November 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Sunday, 21st November 2004

Brunei Ruler Arrives
Chile For APEC Summit To
Fight Against Terror

His Majesty welcomed at Santiago International Airport.

Santiago – His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Chile yesterday and was met by state dignitaries and other officials at the Santiago International Airport. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Sultan At Apec Summit In Chile | Bush Seeks Asia's Help

Flood Prone Sengkurong To
Get One Million Dollars In Aid

Bandar Seri Begawan – One million dollars has been assigned to fight floods in the notorious Sengkurong area along Jalan Tutong near the Brunei capital which suffered the habit of going under water at the slightest hint of rain. ...FULL STORY

Related Story - Project To Prevent Flood In Kg Pasai

Map of Brunei and Indonesia

Brunei-Indonesia Drill Jakarta (VNA) - The navies of Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam will hold a joint exercise, code-named "Helang Laut 7B/04", from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 in the waters of Brunei, and announced the Indonesian Navy's information office ..FULL STORY

Some of the guests pose with Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia, Encik Saiful Azam Abdullah, at the open house.

M'sian High Commission Hosts Raya Open House
Bandar Seri Begawan - With the festive mood still very much in the air, the Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, Saiful Azam Abdullah, yesterday hosted an open house at his official residence at Jalan Kebangsaan to mark the ongoing Hari Raya celebrations. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Violence breaks out all over Baghdad
Baghdad - Baghdad exploded in violence Saturday, as insurgents attacked a U.S. patrol and a police station, assassinated four government employees and detonated several bombs.

SPORTS

Brunei for Asian Wushu Meet
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's top wushu exponents left for Myanmar yesterday to participate in the 6th Asian Wushu Championship from November 20-28.

YOUR HEALTH

Bottle, pacifier can misalign baby teeth
New York - Children who were bottle-fed or used pacifiers as babies are at risk of dental problems in preschool, a new study suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Overdue books could bring jail time
Michigan - Stacks of chronically overdue library books may soon land some readers in Bay County, Mich., more than just a 10-cent-a-day fine.