May 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Tuesday, 31st May 2005

Pehin Mohd Zain, Minister of Religious Affairs,
receives his credentials from His Majesty

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to preside over the swearing in ceremony for the newly-appointed Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
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Photo Galleries: New Cabinet Sworn In Photo Gallery

Right Attitude Matters,
Religious Teachers Told

Brunei Capital

Bandar Seri Begawan - A senior government official called on religious teachers not to adopt the attitude that if you were to work hard, it would be your boss who would get all the glory. ...FULL STORY

Man Who Raped Daughter Faces June 21 Sentencing Bandar Seri Begawan - A local man, who pleaded guilty to raping his daughter, was remanded and will be brought before a court for sentencing on June 21. ...FULL STORY	Brunei High Court

Construction Workers	Workers Protected Under Labour Recruitment Licence Bandar Seri Begawan - Applicants for the licence to operate employment agencies said that the permits will give protection to workers, especially foreigners, recruited by them. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Suicide bombers target crowds of Iraqis, kill 21
Baghdad - Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives blew themselves up among crowds of Iraqis in the mainly Shi'ite town of Hilla south of Baghdad Monday.

SPORTS

Mitchell Champion At Adinin Golf Meet
Bandar Seri Begawan - Mitchell Leong with a score of 74 emerged champion in the overall gross category of the Adinin Golf Tournament at the Panaga Golf Club on Sunday. Second was Wan Man with a score of 75 followed by Richard Lau (78).

YOUR HEALTH

Preschoolers are hip to adult errors
New York - If an adult presents a preschooler with an object that looks like a key but calls it a spoon, will the child believe the grownup?

OTHER REPORTS

Japan close to giving up on WW2 "stragglers"
Manila - Diplomats and journalists were losing hope on Monday of meeting two Japanese soldiers left over from World War Two as suspicion mounted that the story was false.

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