May 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Tuesday, 13th May 2003

Five Indonesian
Intruders Jailed
After High Sea Drama

Indonesian fishing trawlers

Bandar Seri Begawan - Five Indonesian men were sentenced to three months jail yesterday under the Immigration and Fisheries Act.
...FULL STORY

Lawyer To Defend Detained
Vietnamese Fishermen

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Vietnamese Embassy here has engaged a lawyer to fight the case of 17 fishermen who drifted into Brunei Exclusive Economic Zone in two boats in the South China Sea.
...FULL STORY

Brunei Animal Lovers Guide
Stranded Whale Back Home

Museum and Fisheries Department officials take
a closer look at the stranded Minke whale

Bandar Seri Begawan - Animal lovers and environmentalists will be relieved to hear that all has ended well for the whale ... ...FULL STORY

Woman Fourth Time Drug
Offender Fined $4,800

Brunei High Court

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 22-year-old woman was fined $4,800 when she pleaded guilty to three charges of consumption of Syabu and one charge of possessing the class A controlled drug yesterday in the Magistrates Court. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Powell: Saudi blasts kill 10 Americans
Riyadh - Hours before a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, attackers shot their way into three gated compounds housing Westerners in Saudi Arabia's capital and set off car bombs.

OTHER REPORTS

Computer traps Thai minister in his car
Bangkok - Security guards have smashed their way into an official limousine with sledgehammers to rescue Thailand's finance minister after his car's computer failed.