August 2006

NEWS ARCHIVE 2006

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Wednesday, 6th September 2006

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Brunei's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Chinese counterpart on tourism cooperation.
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Employers Sing Mantra
Of Marketability

Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some of the major companies in Brunei that recruit graduates sang the "marketability" mantra yesterday, a day after more than 1,000 youths graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam. ...FULL STORY

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)

MILF Hails Departing Brunei Monitors
Mindanao - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held a farewell ceremony for the departing members of the International Monitoring Team, which was replaced by new batch of forces Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF peace panel secretariat, said the foreign monitors were given recognition at the rebels' peace panel office in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. ...FULL STORY

Youths Told To Value Time On The Way To Higher Education
Bandar Seri Begawan - The first local PhD recipient from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Pg Dr Hidup bin Pg Samsuddin, 50, told the young generation that in anera of globalisation, there is a need to be competitive and move forward because this is inline with His Majesty's titah. ...FULL STORY

Related Story: UBD Braces For Boom In Student Population

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WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Arrest deals 'fatal blow' to al-Qaida in Iraq
Baghdad - The Iraqi government yesterday claimed to have dealt "fatal blows" to the al-Qaida operation in Iraq with the capture of its deputy commander, Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, and the arrest or killing of 11 other leading al-Qaida jihadists.

SPORTS

Maurice Wong Lands Adinin Golf Title
Bandar Seri Begawan - Maurice Wong has landed the 2nd Adinin Golf title, which took place at the Panaga Club in Seria recently.

YOUR HEALTH

Junk food threatens healthy Mediterranean hearts
New York - With its mountains of ripe tomatoes, red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy eating.

OTHER REPORTS

Pilot locked out cockpit after in-flight toilet break
Ottawa - An Air Canada Jazz pilot who left the cockpit of his passenger jet to use a back washroom moments before landing found himself locked out upon his return, an airline official told AFP.

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