Oct 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Saturday, 28th October 2006

Bandar Seri Begawan - Highlighting the danger of potential financial predators searching the Internet for victims, the Ministry of Finance in a statement has issued a warning to the public about the dangers of Internet trading.
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Brunei Times Version: Beware of easy-money schemes via Internet

Istana Still Busy On Last
Day Of Open House

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pg Anak Hjh Saleha and Her Royal Highness Pg Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar yesterday consented to receive 20,244 well-wishers on the third and last day of the Istana Nurul Iman's Hari Raya open house. ...FULL STORY

Brunei Times Version: More Than 100,000 Greet Royal Family

Related Stories: Sultan Meets People At Istana Open House | All Roads Leads To Nurul Iman | Close To 44,000 Greet The Royalty | A Record Number Of Well-Wishers | 102, 599 Visitors At Istana

Richard Chia Kok Hiong

Time Will Tell Suspect's Fate
Bandar Seri Begawan - Time will tell whether Richard Chia Kok Hiong, the 53-year-old car salesman accused of triple murder two years ago at Serusop near the Brunei capital will go to the gallows to face the hangman's noose. ...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 | Border Posts Alerted To Stop Key Witness | Why Was The Victim Tortured? | Witness In Triple Murder Trial To Return Home | Mystery Of Car Being Moved | Subpoena On Key Witness Teo

British Frigate Due Here On Oct 30 Bandar Seri Begawan - HMS Westminster of the Royal British Navy will be arriving in Brunei October 30, at Muara Port after taking part in multi-national exercises in the South China Sea and visiting the Japanese island of Okinawa, Tokyo, Pusan and Shanghai. ...FULL STORY	HMS Westminster of the Royal British

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Women under attack in Iraq, Afghanistan
Baghdad - Women are facing increasing violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, especially when they speak out publicly to defend women's rights, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council.

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

Curry may keep elderly minds sharp
New York - A diet containing curry may help protect the aging brain, according a study of elderly Asians in which increased curry consumption was associated with better cognitive performance on standard tests.

OTHER REPORTS

Tupperware takes on a new role: art
New York - Tupperware has many purposes: forming Jell-O rings, spin-drying salads, storing spaghetti, microwaving oatmeal.

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