Oct 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Thursday, 12th October 2006

Jamu Kapsul Gemuk Badan (Fattener)

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Ministry of Health has recalled three traditional medicines and dried fruit products that contain controlled substance, excessive amount of lead and mercury and aerobic microbial count above the permissible limit. ...FULL STORY

$50 Rise In New
Pension Rates

73-year-old Hjh Rafiah one
of the pensioners in Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Prime Minister's Office has issued a circular stating new rates for old age pension and allowances paid under the Old Age Pension and Disability Act. ...FULL STORY

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

Mr Teo Hoon

Border Posts Alerted To Stop Key Witness
Bandar Seri Begawan - A stop order has been issued against Mr Teo Hoon @ Teo Ah Hoon, 70, a key witness in a triple murder case to prevent him from leaving Brunei.
...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 | Triple Murder Suspect To Speak Out For First Time | I Was In Restaurant At The Time Of Murder | Catch Real Culprit(S), I Had No Reason To Kill Them: Richard | Suspect Had Phone, SMS Contact With Victims | Richard Relying On Alibis To Deny Charges | Accused Shook Hands With Victims The Day They Died | Aussie Expert Questions Handling Of Crime Scene | Defence To Bring In Two More Expert Witnesses | Accused Questions Police Motives In Court | Mystery Of Missing Phone | Court Told Killer's Parting Gesture | Mysterious Footprints At Crime Scene | Court Looks For Key Witness In Murder Case

Budget $300,000, Power Bill $900,000
Bandar Seri Begawan - Mosques, suraus and religious halls in the country have run up a staggering $6 million in electricity dues, which are mainly due to the usage of air-conditioners, prompting religious authorities to once again issue guidelines to mosque officials to save power, the third such guideline in the last six years. ...FULL STORY

Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Report: N. Korea threatens more nuke tests
Pyongyang - North Korea's No. 2 leader threatened further nuclear tests if the United States continues its "hostile attitude" toward the communist regime, a news report said Wednesday.

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

Rich and red, tomatoes may help cut your cancer risk
New York - Fashion designer Bill Blass once said, "Red is the ultimate cure for sadness."

OTHER REPORTS

Skier wins wife carrying contest
Maine - John Farra, a former Winter Olympian from Caribou who trained by running up a ski slope with 80 pounds of mortar mix, won the seventh annual North American Wife Carrying Championship on Saturday at Sunday River.

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