Friday December 05, 2008

News Archive

New bundle of joy for royal family

29/01/2008
THERE has been a new bundle of joy for the royal family yesterday. According to a press release from the Office of His...


I was not in New Zealand, says lawn bowler

29/01/2008
NATIONAL lawn bowler Hj Naim Brahim sent shock waves among the sporting fraternity yesterday by announcing that he was...


Financial hub goals 'in line with economic diversification'

29/01/2008
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM is looking to becoming a vibrant investment hub, by creating a conducive business and investment...


Aussie firms to get Brunei Halal seal next month

29/01/2008
BRUNEI'S Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) plans to complete by next month the accreditation process...


Proboscis Monkey sanctuary urged in Heart of Borneo

29/01/2008
THE proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), which is found only in the Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia Borneo is feared to...


Expats fete Scotsman Burns

29/01/2008
ON SATURDAY night all true Scots in Brunei gathered at the Serasa Yacht Club to celebrate the birth of Caledonia's...


Future looks bleak for soothsayers in Afghanistan

29/01/2008
PERHAPS they should have seen it coming, but Afghanistan's traditional fortune tellers are under fire from religious...


'Honour' crimes against women still being pardoned in Jordan

29/01/2008
STRANGLED by her brother, the 17-year-old girl died in a squalid Palestinian refugee camp that clings to a hillside...


'Bangladesh bird flu trend alarming'

29/01/2008
THE spread of bird flu among poultry has become "alarming" in Bangladesh as three more districts reported...


Caffeine ups blood sugar level

29/01/2008
CUTTING down on caffeine could help people with the most common form of diabetes better control their blood sugar...