Ocotber 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Thursday, 30th October 2003

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Labour Department yesterday advised employers in Brunei to provide vital information on their employees and the wages needed as data for the annual census. ...FULL STORY

The Drama Of Two Jailed
Chicken Hijackers

Bandar Seri Begawan – A 30-year-old ex-Ideal Multifeed Farm driver who hijacked a $20,000-truck carrying a whole 379.28 kilo load of chicken and who escaped from police custody by hacking off his handcuffs was sentenced to eight months jail and ordered two strokes of the cane by the Magistrate yesterday. ...FULL STORY

	Brunei Nursing Students Begin Battle Breast Cancer Today Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei is to fight breast cancer in earnest. A campaign has begun to reach out to those vulnerable to the deadly disease. ...FULL STORY

	Body Checks As Hundreds Flock To Istana For 'Bertedarus' Bandar Seri Begawan - Hundreds of Muslims aged 12 and above thronged the Istana Nurul Iman for the nightly 'bertedarus' or reading of Quinn ceremony. ...FULL STORY

Two-Time Drug Offender Fined

SPORTS

Sabli table-tennis winners
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Amateur Table-Tennis Association in cooperation with the Youth and Sports Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports organised the Sabli's Men Team Championship 2003.

YOUR HEALTH

Study: Kids' TV, computer habits start early
Washington - Pre-schoolers are likely to spend as much time in front of the television or computer as they are playing outside, three times longer than the time spent reading, according to a new study.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Tory leader ousted
London - Iain Duncan Smith tonight lost the confidence vote on his leadership, forcing him out of office barely two years after he took over from William Hague.

OTHER REPORTS

Man accused of forcing woman to marry him
Lebanon - A man dragged his girlfriend from her apartment by her hair and forced her to marry him in hopes that it would prevent her from testifying against him in a criminal case, prosecutors said Tuesday.