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Man Gets 10 Years For Raping A Maid
By Rol Ezam
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 37-year-old local man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and six strokes of whipping after he was found guilty by the High Court of raping a 30-year-old Indonesian maid.
The defendant, Aminnor bin Hj Naidi, who has a previous conviction for rape in 1990, denied the charge of rape under section 376 (1) of the Penal Code.
A trial was held and the prosecution called 12 witnesses, including the maid, to prove its case.
The sexual assault was committed on September 20, 2005 at about 8.50am and was reported to the police on the same day. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Dk Hjh Hana Molina bte Pg Haji Mohammad. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Leaders Put Bimp-Eaga On Path To Rapid Growth
By Azlan Othman in Singapore
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi and Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday discussed on how to intensify cooperation among the Bimp-Eaga member countries in the areas of trade facilitation, transport, tourism, environment, and in social and cultural areas as they met for the Fourth Bimp-Eaga Summit in Singapore yesterday.
His Majesty, who chaired the summit, expressed satisfaction with the encouraging developments within the grouping and welcomed the recent signing of two MoUs under the transportation sector, which will enhance sub-regional connectivity. His Majesty also welcomed initiatives such as the Heart of Borneo (HOB) and the Sulu-Sulawesi-Marine-Eco (SSME) Region as this reflects Bimp-Eaga's contribution in addressing climate change. In this regard, His Majesty also encouraged member countries to jointly work together in seeking more support and assistance from the inter ational community.
At the end of the summit a detailed Joint Statement was released, which provided the direction towards strong growth for the grouping.
The leaders reiterated the importance of sub-regional economic cooperation in Bimp-Eaga as a strategy for complementing Asean initiatives to achieve the Asean Community by 2015. They were encouraged by the momentum gained in the implementation of cooperation initiatives, but also recognised that Bimp-Eaga continues to face formidable challenges. They agreed to continue enhancing cooperation in the development of the grouping. The leaders were pleased to note the steady progress of implementation of the Bimp-Eaga Roadmap to Development 2006-2010 and supported the decision of the Bimp-Eaga ministers to conduct a comprehensive Mid-Term Review in 2008 of the roadmap to ensure that the measures and projects being implemented are relevant.
They encouraged all stakeholders especially the private sector and the local governments to actively participate in this review and take this opportunity to clearly identify doable programmes and projects that can generate immediate and direct impact on increasing trade, tourism and investment in the region.
They commended the Transport Ministers on signing the MoU on Cross-Border Movement of Commercial Buses and Coaches and the MoU on Establishing and Promoting Efficient and Integrated Sea Linkages on the sidelines of the 13th Asean Transport Ministers Meeting in Singapore.
They also expressed confidence that these transport initiatives will promote the rapid development of a multimodal transport system in Eaga and facilitate the flow of goods, services, investment and,people across borders in the subregion. The leaders directed their transport ministers to expedite the effective implementation of the transport agreements. They also urged them to undertake specific measures to pilot-test the Asean Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit by 2008.
They supported the transport ministers decision to designate additional airports with full fifth freedom traffic rights under the MoU on Expansion of Air Linkages, namely: (i) Manado and Tarakan, Indonesia; (ii) the Federal Territory of Labuan and Miri, Malaysia; and (iii) Puerto Princesa and General Santos, Philippines. They are encouraged by the increased number of airlines interested to service the Bimp-Eaga points. They directed the transport and tourism ministers to undertake collaborative actions to ensure the sustainability of the current routes and also ensure that more new sub-regional air connections are established in 2008.
The leaders urged their Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) agencies to continue strengthening their cooperation in improving border formalities in the following priority pilot ports and border crossings: (i) General Santos, Philippines |
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They urged the Bimp-Eaga senior officials to finalise the Framework of Cooperation with China as Bimp-Eaga's development partner. This will pave the way for further enhancement of trade and investment between Bimp-Eaga and China.
They directed the Asean Secretariat to further strengthen its support to the grouping through various meetings and forums to high-profile Bimp-Eaga with the region's dialogue and development partners, provide advice and guidance in aligning the grouping's development agenda with the Asean Economic Community Initiatives and help mobilise knowledge, technical and financial resources.
They expressed their appreciation to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its continued confidence in the Bimp-Eaga cooperation initiatives and for its increasing technical and financial support especially in the development of strategic sectors including transport connectivity, energy development, trade facilitation, environment management, and institutional strengthening. They requested ADB to increase its support for private sector development, capacity building of sub-regional institutions including local governments, and in mobilising resources for the implementation of the roadmap.
They thanked the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) for their continued technical and financial support and urged GTZ to continue to support the implementation of the action plans for industry value chains, provide capacity building support for local governments, BIMP-FC and BEBC and assist in pilot-testing of Asean trade facilitation initiatives in Bimp-Eaga.
They also thanked the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the East Asean Initiative (EAI) and in partnership with the Asean Secretariat for developing the five (5) pilot projects in Southern Philippines and Eastern Indonesia for the next 18 months. They expect these initiatives to be replicated in other areas in Bimp-Eaga. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin |
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Nah baru tia keluar! :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ |
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Nah baru tia keluar :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ |
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Reply #1173 TheHawk's post
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hom cilok dari anakbrunei.org website
Off to Stanford we go!
Yesterday while sending my old buddy Louis off at the airport, I met Charlene Bong and her family who were off to California where Charlene is due to begin her studies in Physics at Stanford University. Her dad (who's a fellow St.Margaret's Alumni) and I are friends and I could see the joy in his eyes when I spoke to him. I couldn't help feeling so proud of her for being the first Bruneian scholar to be awarded a scholarship to study in the US by Brunei Shell.
Her long list of accomplishments include representing Brunei in the Asian-Pacific Children Convention in Fukuoka, Japan in 2000, SEAMEO Maths Olympiad in Penang in 2005, and the International Physics Olympiad in Singapore in 2006.
Charlene was first featured in the Borneo Bulletin in 1989 for being the first baby to be conceived in Brunei through the IVF treatment. Charlene is one of the earliest IVF (test-tube) babies born in Borneo and her birth in December 1988 at Panaga Hospital was particularly significant at that time. |
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Post time 20-11-2007 10:33 AM
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