Borneo Bulletin articles from February 2001

Borneo Bulletin archives from February 2001

Borneo: DCM lauds City Hall's eviction efforts.
February 28, 2001... KOTA KINABALU - Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Tham Nyit Shen said the City Hall on going efforts to evict the illegal squatters on Pulau Gaya despite encountering resistance from the mostly Filipino illegal immigrants were commendable. He...

Borneo: SPR applying for RM24 million.
February 28, 2001... KUCHING - The Election Commission (SPR) has applied for a sum of RM24 million from the Treasury Department to conduct the next State Elections which would be three times more than the last one, said its Secretary Wan Ahmad Wan Omar here...

Brunei: Call for common Asian stand.
February 28, 2001... Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Asian countries to take a common stand in the face of globalisation and floated an idea of taxing rich countries to feed the poor in the world in a keynote speech yesterday at a...

Brunei: Local fined for traffic offence in Lawas.
February 28, 2001... LAWAS - A Bruneian motorist was jailed for a day and slapped with RM4,000 fine or six months jail in default after the court found him guilty on two counts of traffic offence last Saturday. Mohd Julaihi bin Haji Abdullah, 33, of Kampung...

Brunei: Royal farewell luncheon for outgoing Malaysian High Commissioner.
February 28, 2001... His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, and Her Royal Highness Pg Anak Isteri Pg Anak Hjh Zariah yesterday hosted a farewell luncheon at the Balai Penghadapan, Bukit Kayangan for Mr Wan...

Brunei: Haj handlers divided over cargo charges.
February 28, 2001... While many haj pilgrims just want a fair deal in cargo handling service, two government-owned firms that have been appointed to handle the pilgrims' journey to the Holy City of Mecca, on the other hand were allegedly not in tango in pegging...

Brunei: Diesel vehicles defy eco-friendly trend.
February 28, 2001... Diesel cars are still popular among buyers despite a growing awareness to reduce pollution and the government initiative to eliminate diesel cars in the future, according to a Bulletin survey. Many Bruneians believe that the black fumes...

Brunei: Five students receive funds from foundation.
February 28, 2001... Human resource development (HRD) is one of the priorities of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB). This was evident when the foundation yesterday provided financial assistance to five self-sponsored students who are studying...

Brunei: Tutong couple held over syabu seizure.
February 28, 2001... A married couple was arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled drugs during a raid by the Narcotic Control Bureau at Kg. Tanah Burok in Penanjong, Tutong at about 10.40 pm Monday. NCB officials confiscated about 45 packets of...

Brunei: HSBC credit card rewards.
February 28, 2001... Miss. Shim Yuh Lin, one of 30 prize winners, drove away yesterday with the top prize, a Mercedes-Benz A Class automobile, after winning HSBC's Credit Card Rewards contest. The car came complete with road tax, registration and one-year's...

Brunei: Binary road show this Friday.
February 28, 2001... Students who recently received their 'O' level and 'A' level results and wish to further their studies in the UK or Australia may attend a free counseling and admission session at the Brunei Centrepoint on Friday afternoon, March 2 between...

Brunei: Lower Six intake.
February 28, 2001... Seventy-eight male students and 104 female students registered for Lower Six at the Hassanal Bolkiah Arabic Secondary Boys' School, Tutong, yesterday. They were accepted to join the school after passing the Religious Studies Examinations. ...

Brunei: UBD student's appeal against disqualification dismissed.
February 28, 2001... The High Court had dismissed an appeal against a driving license disqualification order made by UBD student, Dk Hartinie binte Pg Mohd Kassim, in the Magistrate's Court, yesterday. Dk Hartinie made an appeal following her conviction on...

Brunei: Smugglers fined.
February 28, 2001... A female vegetable smuggler and her driver were fined $300 each in court yesterday, after the duo had pleaded guilty of smuggling 129 bunches of various vegetables and being in possession of the items. The court before Chief Magistrate...

Brunei: Not quite as cool as a cucumber.
February 28, 2001... A Malaysian was caught two days ago with smuggling over 300 kilogrammes of cucumber and yesterday he was slapped with a fine of $1,000 or one month jail. Muniandy Nokaiah, 45, was fined after he smuggled 378kg of cucumbers, 60kg of lime...

Brunei: JTB launches coin-operated pay phone.
February 28, 2001... People can now use coins to make phone calls with yesterday's launch of Jabatan Telekom Brunei's (JTB) coin-operated public pay phone at the Padian Food Court, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in the capital. This is an alternative...

