November 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Tuesday, 4th November 2003

BSP Exports Waste To UK
For A Lead-Free Brunei

Seria – The Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) Company took a giant step to make Brunei a lead-free country by shipping its historic first export of waste material to the United Kingdom yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Borneo Bulletin Version: Brunei’s Danger Material Goes To Europe To Keep Country Clean

Chinese Ships Visiting
Brunei Make History

Bandar Seri Begawan - For the first time in Brunei’s history, two Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy ships docked at Muara Port to pay a goodwill visit to the sultanate. ...FULL STORY

Related Stories: Top Chinese Navy Official On Goodwill Visit On Brunei Navy Chief

	Malays Comprise 60% Of Drug Offenders In Belait District Kuala Belait – More than 60 per cent of the drug arrests in the Belait District are Malays. ...FULL STORY

	Jail And Fine For Employers Who Won’t Give Workers Particulars Bandar Seri Begawan – Employers refusing to furnish the Labour Department with particulars regarding their employees will be fined $2,500 and could serve a jail term of six months. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Aziz: Saddam was sure he'd survive invasion
Washington - Ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein did not order a counterattack when U.S. troops began marching into Iraq, he thought the ground thrust was a ruse and was convinced he would survive an invasion.

SPORTS

Hanz Challenge Basketball
Bandar Seri Begawan - The all-Filipino Hanz Challenge Cup Basketball Tournament began yesterday at the Mumong Sports Complex in Kuala Belait.

YOUR HEALTH

To keep slim, eat as a family, says US obesity expert
Paris - If France wants to escape the epidemic of obesity visible in the United States, families should sit down more often at table and eat together, a US historian claims.

OTHER REPORTS

Monkeys terrorize India workers, tourists
New Delhi - In a capital city where cows roam the streets and elephants plod along in the bus lanes, it's no surprise to find government buildings overrun with monkeys.