November 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Wednesday, 12th November 2003

His Majesty Upholds
Teachings Of Al-Quran

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei last night urged Muslims to uphold and follow the teachings of Al-Quran. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Brunei Marks Nuzul Al-Quran

Subscribers Can Retrieve Email
As Brunet Sorry For Glitch

Bandar Seri Begawan - Following the breakdown of Brunet connections yesterday morning which lasted virtually the whole day. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Brunet E-Mail Fails Again

	11 Foreigners And Booze Suspect Held In Berakas Bandar Seri Begawan - In their ongoing vigilance against criminal elements, four enforcement agencies led by officers from the Police Berakas Station, joined forces last Monday night to conduct surprise inspections of foreign workers' quarters in several Locations in Mukim Berakas. ...FULL STORY

	Crown Prince Visits Economic Planning, Development Department Bandar Seri Begawan – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah yesterday visited the Department of Economic Planning and Development at Jalan Ong Sum Ping in the capital. ...FULL STORY

Two Indonesians Fined For Immigration Offence

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Baghdad HQ in fresh rocket attack

Baghdad - The coalition base in Iraq comes under fire as the top US civil administrator goes home to discuss the spate of attacks.

SPORTS

Blackburn 2-1 Everton: Vital victory
London - Blackburn ended a run of five successive Premiership defeats with a 2-1 victory against Everton at Ewood Park on Monday night.

YOUR HEALTH

Vitamins combat age-related blindness - Study
Chicago - Hundreds of thousands of people could benefit from vitamin supplements shown to help prevent macular degeneration, a condition that is the leading cause of blindness from age 65.

OTHER REPORTS

Wanted: Foreign help to capture crocodile in HK
Hong Kong - A mysterious crocodile, which appears to be mocking efforts to catch it in a suburban creek, has forced the Hong Kong government to call for foreign help -- much to the amusement of the public.