Sports: Top marks for Brunei karters.
February 28, 2001... Racing fans in Brunei who went to Jerudong Park's Go-Kart track over the weekend received a surprise guest when Sean Tenpow, a promising racing driver from Canada came to the track and add glamour to the competition. Sean who is in the...

Sports: Top seed marches on.
February 28, 2001... Top seeded Stephen Timu from Canada marched into the third round of the Brunei Group 4 Junior International Tennis Tournament when he clinically beat Sanev Glicorco from Macedonia 6-3, 6-4 yesterday in their second round match-up. Armed...

Sports: Sabah FA's main priority.
February 28, 2001... KOTA KINABALU - Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA) president Datuk Anifah Aman reiterated that his main priority is to bring back the Rhinos to the Premier One. 'Well, our first priority is to bring back the team to the Premier One,...

Borneo: SPR clarifies date for end of Assembly Sitting.
February 27, 2001... KUCHING - The Election Commission (SPR) today clarified news reports that the date for the ending period of the State Legislative Assembly Sitting here falls on November 18 this year instead of in September as widely speculated. Its...

Borneo: PWD gets RM250 million allocation.
February 27, 2001... LIMBANG - The Public Works Department (PWD), Limbang is going to received an allocation of RM250 million from both Federal and State Government under the Eighth Malaysia Plan for the implementation of various development projects in the...

Brunei: Haj pilgrims said facing cargo crunch.
February 27, 2001... Many Bruneian pilgrims now in the Holy City of Mecca to perform the haj are apparently seeing red as they have to dig deep into their pockets to pay for what they claim are exorbitant freight charges set by agents of a Brunei-authorised...

Brunei: Unemployed graduates asked to re-register with Labour Dept.
February 27, 2001... The Labour Department said that it will soon give details about the special scheme, revealed by His Majesty to tackle the growing number of unemployed graduates in the country. The Labour Department said that the implementation of the...

Brunei: Asia's very own forum for dialogue.
February 27, 2001... Over three hundred individuals gathered in Boao, in the Hainan Province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the inaugural Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) which opened today with the Experts Group and the Preparatory Committee holding their...

Brunei: BSP's shake-up to raise performance.
February 27, 2001... Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sendiran Berhad (BSP) has announced that it will implement a major re-organisation from March 1 this year. BSP assured that there would be no redundancies under the re-organisation, which mainly aims to...

Brunei: Hari Raya Korban next Tuesday.
February 27, 2001... Brunei Darussalam will celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha or Hari Raya Korban next week on Tuesday (March 6, 2001) with Aidiladha sunat prayers, RTB reported last night. The announcement was made by Chief Kadi of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin...

Brunei: Commissioning of navy's life-saving chamber.
February 27, 2001... A facility to treat diving-related illnesses was commissioned yesterday by outgoing Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Commander, Pehin Datu Paduka Raja Major General Dato Paduka Seri Hj Shari Ahmad. The decompression chamber, the sole such...

Brunei: Farewell to RBAF Commander.
February 27, 2001... The Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Pehin Datu Paduka Raja Major General Dato Paduka Seri Hj Shari Ahmad paid an official visit to the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) yesterday. Upon arrival, the guest of honour received a...

Brunei: Seminar on TQM.
February 27, 2001... An estimated 100 government officers attended a seminar on Total Quality Management (TQM) yesterday at the Ministry of Development. "The Seminar, is one of the activities that included in the Asean-Japan TQM project," said, Salleh Hj...

Brunei: Driver jailed, locals fined.
February 27, 2001... Mohd Hashim Mohd Salleh, 23, a resident of Kampong Amo A in the Temburong district was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment for driving under the influence of acohol and causing the death of Kelupon Binti Mugol, 65, through drunk...

Brunei: Police Royal Guards receive medals.
February 27, 2001... Ten personnel of the Royal Brunei Police Force yesterday received service medals. They comprised of personnel from the Istana Nurul Iman Police Royal Guards and escorts. On hand to present the medals was Supt. Hj Hasrin Bin Hj Sabtu, the...

Brunei: Firm offers Islamic insurance.
February 27, 2001... Bruneians can acquire Islamic insurance when Takaful IDBB, a subsidiary company of the Islamic Development Bank of Brunei Berhad, starts its operation on March 1, 2001. Takaful IDBB was officially opened yesterday by the Deputy Minister...

Sports: Hot Coffee.
February 27, 2001... Coffee Zone exacted a measure of revenge when they reversed an opening day loss by annihilating Chop Eng Seng Keo 115-70 in the final of the MBA Insurance Basketball Cup Sunday night at the Chung Hwa Middle School. It was an unexpected...

