29 Jan 08 -
NATIONAL lawn bowler Hj Naim Brahim sent shock waves among the sporting fraternity yesterday by announcing that he was not part of the contingent which competed in the 2008 World Bowls Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand which ended...
29 Jan 08 -
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM is looking to becoming a vibrant investment hub, by creating a conducive business and investment environment for industry players. The second Ministry of Finance, Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Hj Abd...
29 Jan 08 -
BRUNEI'S Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) plans to complete by next month the accreditation process for about 20 Australian companies seeking the Brunei Halal Brand seal of approval. In a paper presented at a recent...
29 Jan 08 -
THE proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), which is found only in the Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia Borneo is feared to be extinct in the next 20 years due to habitat destruction. This leaf-eating monkey, already considered endangered by...
29 Jan 08 -
ON SATURDAY night all true Scots in Brunei gathered at the Serasa Yacht Club to celebrate the birth of Caledonia's favourite son, the poet Robert Burns, otherwise known as the Bard of Ayrshire. Those who could demonstrate pure lineage were...
29 Jan 08 -
PERHAPS they should have seen it coming, but Afghanistan's traditional fortune tellers are under fire from religious elders who have branded their ancient practice as backward and un-Islamic. Dozens of fortune tellers were recently...
29 Jan 08 -
STRANGLED by her brother, the 17-year-old girl died in a squalid Palestinian refugee camp that clings to a hillside near the Jordanian town of Jerash. The woman, who had been married for eight months, was the second killed in Jordan this...
29 Jan 08 -
THE spread of bird flu among poultry has become "alarming" in Bangladesh as three more districts reported outbreaks at the weekend, leaving almost half the nation affected, an official said Sunday. More than 10,000 birds were...
29 Jan 08 -
CUTTING down on caffeine could help people with the most common form of diabetes better control their blood sugar levels, researchers said yesterday. Giving caffeine to a small group of people with type two diabetes caused their levels of...
29 Jan 08 -
A CONSUMER rights group has petitioned United States regulators to bolster health warnings on Botox, the toxin used by millions around the world to smoothe wrinkles. Advocacy group Public Citizen, founded by former US presidential...
