October 2005

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Thursday, 6th October 2005

More Ramadhan
Stalls This Year

Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneians began observing the holy month of Ramadhan yesterday. ...FULL STORY

FDI Flows To Brunei
Shrink In 2004

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan - Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brunei shrank to US$103 million last year compared to US$2 billion in 2003. ...FULL STORY

	Tiger Beer Man Caught With 156 Cans Bandar Seri Begawan - A 33-year-old local Chinese man suspected of bringing into the country 156 cans of undeclared Tiger Beer was detained at the Kuala Lurah Check Point at about 2.35pm yesterday. ...FULL STORY

New Alliance Francaise Premises Officially Opens Bandar Seri Begawan - The new premises of Alliance Francaise was officially declared open Tuesday night by Pg Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohammad, Deputy Minister of Education. ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Southeast Asia on alert after Bali blasts
Bali - Investigators on Monday hunted for the two suspected masterminds of suicide bombings on this resort island as Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and other nations went on high alert.

SPORTS

St Andrew's swimmers win medals
Bandar Seri Begawan - St Andrew's School Swimming Club bagged 10 gold, 28 silver and 19 bronze medals at the recent 5th Brunei Inter-School Swimming Championships which placed them as the second highest total medal tally after JIS.

YOUR HEALTH

Antibiotic affects some children's teeth: U.S. study
Chicago - Treating infant ear infections with the common antibiotic amoxicillin doubles children's risk they will suffer a problem later on with their permanent teeth, a study said on Monday.

OTHER REPORTS

Chinese chimp quits smoking after 16 years
Beijing - A chimpanzee in a northwest China zoo has quit smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers, official media reported.

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