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30 Years Ago - It's Minus Zero In Seria

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Seria (Nov 6, 1982) - Subscribers here will no longer have to prefix their international or service calls with the number zero.

40 Years Ago - Where right is wrong

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Bandar Seri Begawan (Nov 25, 1972) - It's a case of right being wrong at the big new roundabout outside Brunei's international airport.

50 Years Ago - Love Hurts!

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November 24, 1962 - Recovering from surgery in Kansas City this week - an 18-year-old high school girl who became a human pincushion for her 17-year-old boyfriend for a year to "prove her love for him".

10 Years Ago: False pricing irks some customers

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November 7, 2002 - Cases of false price reductions in the just-begun Brunei Grand Sale had irked many customers, saying that the irresponsible acts of several participating establishments had caused them to mistrust shops in Brunei Darussalam.

20 Years Ago: Bosnia treasures Bruneian help

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November 11, 1992 - Bosnia-Herzegovina has praised Brunei and has mentioned the matter of Bosnian orphans for adoption among other things.

30 Years Ago: Floating Dock A Brunei Original

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Kuala Belait (Nov 6, 1982) - The first floating dock to be built in Brunei slid silently down its slipway last week into the Belait River.

40 Years Ago: 'Bomb' Was A Road Roller

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Bandar Seri Begawan (Nov 18, 1972) - An "unexploded bomb" at Kampong Sungai Burong, Ulu Putong, on Wednesday turned out to be a harmless road roller.

50 Years Ago: Former Hospital Ship In Borneo Oil Search

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Seria (Nov 10, 1962) - Offshore surveys for likely sources of oil are to be carried out next year in the Borneo territories by an American firm of seismic contractors.

10 Years Ago: Winged Intruder Lands At Ampa 6

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October 10, 2002 - The South West Ampa offshore platform, off the Belait coast, had an unusual overseas visitor last Friday. It didn't require overflying rights nor an immigration clearance to enter the country.

20 Years Ago: Foundation For Brunei

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October 13, 1992 - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam sealed his genuine love and care for his 'rakyat' by awarding the nation with a foundation, which will be the centre of philanthropy in the country.

30 Years Ago: High Flying Birth On Holy Pilgrimage

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October 16, 1982 - Meet mum's "headache" - the tiny airlines stowaway who took his parents and 500 other Brunei Muslim pilgrims by surprise.