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Maggots, licorice and cobra hearts at Sweden’s ‘Disgusting Food Museum’
MALMÖ, Sweden (AFP) – Cheese teeming with squirming maggots, sheep’s eye juice and mouse beverage: the ‘Disgusting Food Museum’ explores why a dish seems delicious to some, but for others is...
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Pusat Ehsan Charity Golf Tournament raises nearly BND28k
| Fadhil Yunus | PUSAT Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam raised BND27,792.20 during the 17th Pusat Ehsan Charity Golf Tournament held from November 23-25 at the RBA Golf Club in Berakas....
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Shakes, hash browns fuel New Zealander’s full-country run
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Powered by hash browns and chocolate milkshakes, a New Zealander has run the length of his country in a record time of 18 days and eight hours. A former drug addict,...
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Maintaining peace everyone’s responsibility
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | YESTERDAY’S weekly pre-dawn talk, titled Tanggungjawab Mempertahankan Keamanan Negara (The Responsibility in Upholding the Country’s Peace and Stability), was delivered by...
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Alphas gather in day of fun at RBAirF grounds in Rimba
| James Kon | A RECORD of over 2,000 participants turned up at the grounds of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) in Rimba yesterday morning, testing their mental and physical strength at the...
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Sultan joins RBAF cycling expedition
| Hakim Hayat | THOUSANDS of cyclists gathered at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien yesterday, where they set off on a test of endurance, as they participated in a 57km cycling...
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Partial reopening of Baghdad’s Green Zone delayed: Official
BAGHDAD (AFP) – The partial reopening of Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone to through traffic, planned for Sunday, has been postponed for several days, a government official said. The enclave has been...
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SMS Brunei Prihatin Project for DANA 2018-2019 launched
| Rokiah Mahmud | MEMBERS of the public can now donate to the SMS Brunei Prihatin Project for the Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans (DANA), which recently marked the...
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Koreas win UNESCO recognition of traditional wrestling
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Divided for seven decades, North and South Korea together won their first international recognition of Korean traditional wrestling yesterday. The Koreas had earlier pushed...
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PTE Klasik alumni attend 100th Khatam ceremony
| Izah Azahari | FORMER students of Jalan Muara Sixth Form Centre (PTE Klasik) attended a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony at Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam Mosque in Kampong Jerudong as part of the...
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Northwest China hit by sandstorm as Beijing is smothered in smog
BEIJING (AFP) – A northwest Chinese city was engulfed by a massive sandstorm that sparked rural fires, forced traffic to slow down and prompted residents to cover their faces, according to state media....
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MinCom undergoes rebranding to gear up for digital age
| Achong Tanjong | THE Ministry of Communications (MinCom) and the departments under it are currently going through a rebranding in preparation for the 4th Industrial Revolution and to gear the...
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Doggy diplomacy: South Korea unveils newborn Northern pups
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife have been pictured cuddling a litter of puppies whelped by one of the dogs given to them by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a symbol of...
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Queen of Soul’s Detroit mansion sells for USD300,000
DETROIT (AP) — A historic Detroit mansion owned by late singing legend Aretha Franklin has been sold. The Detroit News reported that, according to public records, the 520-square-metre brick home...
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His Majesty receives Malaysia’s Economic Minister
| Bahyiah Bakir | HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei...
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145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying yesterday they made the “heart-breaking” decision to euthanise dozens...
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Seminar focusses on principles of agriculture in Islam
| Danial Norjidi | A SEMINAR focussing on principles of agriculture in Islam was held at Sepakat 4 & 5 of the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Berakas yesterday as part of the...
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All levels of society have role in helping boost agriculture, says State Mufti
| Azlan Othman | IN A special talk yesterday at the Knowledge Convention, the State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, said that...
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South Korea apologises over vagrants’ detention, forced work
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top public prosecutor yesterday apologised over what he described as a botched investigation into the enslavement and mistreatment of thousands of people at a...
View ArticleLocal man gets jail, whipping for stealing from place of worship
| Fadley Faisal | AN UNEMPLOYED local man will soon be spending some time behind bars, after being found guilty of theft and committing mischief following a trial yesterday. The Intermediate...
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