Friday December 05, 2008

News Archive

New HSBC centre to equip SMEs venturing into exports

12/01/2008
HSBC Brunei yesterday launched a centre that will beef up its contribution to local small businesses looking to flex...


Gifts for babies born on first day of 1429 Hijrah

12/01/2008
THEY entered the world on an auspicious day, the first day of the Islamic calendar year of 1429. So for new 23 Hijrah...


HSBC opens business banking centre

12/01/2008
THE Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited in Brunei unveiled its new Business Banking Centre in...


DPMM go Elephant hunting

12/01/2008
DPMM FC will be looking for their third home win on the trot when they face Pahang tonight at the Hassanal Bolkiah...


Ice is money in China's coldest city

12/01/2008
ICE might seem a tough sell in Harbin, one of China's coldest cities, but it has pulled it off with a spectacular...


Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans

12/01/2008
AS ADULT obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a...


Yellow fever detected in Brazil

12/01/2008
BRAZIL'S health ministry confirmed yesterday a 38-year-old man died of yellow fever and said it was investigating eight...


Everest hero Edmund Hillary dies at 88

12/01/2008
EDMUND Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest,...


Suharto resuscitated when his heart stops after organ failure

12/01/2008
INDONESIA'S health minister said yesterday that doctors had revived former president Suharto when his heart had stopped...


Special prayers for army officers on peace mission to Philippines

12/01/2008
BRUNEI Darussalam will be sending an additional four member team for its fourth contingent of army officers to the...