September 2003

NEWS ARCHIVE 2003

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Friday, 5th September 2003

Brunei High Court

Bandar Seri Begawan - Four suspects, all foreigners, were brought to the Magistrate’s Court yesterday following the alleged abduction of a local lawyer, Naz Parveen Rashid, Tuesday. ...FULL STORY

Related News: Lawyer abducted by gang of four

ASEAN Economic Integration,
Trade Highlight AEM
Conference In Cambodia

Pehin Dato Awang Haji Abdul Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Asean economic integration, trade and investment were among the main issues discussed at the 35th Asean Economic Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia which ended yesterday.
...FULL STORY

AirAsia Offers New
Ground Shuttle Service

Bandar Seri Begawan - AirAsia, the region’s only no-frills airlines, now brings yet another service, this time exclusively for its customers in Brunei.
...FULL STORY

Court Sets Free Stranded
Vietnamese Fishermen

Bandar Seri Begawan - Eleven Vietnamese men caught fishing in Brunei waters last week and produced in the courthouse two days later and charged with illegal fishing were set free yesterday. ...FULL STORY

Related News: Vietnamese Fishing Vessels Intrude Into Brunei Waters Again | Vietnamese Embassy Official Says Straying Fishing Vessel Lost Way

Woman Escapes Jail After Maltreated Maid Chooses To Compound Case

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

France, Germany reject U.S. draft on Iraq
Dresden - France and Germany refused Thursday to support a U.S. draft resolution that would spread the burden of running postwar Iraq , but said they believed a compromise was possible.

OTHER REPORTS

Jail for men who divorce wives by text
Kuala Lumpur - Islamic authorities will prosecute Malaysian men who try to divorce their wives by sending mobile phone text messages or email without going to court.