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Police nab 9 robbery suspects within 44 hours
23/01/2008
NINE men suspected of being involved in two robbery cases on Sunday and Monday have been caught within 44 hours of...
Economic blueprint sets $9.5b for 826 key projects
23/01/2008
BRUNEI's 2007-2012 economic blueprint has outlined 826 projects that will be financed by a $9.5-billion budget in a bid...
Brunei new tax plan jibes with Asean trade deal
23/01/2008
A NEW tax system covering six products and motor vehicles will ensure Brunei complies with its 2004 trade commitments...
65% of projects incomplete under 2001-2005 plan
23/01/2008
ONLY 35 per cent of all projects that were initiated under the 8th National Development Plan (RKN8) were completed by...
North Korea tour offers the taste of another life
23/01/2008
THE North Korean border city of Gaeseong has become a major source of tourism income for the cash-strapped communist...
Melaka leads poverty eradication efforts
23/01/2008
BEFORE the dawn of 2008, the government of this Malaysian state just south of capital Kuala Lumpur had successfully...
As Islamic banks surge ahead, Syariah scholars are hard to find
23/01/2008
THE Kuwait Finance House Auto mall on Bahrain's main showroom highway is a bank that sells cars. Here, the motorist...
Fed cuts key rate
23/01/2008
THE US Federal Reserve slashed its key federal funds short-term interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point...
Want to join Mindef? Just apply online
23/01/2008
THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will be launching a multi-million dollar ICT project which will enable civilians to...
Urgent Security Council meet on Gaza
23/01/2008
THE United Nations Security Council was to meet in emergency session yesterday on the humanitarian crisis triggered by...
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