Oct 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Wednesday, 18th October 2006

Brunei International Airport

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 25-year master plan has been initiated that will see the transformation of the Brunei International Airport and making it the air hub for the BIMP-EAGA region. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Times Version: Airport Projects Tendered

Salute To Two Heroes

Awang Bakrin (L) with Pg Sabri, Acting Director of Youth and Sports,
and Awang Jofri (R). Photo Ministry Of Culture, Youth And Sports

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two heroic individuals received due recognition from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, for their act of bravery in saving two lives. ...FULL STORY

Richard Chia Kok Hiong

Mystery Of Car Being Moved
Bandar Seri Begawan - Who drove away Maual bin Jambu's car after he was dead? And then who returned it soon after? ...FULL STORY

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$23,000 Donated To Orphans Fund
Bandar Seri Begawan - Donations amounting to $ 23,006.34 were presented yesterday to the Orphans Fund of Pengiran Muda-Al Muhtadee Billah during a ceremony held at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Main Office, Jln Kumbang Pasang. ...FULL STORY

Hj Abd Rahman Sirat (right) presenting the donations to Dato Paduka Haji Ali Hashim

3 Months And 3 Strokes For Illegal Stay

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

N. Korea: Sanctions are declaration of war
Seoul - North Korea on Tuesday blasted U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing the country for its nuclear test, saying the measures amount to a declaration of war and that the nation wouldn't cave in to such pressure now that it's a nuclear weapons power.

SPORTS

Project To Go For Gold
Bandar Seri Begawan - It's not mission impossible but yet Brunei Darussalam's athletes still find it difficult to obtain more gold medals in the many sporting international competitions for the past years.

YOUR HEALTH

Vitamin D may help slow breast cancer - study
New York - High levels of vitamin D may help slow the progression of breast cancer, researchers suggested on Tuesday.

OTHER REPORTS

Pampered pets dress up for Halloween
New York - On past Halloween holidays, 9-year-old Rosie has worn a tutu and dressed up as a bumblebee, joining millions of American children trick-or-treating over the holiday.

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