November 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Saturday, 27th November 2004

Sex With Family Members
A Cause For Concern In
Brunei Says Official

Datin Hajah Adina binti Othman, Acting Director of
Community Development Department

Bandar Seri Begawan – Twenty eight cases of sex with family members were recorded from 1998 till June this year. ...FULL STORY

BB Version: Kids In Brunei Suffer From Abuse

Former Minister goes to trial
by Feb 14 Next Year

Pengiran Indera Wijaya Pengiran Dr. Hj Ismail

Bandar Seri Begawan - The trial for Brunei's former Development Minister Pengiran Indera Wijaya Pengiran Dr. Hj Ismail and his alleged businessman co-respondent Wong Tim Kai on corruption charges and abetting will begin on February 14. ...FULL STORY

Crown Prince Graces ICT Awards Night
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pg Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Deputy Sultan, last night presented Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA 2004) at the Royal Berkshire Hall, Jerudong Park Country Club. His Royal Highness is also the Royal Patron of BICTA.
...FULL STORY

Asean Leaders Ready For 10th Summit
Bandar Seri Begawan - Senior officials of the Asean member countries identified key issues during meetings yesterday held in preparation for the 10th Asean Summit scheduled from November 29 to 30 in Laos. ...FULL STORY

Three Months To Foreigner For Breach Of Trust

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraqis emerge amid the ruins of Falluja
Falluja - Relief agencies which finally reached Falluja found a city in ruins and its remaining civilian population beleaguered and hungry.

SPORTS

RBAF and ATM in Solidarity Games
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) delegation comprising 72 senior officers and members of BAKAT.

YOUR HEALTH

Heart failure improves with resistance training
New York - Combining resistance exercises such as weight lifting with endurance training safely improves the health of people with chronic heart failure, researchers in Belgium report.

OTHER REPORTS

Taiwan firm markets fish that glow gold in the dark
Wuku - A Taiwanese company, which has earned global fame with its transgenic fish, has updated its product line with a new species which glows fluorescent gold in the dark.