Sports: Brunei boys fall.
February 27, 2001... Brunei's junior boys faltered at the first hurdle of the Brunei Group 4 Junior International Tennis Tournament that began yesterday at the National Tennis Centre although Billy Wong managed to put up a decent fight. Billy, upon whose...

Borneo: Dr M pays tribute to ordinary Malaysians.
February 26, 2001... KUCHING - Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad turned down the accolades given to him for "pushing the country forward" and instead credited ordinary but ambitious Malaysians who spurred such development achievements such as the construction of...

Borneo: Fate of CM rotation system to be decided in two weeks.
February 26, 2001... KOTAKINABALU - The answer to whether or not the rotation system of the Sabah Chief Ministership will be scrapped will be known within the next two weeks. All Sabah Barisan Nasional component parties are expected to submit their views in...

Brunei: Nightmare on river.
February 26, 2001... Some unscrupulous Kampong Ayer taxi boat operators are giving tourists and others hair-rising experiences in more ways than one. The tale of visitors being taken at breakneck speed on sightseeing tours through the maze of hundreds of...

Brunei: Baiduri Bank to introduce Net-banking.
February 26, 2001... Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah, Chairperson of QAF Brunei and Baiduri Bank Group and Prince Abdul Qawi, Executive Deputy Chairman and Director of QAF Brunei and Director of Baiduri Bank Group, attended the...

Brunei: Top hotel gripped by nationalistic fervour.
February 26, 2001... "The hotel is very pleased to join the rest of the country in celebrating Brunei's National Day by hosting local music shows and cultural activities." This was stated by Dayangku Ros Pengiran Haji Hitam, Executive Director of the Empire...

Brunei: Girl guides mark Thinking Day.
February 26, 2001... The Brunei-Muara District branch of the Girl Guides Association commemorated "Thinking Day" yesterday at the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Primary School in Jalan Kebangsaan. "Thinking Day" is celebrated each year for the...

Brunei: Undergraduates welcome HM's jobs initiative.
February 26, 2001... Jobless graduates are "ecstatic" over the recent announcement by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to offer them work apprenticeships in state-owned enterprises. His Majesty made the announcement in his...

Brunei: Asian cooperation forum opens in China.
February 26, 2001... The Boao Forum for Asia that will be inaugurated on February 27 marks the birth of Asia's very own dialogue venue and a forum organisation. First proposed in September 1998 when some ex-statesmen in Asia suggested the establishment of...

Brunei: Maktab Duli holds Orientation Week.
February 26, 2001... About 600 new 'A' Level students of Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College are having their orientation week starting from today (Monday). Today is the official opening of the college's orientation day. Yesterday about...

Brunei: Baiduri Bank Group holds Raya gathering.
February 26, 2001... Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah, in her capacity as Chairperson of QAF Brunei and Baiduri Bank Group, Prince Abdul Qawi, Executive Deputy Chairman and Director QAF Brunei and Director of Baiduri Bank Group...

Brunei: Hadrah students conclude courses.
February 26, 2001... A group of 21 students including two females, concluded their Hadrah learning courses yesterday after three months of classes. They also performed their services in ceremonies upon public request for exposure. Certificates were presented...

Brunei: HSBC Chinese New Year dinner.
February 26, 2001... HSBC Brunei hosted a Chinese New Year dinner on Saturday, Feb 24, at the Goldstone Ballroom, The Centrepoint, Gadong. Mr Warner Manning, HSBC's Brunei Chief Executive Officer hosted the Chinese New Year dinner for all their Chinese...

Brunei: Commissioner of Police clarifies.
February 26, 2001... The Bulletin received a fax report Saturday from Datuk Paduka Awang Yakub, Commissioner of Police, Royal Brunei Police Force about corrections on the facts presented to court by the immigration prosecuting officer. The full text of the...

Sports: Hj Harun, Ahmad record wins.
February 26, 2001... Awang Haji Harun Hj Ismail carded a scintillating six-under par 66 to emerge as the overall nett champion in the Royal Brunei Airlines Corporate Golf Invitational Tournament held yesterday morning at the Airline's golf club in Berakas. ...

Borneo: Rural development efforts fail to achieve set targets.
February 25, 2001... KOTA KINABALU - Bingkor State Assemblyman Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan said many government programmes in the past have been implemented on an ad hoc basis and without giving sufficient thought. Datuk Dr Jeffrey who is also PBRS Deputy Preident...

