Ocotber 2004

NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

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Thursday, 7th October 2004

Brunei Strikes another black gold Find Off seria

Seria - Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has made a new oil discovery three kilometres offshore in the Seria North, Flank, and a previously un-drilled part of the field. ...FULL STORY

Diplomatic status for
Brunei, Malaysia monitors

Manila (Reuters) - The Philippines intends to grant diplomatic status to 60 monitors from Malaysia and Brunei due to arrive on Saturday to oversee a year-long truce between troops and Muslim rebels, an army official said on Wednesday. ...FULL STORY

Minister Giving the opening Remarks

Minister Lauds Brunei-Germany Ties
Bandar Seri Begawan - Pehin Dato Seri Paduka (Dr.) Haji Awang Hussain, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, lauded diplomatic relations between Brunei and Germany that have been strengthened over two decades and said that more opportunities are to be explored to further enhance ties. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Capital

Three Giants Scale Down SME Issues In Nurturing Programme
Bandar Seri Begawan - A long list of issues confronting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) was identified when three strategy partners responsible for the successful Partnership Programme for Nurturing Brunei SMEs in August met yesterday. ....FULL STORY

Local Man Fined $2,000 For Consuming Codeine

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Running mates clash over Iraq
Washington - The race for the White House turned aggressively personal in a vice-presidential debate that saw some of the campaign's sharpest exchanges so far as the candidates addressed Saddam Hussein's alleged links to terrorism.

SPORTS

Local Powerboat Racer Wins Two Titles In Limbang
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunie’s well-known powerboat racer, Ismail Hj Kabon won two titles at the recent Pesta Limbang.

YOUR HEALTH

Sedentary kids have raised risk of chronic fatigue
London - Playing sports and being active in childhood could help reduce the risk of suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome later in life, according to a study on Wednesday.

OTHER REPORTS

China erects monument for SARS monkeys
Beijing - Thirty-eight Chinese rhesus monkeys that died in SARS research have had a monument erected in their honor, state media said.