May 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Monday, 12th May 2003

No More Talk From
BruneiTalk As Site
Mysteriously Vanishes

Bandar Seri Begawan - WWW.BRUNEITALK.COM the underground website which targeted Brunei personalities of note causing a stir of late has mysteriously disappeared from local computer screens. ...FULL STORY

20-feet Whale Stranded
Near Muara

The 20-foot whale, estimated to weigh five tonnes, is spouting
air from its two blowholes, creating a mist of air a metre high
every time it exhaled air. Scrathes all over its body reveal
the extent of injuries it has suffered

Bandar Seri Begawan - It was a surprise call fish farm owner Haji Zairial Abidin bin Penghulu Hail Ibrahim least expected yesterday morning.
...FULL STORY

Brunei Princess Launches
Theme Garden On Earth Day

Muara - Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bolqiah launched 'Theme Garden' at the Muara Beach, in conjunction with Earth Day 2003 yesterday. ...FULL STORY

First Open Heart Surgery
Patient Recovers Well

Jerudong - The first patient undergoing open-heart surgery in Brunei on Saturday, Dayang Bungsu binti Hashim is recovering well.
...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

U.S. rivals turn on each other on weapons search
Baghdad - The Iraqi military base at Taji does not look like a place of global importance.

OTHER REPORTS

Blair voted "worst Briton"
London - Prime Minister Tony Blair has been voted the "worst Briton", narrowly beating glamour model Jordan, in a poll for Channel 4 television.