Ocotber 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Monday, 6th October 2003

Brunei Youths Held
In Swoop On Brunei
Snooker Centres

Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 30 teenagers, some as young as 12 years, were taken in for questioning by a raiding party that targeted several snooker and pool centres in the capital. ...FULL STORY

His Majesty Leaves For
Bali For Asean Summit

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan Brunei left the country yesterday for Bali to attend the Asean Leaders Summit. ...FULL STORY

	Bandar Marks of 33rd Anniversary Of Name-Change Bandar Seri Begawan - To mark the 33rd anniversary of the Renaming of Bandar Brunei as Bandar Seri Begawan, three events were held yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Religious Offenders Held At Control Post Bandar Seri Begawan – Two compound offences and two religious cases were recorded during the operation code named ‘Semerbak 35’ on Saturday night. ...FULL STORY

SPORTS NEWS

Liu Wins Crown After Bubka Fails To Clear Panaga Height
Seria - The top seed Liu Tai Wei from Chinese Taipei made sure that the seedings held true this time round as he defeated the Ukrainian Sergei Bubka to win the ITF Group 2 Junior Tennis Tournament held over last week.

YOUR HEALTH

Catering to obese becoming big business
New York - Fast-food chains may be introducing more healthful menu items such as salads and major food manufacturers may be trimming portion sizes, but not everyone has joined the fight against obesity.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Israel hits Islamic Jihad base in Syria
Tel Aviv - Israeli warplanes attacked an Islamic Jihad training base deep in Syria in retaliation for a suicide bombing at a Haifa restaurant that killed 19 people, the army said Sunday.

OTHER REPORTS

M&Ms melt in record-setter's mouth
California - Three minutes after Jim Hager started eating M&Ms with a pair of chopsticks, he was headed for the Guinness Book of World Records.