Friday 30th July, 2010
Gurki Shergill best Indian at Brunei Open golf
Three birdies in the last five holes saw Indian golfer Gurki Shergill come in with a round of five-under 66 that placed him tied fifth at the end of the first round in the Brunei Open here Thursday.
Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes
NEW YORK – Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bo...
Citi to pay SEC $75 million: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) will pay U.S. regulators $75 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose $40 billion in subprime exposure to investors in 2007, the Wall...
Baksis, Bonus And Pension Withheld
Bru DirectBefore I proceed, first of all, I would like to extend my apologies if what I am writing is inappropriate to some. My intention is just to share my experience with all the readers. I am a retiree from...
Neglected Area Needs Attention
Bru DirectI went around the Taman Alam area on July 24 and was surprised to find that the surrounding area had become thoroughly neglected with uncollected rubbish and grass growing quite tall. The worst part ...
EPA: 1M gallons of oil may be in Mich. river
Bru DirectBATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan, and the governor is sharply criticizing cle...
AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011
Bru DirectWASHINGTON – The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of ...
B-Mobile POOR Service All Round
Bru DirectHi, I would be interested to hear from anyone who has subscribed to the Zoom Broadband service from B Mobile. At $60 per month the speed I get is slower than dial up - therefore 28KBPS in the Rimba ar...
Unreasonable Increase In Price
Bru DirectI wonder why the prices go up every year. Various reasons were given by the wholesalers. Do consumers have no right to speak? Where are the authorities who have the special right to monitor the price...
Golf: Thammanoon sets pace at Brunei championship
General SourcesBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei : Thailand's Thammanoon Srirot produced a superb chip-in birdie on the last hole to equal the course record of nine-under-par 62 in the first round of the Brunei Open ...
Avon Products 2Q net income jumps
Bru DirectNEW YORK – Growth in Latin America and stronger sales of beauty products including perfume and color cosmetics fueled a jump in Avon Products Inc.'s second-quarter net income. The direct seller...
Shell Q2 profits double, upping asset sales
Bru DirectLONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) said second-quarter profits doubled thanks to high oil prices and bigger than expected restructuring gains and unveiled a plan to boost asset sa...
Survivor of Mont. bear attack says she played dead
Bru DirectCOOKE CITY, Mont. – A woman who was attacked by a bear in the middle of the night at a busy campground was bitten on her arm and leg before she instinctively played dead so the animal would leav...
Groom starts well in Brunei
General SourcesAustralian Adam Groom is three shots off the pace in equal third after the first round of the Brunei Open on Thursday.Groom shot a six-under 65, which included two eagles, and sits behind leader Thai ...
RadioShack quarterly profit rises, meets views
Bru DirectNEW YORK (Reuters) – RadioShack Corp (RSH.N) reported a higher quarterly profit, in line with expectations, as the consumer electronics chain benefited from higher postpaid wireless sales and th...
China govt approves Geely acquisition of Volvo
Bru DirectBEIJING – Geely Holding Group has received final Chinese government approval to acquire Volvo Cars from Ford Motor Co., the Commerce Ministry said Thursday. Commerce officials approved the $1.8...
AP-Univision Poll: College dreams for Hispanics
Bru DirectWASHINGTON – More than 10 years have passed since she gave up her pursuit of a degree in computer science, but Yajahira Deaza still has regrets. She says she feels incomplete. She now works in ...
Unreasonable Increase In Price
Bru DirectI wonder why the prices go up every year. Various reasons were given by the wholesalers. Do consumers have no right to speak? Where are the authorities who have the special right to monitor the price...
Incentives mulled to lure airlines into sub-region
General SourcesBrunei is looking into the provision of incentives for airlines to help further develop air links within the sub-region Bimp-Eaga. These incentives would include the reduction of some airport fees th...
Panasonic returns to black as appliance sales boom
Bru DirectTOKYO – Panasonic, Japan's biggest home appliance maker, returned to profit in its latest quarter and raised full year forecasts amid stronger sales of products from air conditioners to flat-pan...
Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers
Bru DirectATHENS, Greece – Greek police used tear gas Thursday to disperse protesting fuel-truck drivers, whose strike is hurting tourism and industry, after the government issued an emergency order to fo...
Phoenix shootout leaves 1 officer, 2 suspects dead
Bru DirectPHOENIX – A shooting during an undercover drug operation in Phoenix has left three people dead, including one police officer and two suspects, authorities said. Two other officers were wounded ...
Rain slows search for dead in Pakistan plane crash
Bru DirectISLAMABAD – Relatives desperate to find the bodies of their loved ones joined emergency teams battling thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides on Thursday at the scene of Pakistan's worst-ever pl...
Panasonic to buy out Sanyo and issue shares
Bru DirectTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Panasonic Corp (6752.T) plans to buy the shares it does not own in Sanyo Electric and another unit, four sources said, in a deal that could top $10 billion and ...
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