Borneo: Learn a lesson from tragedy.
February 25, 2001... KOTA KINABALU - Opposition PBS Secretary General Radin Maleh said the relevant authorities and departments should take stock and streamline their work priorities for the benefit and interest of the people. He said they should bear in...

Borneo: M'sians advised not to visit central Kalimantan.
February 25, 2001... KUCHING - Malaysians have been advised not to visit central Kalimantan or Kalteng Province in the wake of clashes between local Dayaks and immigrant Madurese. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Zulkipli yesterday said for their safety they...

Forest treasures of Brunei.
February 25, 2001... Brunei Darussalam is blessed with abundant forest types and forest lands on a land area of 5765 sq. km (586,000 ha). This is about 1% of the entirety of Borneo Island, within which it is land-locked except for 130 km of its North Western...

NRG heads to Bangkok.
February 25, 2001... Popular Malaysian club band and current resident band at The Holiday Inn Miri, NRG headed to Bangkok last Friday to take part in the international "Band Alert" competition. They will face some of the best bands in South East Asia at the...

Celebrate with a hearty meal.
February 25, 2001... So how would you celebrate National Day? Probably Sugarbun could help you decide. All the Sugarbun outlets are now joining in Brunei Darussalam's 17th National Day celebrations, offering patrons a choice of 2 celebration set meals. ...

Colourful heritage on display.
February 25, 2001... As part of the itinerary for Visit Brunei Year 2001, various activities are arranged for tourists, besides dozens of other events in the calendar of events. Recently, tourists from Latvia visited Kg. Perpindahan Lambak Kanan community...

A thing of beauty.
February 25, 2001... So-called rival competitors should be quaking in their proverbial boots while sports car enthusiasts will be rubbing their hands in glee as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe will be out in Europe come May this year. In February this...

Brunei: Retailers will punish market with price hike.
February 25, 2001... Seriously hit by the nation's move to widen its 'halal' net on imported food products in the country, some retailers and traders are reportedly drawing up a strategy now to cushion the impact so as to save their business from being wiped out....

Brunei: National Day celebrations.
February 25, 2001... Brunei celebrates its 17th National Day today with a mass parade at the Taman Sir Muda Hj Omar Ali Saifuddien. Some 10,000 people from the government and the private sector, students as well as voluntary organisations are scheduled to take...

Brunei: Divorce rate soars.
February 25, 2001... A disturbing trend of an increasing number of young Brunei children ending up in broken homes, is becoming apparent as revealed by statistics relating to Muslim divorces in the sultanate. Religious Affairs Ministry figures tell the sad...

Brunei: Chamber's chief lauds Sultan.
February 25, 2001... The head of Brunei's premier Malay business group yesterday paid tribute to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei for his move to nip in the bud the country's growing unemployment, especially the worrying jobless trend among...

Brunei: Brunei capital glitters for 17th National Day.
February 25, 2001... Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, glitters as roads and buildings turn into a mesmerising world of colorful neon lights celebrating the 17th National Day that falls on February 23. The Bulletin went for a stroll in...

Brunei: Minister to visit Oman and UAE.
February 25, 2001... Pehin Dato Awang Haji Abdul Rahman, Chairman of Brunei Oil and Gas Authority (BOGA) and Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, will be in Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE) between February 25 and March 3 for a working visit. ...

Brunei: More companies joining Internet trend.
February 25, 2001... Businesses in Brunei are set to enter the dawn of a new era as globalisation makes its mark in the country. As a result more and more shops are moving their services into the Internet. Equally important, "Old Economy" businesses such as...

Brunei: Limbang probes Brunei car thefts.
February 25, 2001... LIMBANG - Police here foiled an attempt by two men, believed to be members of a car theft syndicate operating in Sarawak and Brunei, to bribe two policemen. The duo, aged 25 and 27 years old from Sibu, were at that time driving a...

Brunei: Brunei Book Fair 2001 opens.
February 25, 2001... Brunei Book Fair 2001, at the Indoor Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah, Berakas, opened yesterday. The fair will end on March 4. The fair was officially opened by the Director of Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka, Dato Paduka Haji Alidin Bin Haji Othman....

Brunei: Two books by local authors launched.
February 25, 2001... Two books were launched during the opening ceremony of the Brunei Book Fair 2001 at the Indoor Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah, Berakas. The books were published by Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka, Brunei Darussalam. They are "Keluarga Bahagia: Dari...

Brunei: Royal fitness programme.
February 25, 2001... His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen led the way during a 4km fitness run organised by his school. The run is held every week and involves all students from Primary 4 to Secondary 5. The students run along with their house-masters and...

