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Sunday, 24th October 2004

Former Minister Denies Corruption Charges


Former Development Minister Pengiran Dr Haji Ismail


Bandar Seri Begawan -
Brunei's former development minister Pengiran Indera Wijaya Pengiran Dr. Hj Ismail pleaded not guilty to 12 charges he faced under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Penal Code both of which were reduced yesterday.                             
 ...FULL STORY

Related Story : Anti Corruption Bureau Full Statement Against Pengiran Dr Haji Ismail and Wong Tim Kai | Brunei's Development Minister Sacked Deputy Education Minister To Act | Ex Minister Faces Corruption Charges Over $100 Million Projects

Foreign Workers On The
Rise In the sultanate


Bandar Seri Begawan –
This year, the Labour Department recorded around 10,000 registered employers who are active in employing foreign workers. 
                                                                          
...FULL STORY


Grand Hyatt Singapore

Brunei’s Grand Hyatt In Singapore Wins Innovation Awards
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei-owned Grand Hyatt Singapore has emerged winner of the Bronze Award in the Economic Development Board and Far Eastern Economic Review's Asian Innovation Awards 2004 with its Green Energy Management (GEM) Project, the hotel said yesterday in a press release.                                      ...FULL STORY

Housing Demand In Sultanate Exceeds Supply
Bandar Seri Begawan -
Government authority is facing a situation where the demand for housing schemes is far in excess of the ability to supply or provide it.                                   
...FULL STORY
WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Abducted aid worker in Iraq begs for life
Baghdad -
Trembling, haggard and weeping into a tissue, Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British aid worker who has spent nearly half her life delivering food and medicine in Iraq, begged Britain on Friday.
SPORTS

Mohd Aizat champion again
Bandar Seri Begawan - Ak Mohd Aizat captured his 8th bowling title for this year when he outbowled Ak Hishamuddin in the final of the Open Master category of the 17th Anniversary Utama Bowling Tournament 2004 recently.
YOUR HEALTH

Study links sleep loss to teens' suicide behaviors
New York -
Teenagers who usually fall into bed at 2 a.m. each night and get up a few hours later to make their 8 a.m. classes are putting themselves at risk for more than chronic tiredness.
OTHER REPORTS

Bart Simpson would be proud of them
Milan -
Four Italian teenagers have confessed to flooding one of Milan's best known schools, causing an estimated 500,000 euros in damage, because they did not want to sit a Greek exam. 

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