November 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Friday, 14th November 2003

Firecrackers being sold in one of the shops. Photo Rudolf Portillio

Bandar Seri Begawan - The festive mood is in the air and so is the smell of firecrackers. And so is the danger warning. ...FULL STORY

Second Unesco Seal For
Brunei Handicraft Centre

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Arts and Handicraft Training Centre has done the nation proud with its beautiful Traditional Woven Scarf, which has been awarded the UNESCO-AHPADA Seal of Excellence for the Handicraft Products in Southeast Asia 2003. ...FULL STORY

	$21,300 Cash Donation For 1,300 Orphans In Brunei-Muara Bandar Seri Begawan – The Brunei-Muara Orphans Fund received $21,300 yesterday. ...FULL STORY

	Halal Officers Take Ramadhan Food Operators By Surprise Temburong – A surprise check was carried out yesterday on Ramadan stalls and shops in the Temburong District to ensure that food sold there were halal. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Bush to speed up Iraqi handover

Washington - The US president says steps are being taken to speed up transferring power to Iraqis amid mounting casualties.

SPORTS

FA expect Ferdinand response
London - The drawn-out saga of Rio Ferdinand's missed drugs test ought to move a step further forward today with the player finally expected to respond to a Football Association charge

YOUR HEALTH

Hypertension harder to control in women
Florida - While women often receive more aggressive treatment for high blood pressure, those medications don't lower their blood pressure readings as much as they do for men.

OTHER REPORTS

Wedding bells to ring on mobile phones
New Delhi - Indians hunting for a sweetheart can now dispatch their profiles by mobile telephone to a Web site that promises to generate compatible matches.