Brunei: Medical, engineering courses in India.
February 25, 2001... A number of seats in Medical, Pharmacy and Engineering courses are reserved for students from friendly countries in Medical/Engineering colleges in India under the Government of India's Sel-Financing Foreign Students Scheme. These seats...

Brunei: Muslim intellects prefer wisdom not imagination.
February 25, 2001... Thank you for your good comment on the article entitled "Call to safeguard Islam's good name" in the BB Weekend of February 17 written by me. Thanks to Allah the Almighty for giving 'Eeslah bin Moojadeed', our good brother in Islam the...

Brunei: UK educators at Jerudong school.
February 25, 2001... Representatives of universities, which joined the British Education Fair recently , visited the Jerudong International School to set up a close working relationship. Coming from the University of Wales Cardiff, the University of...

Brunei: Student prefects join leadership programme.
February 25, 2001... Some 21 student prefects from SM PIHM Serasa took part in a one-day enrichment programme at Muara Beach. The programme has team building and leadership activities run under the guidance of CfBT Borneo Outdoors trainers. The central...

Brunei: Local student gets Japan scholarship.
February 25, 2001... The Ambassador to Japan Hajime Tsujimoto and wife recently hosted a dinner for Rozwandi bin Mohammad who was awarded the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship. Rozwandi will be taking up a one-year intensive course on the...

Brunei: Book Fair at Tutong Camp primary school.
February 25, 2001... While information technology has benefited mankind with advances in learning and computer, books and the old ways of learning are becoming more and more obsolete. Reading has taken a back seat to television, video compact discs and...

Brunei: The centre of patriotism.
February 25, 2001... Every year on National Day, the Taman Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien becomes the centre of the celebration. The Taman is indeed a historic venue as 17 years ago on January 1, 1984, Brunei Darussalam regained full sovereignty and...

Sport: National cyclist Chung champ.
February 25, 2001... National cyclist Chung Kwai Ming emerged the champion in the 40km cross-country category of the men's open mountain bike race at the Bukit Shahbandar Recreation Park in Jerudong yesterday. The race organised by the Brunei Darussalam...

Sport: Go-Kart race in Jerudong.
February 25, 2001... A Go-Kart competition sponsored by K and H Pro Karting will be held at the Jerudong Park Go-Kart Prix today and tomorrow. The competition divided into three categories- international and national A & B - will see keen competition from top...

Brunei: Limbang hosts Malay Congress.
February 25, 2001... LIMBANG - More than 500 Malay intellectual, entrepreneurs, businessmen, community leaders and youth leaders will converge on Purnama Hotel here on February 27-28 for the first ever Limbang Malay Congress. Limbang Resident, who is also...

Brunei: Unloved & forsaken park in the capital.
February 25, 2001... In this Visit Brunei Year 2001, where Brunei is featured as an ideal family destination where peace and quiet is more attractive than glitz and glamour, among places mentioned for family outings is Pesiaran Damuan, described as "a...

Brunei: A tree too many.
February 25, 2001... Brunei's green image has spread far and wide. But what about the trees, bushes and creepers that have been organised to enhance the city's vibrant image? It would be nice to see them in order. And the end result is not a pleasant one at...

Brunei: Tale of Papa, Mama and Baby John.
February 25, 2001... Ever seen a plate filled with 'Roti John' sitting around for longer than two minutes? Well, if you have, then you are certainly in the minority. Any plate of 'Papa John', 'Mama John' or 'Baby John' tends to disappear within seconds in any...

Brunei: Birthday at the park.
February 25, 2001... Trijaya Jerudong Equestrian Park (TJEP) is offering a new birthday package for everyone who wants a memorable celebration. It provides the facilities for birthdays, anniversaries and other occasions. Last Sunday birthday's celebration for...

Brunei: Not just another chicken restaurant.
February 25, 2001... No, this is not just another chicken story. In this day and age when many people are getting more and more health conscious, good tasty food does not necessarily mean sacrificing your health. This is where Kenny Rogers Roasters comes in....

Brunei: Showing courage in the face of adversity.
February 25, 2001... It is now almost a month after the most devastating natural disaster to hit modern India occurred. On the morning of January 26, as the country woke up to Republic Day, one of the most important days of the calendar, the people of Kutch found...

Brunei: Vanishing dotcoms.
February 25, 2001... With Internet technology stocks in the United States, Singapore and elsewhere biting the dust and with Netpreneurs going broke worldwide, Brunei's fledging Internet companies are feeling the cold winds of reality. A flurry of commercial...