Ocotber 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Thursday, 23rd October 2003

China To Buy Brunei Oil
Next Year In Break
Through Deal

Bandar Seri Begawan - Another Asian giant has decided to buy Brunei’s oil. China will import two cargoes of crude from Brunei next year. This comes close on the heels of India’s state-owned Indian Oil Corporation importing crude from the Sultanate earlier in the year. ...FULL STORY

Imam freed in $500,000
bogus money case

Bandar Seri Begawan – In an unexpected move Chief Justice Mohammed Saied discharged two men, who faced charges linking to trafficking of over half a million dollars worth of Brunei currency notes. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Imam Held In Massive Counterfeit Dollar Haul

Mr. Khaw Boon Wan, Acting Health Minister of Singapore

Singapore Hospitals Target More Brunei Patients
Singapore - Bruneian patients are among those from the region that will be lured to Singapore hospitals as the city-state has launched a project that targets one million foreign patients a year. ...FULL STORY

Heavenly Money Could Not Save The Old Smuggler
Bandar Seri Begawan – It was the day when Chinese “heavenly money” turned out to be smuggled chicken parts.
...FULL STORY

SPORTS

Semifinal Showdown
Bandar Seri Begawan - After some grueling round robin action and jostling for position in the table, the 3rd Shell Rimula Ultra Invitational Challenge Trophy Basketball Tournament 2003 has come down to the final four with two mouth-watering semifinal games in store for tonight.

YOUR HEALTH

Research shows higher cancer risk for flight crews
London - New research released Wednesday showed airline flight crews had a higher than normal rate of skin and breast cancer.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

N. Korea rejects written U.S. peace offer
Seoul - North Korea rebuffed President Bush's proposal to give it multi-nation security assurances if it agrees to scrap its nuclear weapons program, saying the offer was "not worth considering."

OTHER REPORTS

Man survives plunge over Canada's Niagara Falls
Toronto - A "smiling" man survived a 150-foot plunge over the fast-flowing Niagara Falls, and police said on Tuesday that the unusual case was still under investigation.