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Wednesday, 11th October 2006

Pensioners Thank
Caring Monarch


Bandar Seri Begawan - The increase in pension rate for the old and disabled people, announced by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam Monday, is expected to benefit nearly 17,000 people in the country.                                            ...FULL STORY

Related Stories: Appreciating Our Elders | Sultan Announces Pension Rate Hike | Seniors Describe Increase In Allowance As 'Nice Surprise'

Brunei Experts On Mission To
Assess Forest Fires In Borneo


Senior Supt Lim Hock Guan
& Senior Supt Hj Japar bin Tahir


Bandar Seri Begawan - Two Brunei fire experts led by Senior Supt Lim Hock Guan from the National Disaster Management Centre (NMDC), Ministry of Home Affairs, left yesterday for Palembang, Jakarta to assess the haze situation in Central Kalimantan and Sumatra for the next seven days.  
                                                                     ...FULL STORY


Mohd Zairul at the ICU ward
 

 Student Survives Three-Storey Fall
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 19-year-old student miraculously survived a three-storey fall at Mahad Islam in Tutong Sunday.           ...FULL STORY
Bruneians detained in Miri anti-vice raid
Miri - Five Bruneian men among, 79 foreign nationals have been detained by police in Miri in a five-hour operation, which ended early yesterday, to eradicate vice at entertainment centres.
                                               ...FULL STORY

 


Miri Town


 
WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

UN weighs sanctions against N. Korea
United Nations - The world lined up against North Korea on Monday for staging a nuclear test denounced even by key allies.
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

Heavier weight tied to poorer mental function
New York - Overweight middle-aged adults tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and learning ability than their thinner peers do, researchers reported Monday.
OTHER REPORTS

Thai snake charmer puckers up to cobras
Bangkok - A Thai snake charmer kissed 19 highly poisonous king cobras in an attempt to set a world record Saturday.

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