September 2005

NEWS ARCHIVE 2005

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Tuesday, 20th September 2005

Brunei capital

Bandar Seri Begawan – Is Brunei on the bounce again? That is the question the public and the local business sectors are asking following recent rosy forecasts the government and some bankers are making currently.
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BB Version: Bankers Upbeat But Shops Cautious On Economic Rebound

Deputy Sultan Queries Ministry
Of Defence's Privatisation Plans

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Prince General Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Deputy Sultan, yesterday morning visited the Directorate of Administration and Manpower, as part of the series of working visits to the Ministry of Defence. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: Deputy Sultan Visits Defence Ministry

	Man Drowns Trying To Save Grandfather Bandar Seri Begawan - A 24-year-old man drowned yesterday in the vicinity of Pulau Sibungur after trying to save his grandfather who fell off his boat that went out of control. ...FULL STORY

Massive Haul Of Digital Equipment Bandar Seri Begawan - In one of the biggest haul of digital satellite receivers and accessories by the Preventive and Intelligence Division of the Customs Department this year, officers from the department confiscated a variety of undeclared goods worth more than $10,000 stored in two containers in Kg Kiarong yesterday. ...FULL STORY	Digital receivers and accessories.

WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

North Korea vows to drop nuclear program
Beijing - North Korea pledged to drop its nuclear weapons development and rejoin international arms treaties in a unanimous agreement Monday at six-party arms talks.

SPORTS

AH United Thru’
Bandar Seri Begawan - AH United booked themselves a ticket to the 3`d round of the FA Cup 2005 after defeating Kasuka FC 2-0 at the Belapan field last night making Kasuka FC the first Premier 1 casualty to exit the competition.

YOUR HEALTH

Protein diet plus exercise equals more weight loss
New York - Women who follow a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet may lose more weight and body fat, particularly when they engage in regular exercise.

OTHER REPORTS

Germans afraid of big bad wolf
Gelsenkirchen - Residents of a German city were warned not to let their children play alone outdoors after a wolf escaped from a local zoo, police said.

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