October 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Monday, 31st October 2005

Sultan Performs Prayers
At Lambak Mosque

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam continued to visit different mosques in the country to perform the Isyak and Terawih prayers during the holy month of Ramadhan.
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Singapore DNA Expert Assumed
Murder Victims As Malay

Richard Chia Kok Hong

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Singapore DNA expert, Miss Ang Hwee Chen, questioned in the Brunei High Court in the ongoing triple murder trial said that she did not know the racial proportion in Brunei and had used the Singapore database in examining the blood samples she received from the Brunei police. ...FULL STORY

Related Stories: Cook Now Says She Is Not Sure It Was Richard | Three Different Statement At Three Different Times | Richard’s Murder Trial Takes A Dramatic Turn | Cook Testifies Seeing Richard With A Stick, Stained Trousers | Witness Recalls Hearing About Quarrel | Another Mystery Car Pops Up In Richard’s Trial | Witness Recalls Seeing Vehicle Leaving In Hurry | Mystery Vehicle In Triple Murder Case | Mysterious Night Visits And Screams | Trial In Triple Murder Case Begins | Witness Not Sure About 'Red' Stain On Trousers | DNA, Scientific Evidence Examined

Andrey Cheremnykh

Relieved Russian Returns Home
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Russian who lost his passport in the capital flashed a beaming smile Saturday when he received the much-waited piece of paper that permitted him to head home.
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Related Story: Russian Tourist Robbed In Bandar

Doing Good Deed With 'Duit Raya'
Tutong - People who are in need of assistance are not forgotten during Hari Raya and that is especially so in the case of orphans. To see smiles on their faces can fill the hearts of the donors. ...FULL STORY

Awang Abd Mutalib shakes hands with a girl before presenting the donation.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

New Delhi explosions kill at least 61
New Delhi - Near-simultaneous explosions rocked the Indian capital Saturday evening, tearing through a bus and two markets crowded with people shopping for gifts for a Hindu festival.

SPORTS

Sports Talk For Brunei Marathon Runners
Bandar Seri Begawan - With slightly over a month to the Brunei Marathon 2005, some 150 athletes attended a sports clinic at the Hassanal BolkiahNational Stadium recently, organised by Excellence Management, the organiser of the marathon.

YOUR HEALTH

Heavy drinking may harm male hormones, sperm
New York - Problem drinking may dampen both a man's sex life and his chances of having children, according to a new study.

OTHER REPORTS

Harry Potter's flying car spirited away by thieves
London - Thieves have spirited away the "flying" Ford Anglia car used in the Harry Potter films, British police said.

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