May 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Wednesday, 28th May 2003

Man In Love Slashes Filipino
Woman To Death In Fury

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Filipino waitress died while her alleged fiancé survived a self-inflicted slash wound in a stabbing incident in a restaurant at Seri Complex yesterday afternoon. ...FULL STORY

Malaysia Will Keep
Limbang Says Minister

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar
enjoying his meal at the Restoran Sri Mamak

Putrajaya - Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Monday that referring the Limbang issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is out of the question as it does not involve overlapping territorial claims between Malaysia and Brunei. ...FULL STORY

New President Of Appeals
Court Appointed

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has appointed Sir Derek Cons as the new President of the Court of Appeal at Istana Nurul Iman yesterday. ...FULL STORY

'Spirit' Tree Mercilessly Axed
For Supposed Road Safety

A doa is read after the tree is chopped down

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 200-year-old tree believed to possess spirits and which was allegedly posing a danger to motorists with its close proximity to the road and nearby buildings was finally chopped down yesterday. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraq firefight leaves four dead, nine injured
Baghdad - Two U.S. soldiers and two unidentified attackers were killed and nine other American troops were wounded in a firefight Tuesday in the troubled town of Fallujah.

OTHER REPORTS

Bull goes on rampage in shop
London - Police marksmen have killed a bull that ran amok in an antiques store after it escaped from a nearby animal auction.