yesterday at the Foods Administration Section in Jalan Pasir Berakas. ...FULL STORY

Used Cars Not Only To Blame For Traffic Woes
Bandar Seri Begawan - With regards to the front page news item "Where Have All The Old Cars Gone?" published in the Weekend Bulletin on March 10, the Director of Land Transport Department, Hj Mohammad Alimin bin Hj Mohd Tanjong, clarified that it was not entirely true that used cars were responsible for traffic woes in Brunei Darussalam.
...FULL STORY

6 Locals Remanded Over Theft Cases

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Al-Qaida No. 3 says he planned 9/11
Washington - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed cemented his position as al-Qaida's most ambitious operational planner when he confessed in a U.S. military tribunal to planning and supporting 31 terrorist attacks, topped by 9/11, that killed thousands of innocent victims since the early 1990s.

SPORTS

Pila-Pila Serasa’s Inter-House Athletics Champion
Bandar Seri Begawan - Pila-pila House emerged as the winner of PIHM Serasa Secondary School Inter-House Athletics Championship after collecting eight gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals.

YOUR HEALTH

Grocery Lists Don't Guarantee Healthy Choices
New York - The grocery lists most people jot down before going to the store can create a mental loophole for impulse food.

OTHER REPORTS

Australian problem gambler sues casino for millions
Melbourne - An Australian gambler is suing a casino for tens of millions of dollars for allegedly luring him back to the gaming tables after he had banned himself from the premises.

Vandals leave animal's heart in cemetery

Stray cats enter home, attack women, boy

New York City slapped with bridge painter bias suit

Mom's solution to cramped living

Serial lingerie thief arrested

Woman's brush with death..

Police rescue 91-year-old man glued to roof

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