November 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Thursday, 11th November 2004

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to meet His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah, the Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, Saudi Arabia. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Soldiers Walks Into
Firing Line And Halt The Gunfire

Pehin Mojor General Dato Hj Awg Bin Hi Md. Yussof (R) presents
the national flag to Lt. Col. Hj Amihnuddin Ihsan prior to
troop departure. Photo: Huraizah Ahamad

Cotabato City - Barely 15 days after ten Brunei soldiers arrived in this stronghold city of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a skirmish occurred in Mamasapano, Maguindanao putting their peacekeeping skills to the acid test. And they played it well. ...FULL STORY

Related News: Ten Soldiers Depart For Mindanao To Join Monitors | Ten Brunei Soldiers Off For Manila To Observe Ceasefire | Brunei Soldiers To Observe Mindanao Ceasefire In The Philippines | Brunei Soldiers Arrive In The Philippines |RBAF Commander Goes To Mindanao

Say No To Mobile Bomb
Bandar Seri Begawan - The countless number of warnings for mobile phone users to buy accessories only from authorised distributors and dealers seem to have fallen on deaf ears as mobile phone users continue to buy cheap pirated accessories like batteries and thereby throwing caution to the wind. ...FULL STORY

Indonesian Couple Caught For Khalwat
Kuala Belait - An Indonesian couple was allegedly found in close proximity in a bush along the beach in Man Maulana in Kuala Belait on Wednesday. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Mosques bombed as fighting rages in Falluja
Falluja - More than half of the mosques in the Iraqi city of Falluja have been destroyed as US warplanes launch air strikes and fierce fighting on the ground continues.

SPORTS

Asia's best fencers to converge in Sabah
Sabah - Asia's best fencers will cross swords on Sabah soil when the State hosts the Asian Fencing Championship in July next year, the Daily Express reported yesterday.

YOUR HEALTH

Study: Special diets don't mean more weight loss
New Orleans - Dieters looking for tricks to lose weight got more bad news on Tuesday with the publication of a study showing diets that restrict certain food groups do not take any extra weight off.

OTHER REPORTS

Portuguese town celebrates all things chocolate
Lisbon - Chocolate shoes, jewellery, statues and even a solid chocolate replica of the Egyptian pyramids were on display at a festival dedicated to the sweet in all its forms which got underway in Portugal.