Bandar Seri Begawan - Several huge government tender awards
here currently inching up to totalling a billion dollars may soon
make the sultanate one happy place to do business again.
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STORY
Bandar Seri Begawan - An Imam yesterday lamented over the
high incidence of indebtedness among Bruneians. In the Friday
sermon, the Imam revealed that Bruneians make up possibly the
largest indebted society in Southeast Asia.
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STORY
Big Racket In
Fake MC’s
Bandar Seri Begawan - Fake MC’s are the latest of scams.
Fraudulent medical certificates (MCs) that prescribe several days rest
as one wish have sent bosses scurrying to recheck previously submitted
certificates by staff. ...FULL STORY
Europay
Mastercard Visa (EMV) card specimen
Banks Eye
Chip-Based Cards To Stop Cloning
Bandar Seri Begawan - MasterCard International has come up with
a winning strategy against "credit card cloning" with its chip-based
smart card technology or EMV cards, which Brunei's credit card
industry could be eyeing to introduce in the country.
...FULL STORY
11 Iraq police
commandos killed in bombing
Baghdad - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden
vehicle near the central city of Ramadi, killing 11 Iraqi policemen
and wounding 14 other people including two U.S. Army soldiers.
Thailand Are
Champions
Bandar Seri Begawan - Thailand was crowned the new champions of
the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy for Asean Under-21 Youth Football
Championship 2005 when they easily defeated Myanmar 3-0 in the final
at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium last night.
Warnings and
alternatives boost sun protection
New York - Showing people pictures of how sun has damaged their
skin and encouraging them to use sunless tanning lotions appear to
give many people the nudge they need to steer clear of the sun.