September 1, 2002 - Car owners beware! Especially those with expensive modifications done "to beautify their cars" such as body kits, sports tyres and rims, as you may wake up one morning to see it gone from your garage.

September 1, 1992 - The first circus to visit the nation in 10 years - and the first since Independence - will entertain Bruneians for 22 days.

September 18, 1982 - Malaysian banks have for some time been encouraging children to save by filling up coin boxes in the shapes of animals such as lions, ducks, mice and rabbits.

Tawau (September 2, 1972) - As Tawau goes quiet with the departure of homegoing traffic, mysterious screams and grunts fill the air near the Royal Hotel.

Singapore (September 1, 1962) - An American professor of education, Dr Fred Armistead, has warned of the dangers of placing too much emphasis on examinations at primary and secondary school levels.

August 21, 2002 - Debris from houses destroyed by the two massive fires at Kg Lorong Sikuna and Kg Ujung Klinik in Kg Ayer last weekend may pose a hazard for boats, it was claimed yesterday.

August 28, 1982 - It may be a difficult story for some of our readers to swallow but this old looking mass is regarded as a welcome addition to some Chinese homes.

August 26, 1992 - Mosques throughout Brunei Darussalam reverberate with special prayers every night for the safety of Muslim people and children of war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina who are now suffering under merciless attacks of Serbs.

August 19, 1972 - This is the season when Iban boys in Mukah, Third Division, like to play with wooden slides more than any other game. Photo shows these boys trying a well worn path down a hill.

Kuala Belait (August 25, 1962) - Lean on a bar in New York or knock a nail in a skirting-board in a house there - and you may be touching wood from the small oil-rich state of Brunei.