Oct 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Saturday, 7th October 2006

Firecracker Boost
For Ramadhan Food Sales

Bandar Seri Begawan - Failing to lure customers with gourmet specialties, some local restaurant owners have now grabbed a chance of a $50 permission fee imposed by the BSB Municipal Department, to sell firecrackers that have become legal just for this period of Ramadhan, to get customers back. ...FULL STORY

Haze Worsens As Fires
Rage In Kalimantan

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei was shrouded in haze yesterday with the Pollutant Standard Index or PSI reading at 74 (moderate) and increasing from 56 (moderate) reading on Thursday, as fires raged in Kalimantan.
...FULL STORY

Brunei Times Version: No Immediate Respite Fro Haze

Key witness Mr Teo Hoon

Court Looks For Key Witness In Murder Case
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei High Court is looking urgently for a 70year-old man, a key witness, to give evidence in a murder case.
...FULL STORY

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Terawih Prayers From Mecca On RTB
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei viewers will be able to watch a live telecast of Terawih prayers from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca commencing Oct 7 at the national television channel, the Radio Television Brunei (RTB). ...FULL STORY

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

N. Korea leader rallies army commanders
Pyongyang - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rallied with his top army commanders, the country's official media reported, amid growing concern the isolated communist regime may conduct its first nuclear test.

SPORTS

Brunei may take part in 28 sports
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Department of Youth and Sports along with the Brunei National Olympic Council (BNOC) yesterday conducted a meeting with the country's sports associations regarding the 24th SEA Games that will take place in Thailand from Dec 6-15 next year.

YOUR HEALTH

Behavior therapy eases kids' sleep woes
London - Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.

OTHER REPORTS

Drivers think of sex rather than signals
London - Over a million motorists think about sex rather than the road ahead and millions more who don't indulge in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about their families, a survey said on Thursday.

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