October 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Sunday, 23rd October 2005

Bandar Seri Begawan - Big smiles are expected to be back on the faces of Hari Raya celebrants tomorrow as an estimated 60,000 civil servants will be receiving their salaries; the last pay day before the arrival of the Aidil Fitri festivity in 10 days' time. ...FULL STORY

Condolence Book

Bandar Seri Begawan - With the passing of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Oct 20 2005 in Putrajaya, Malaysia, a condolence book will be opened at the Malaysian Nigh Commission at No 61, Spg 336, Jln Kebangsaan, BSB BAI211, at these times: Monday – 10 am-2pm, Tuesday-10am-2pm). ...FULL STORY

Whole New Experience For Local SMEs At 2nd China Asean Expo
Bandar Seri Begawan - At was a whole new experience for the Brunei Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the 2nd China-Asean Expo 2005 held at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China from Oct 19 to 22. ...FULL STORY

The Osrah Family Gathering On Rahamadhan – Another Ideal Malay Muslim Family In Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Osrahs Family which presents a another fine example of an ideal malay muslim family in Brunei took opportunity of the Holy month of Ramadhan to have family gathering where the Osrah’s hosted a Tahlil and Doa Arwah ceremony.
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The younger generation of the Osrah's

Man Pays Fine In Credit Card Case

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Iraq to step up security for Saddam trial
Baghdad - Iraq's interim government said Saturday it will step up security for defense lawyers in Saddam Hussein's trial, after one was abducted and killed by gunmen disguised as security forces.

SPORTS

Greatest Race On Earth
Bandar Seri Begawan - Four local runners, Awang Zulkifle bin Liman, Mohd Rudin bin Takong, Henry Lu and Pengiran Haji Sharifuddin will be running the race of their life after they had been selected to represent Brunei Darussalam in this year's Standard Chartered Bank's Greatest Race On Earth.

YOUR HEALTH

Job strain may be hard on young men's arteries
New York - Men with stressful jobs may already be at risk of early artery disease by their early 30s, a new study suggests.

OTHER REPORTS

Giant "corpse flower" blooms in Germany
Berlin - The world's tallest -- and smelliest -- flower has bloomed, reaching a height of 2.94 metres, 18 centimetres more than the previous record for the species, the Stuttgart botanical garden said on Friday.

Brunei's Fastest Growing Website with