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Dec 24, 2010

BRUNEI'S Christmas, Dec 24, 2010


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  1. For Pinoys across the world, Christmas always connects with home


    GMANews.TV - 2 hours ago

    The Philippine Embassy in Washington DC meanwhile opened the Christmas season by ... In Brunei... Darussalam, the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino community
  2. Festive shoppers jam KK roads


    Malaysia Sun - 8 hours ago

    ... the year-end holidays as well as from outside the State, including Brunei. ... particularly Hari Raya and Christmas or New Year, is round the corner. ...
  3. Santa Claus Seen At Seria Plaza


    Bru Direct - 1 day ago

    Kuala Belait - With Christmas Day fast approaching, shops and shopping complexes around Brunei... can be seen busy preparing for the celebration with special
  4. Car Workshops Inspected In Tutong


    Bru Direct - 17 hours ago

    Tutong - Several agencies led by personnel from the Royal Brunei Police Force in ... The aim of the joint ops was conducted in lieu of the Christmas and New ...
  5. NBT's Merry Christmas Display


    Bru Direct - James Kon - 6 days ago

    ... and lighting of the NBT (Brunei) Sdn Bhd's giant Christmas display, ... the years to liven up Brunei's festive seasons with their colourful displays, ...
    'Toy Kingdom' Rules The Night- Bru Direct
    all 3 news articles »


  6. Brain & Beauty Actress Brings The House Down


    Bru Direct - Tony Alabastro - 5 Dec 2010

    "Christmas is for children and we wish to bring cheer to our countrymen, ... "I remember my first year in Brunei when I went shopping for fresh, ...
    50pc X'mas seat sale at CEB- Borneo Bulletin
    all 6 news articles »
  7. Labuan Faces Competition From Kota Kinabalu In Attracting Shoppers


    Bernama - 13 hours ago

    ... Sarawak and Brunei flock to the island every weekend to shop for various ... on the eve of festivals such as Christmas, which is celebrated tomorrow, ...
  8. Bruneians In A Holiday Mood


    Bru Direct - Azlan Othman - 15 Dec 2010

    With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on Saturdays, ... With the rise in jet fuel prices, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) announced in a press release that ...
  9. snow could prove Galloway's biggest hurdle


    The Dominion Post - Jonathan Millmow - 2 days ago

    ... Nick Mita, will be devastated if their Royal Brunei Airlines flight cannot land at Heathrow on Christmas Day because of the heavy snow. ...
  10. Christmas on our Island


    Sydney Star Observer - 3 days ago

    Last week a boat crashed onto the razor sharp cliffs off Christmas Island. ... Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, China, ...
  11. Manila Celebrity Actress Tours Brunei Landmarks


    Bru Direct - Tony Alabastro - 7 Dec 2010

    If we can't go back to the Philippines at this time of the year, the Pasko ng Pinoy brought the Christmas spirit already here in Brunei," Minister Balatbat ...
  12. US Embassy Hosts Holiday Open House


    Bru Direct - Aziz Idris - 6 days ago

    ... the Embassy of the United States of America in Brunei Darussalam yesterday ... The event was further enlivened with a Christmas Carols performed by St ...
  13. Leading article: A disaster that shows the true face of a ...


    Independent - 16 Dec 2010

    If any good can come from this week's ghastly shipwreck off Christmas Island, ... not Malaysia, not Thailand, not Brunei, and they certainly did not want to ...
  14. Keep Your Homes Safe While You're On Holiday, Say Police


    Bru Direct - Syed Rory Malai Hassan - 6 days ago

    Brunei-Muara - The public are reminded to take extra precautionary measures ... And with the year end festivities such as Christmas and New Year's Eve fast ...
  15. Filipino Community In Brunei All Geared Up For The Holidays


    Bru Direct - Tony Alabastro - 1 Dec 2010

    "Christmas is a very special time for Filipinos, and this is a ripe time to ... "Cebu Pacific is sponsoring four Brunei-Manila-Brunei return air tickets to ...
  16. Comedienne To Spill Holiday Spiels


    Bru Direct - Tony Alabastro - 3 Dec 2010

    Organised by the Filipino Association in Brunei with the support of the ... overseas Filipinos can celebrate Christmas in Brunei because Christmas is a very ...
  17. DES Announcement


    Bru Direct - 2 days ago

    ... Dec 25, 2010 (Christmas Day) and Saturday, Jan 1, 2011 (New Year) from 8am to 11am. ...Brunei, ... Good for me, its good that Facebook is banned in
  18. 'Bad road condition tarnishes state's image'


    The Borneo Post - Anthony Joseph - 3 days ago

    ... happen to those driving along the road particularly visitors from Brunei. ... is expected to be heavy especially before and during Christmas,” Lee said, ...
  19. Singpost offers festive postage rates


    AsiaOne - 29 Nov 2010

    ... Dec 4 and Christmas Day. The festive rate for a greeting card of up to 40g posted to anywhere in the world (except Malaysia and Brunei) is 55 cents. ...
  20. Filipino Actress To Charm Audience At 'Pasko Ng Pinoy'


    Bru Direct - Tony Alabastro - 2 Dec 2010

    ... organised by the Filipino Association in Brunei and Philippine Embassy's ... workers to experience Christmas abroad and away from their loved ones. ...
  21. Building PNoy's Ark is no walk in the park


    GMANews.TV - Krip Yuson - 17 Dec 2010

    At least in time for Christmas. Again, it took time. ... and that maybe a conference with, say, the Sultan of Brunei, could lead to investment for that ...


  22. More teeth to combat people smuggling


    Ceylon Daily News - 4 days ago

    ... Indonesia, Bangladesh and Brunei-Darussalam were co-panelists with the ... by purported refugees headed for Christmas Island and adjacent territory. ...
  23. Domestic travel agencies promise lowest possible prices


    VietNamNet Bridge - 14 Dec 2010

    VietNamNet Bridge – To encourage people to travel in Christmas season, ... the one to Brunei – Australia – Philippines offered by Saigontourism cost $3000. ...


  24. 1M'sia for national harmony, unity, fair devt — DPM


    The Borneo Post - Philip Kiew - 1 day ago

    ... to Tedungan CIQ at the Malaysian side of the border with Brunei Darussalam. ... Danau and throughout the country a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ...
  25. Season to be with Sun


    Malaya - 12 Dec 2010

    This Christmas, call loved ones abroad for only P2 per minute with Sun's Todo IDD Tawag Card. ...Brunei or Thailand! ... Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau,
  26. 24 hours in occupied London: how students are preparing to protest


    This is London - 8 Dec 2010

    1:30pm In the Brunei Gallery at the School of Oriental and African Studies ... of The 12 Days of Christmas with alternative lyrics written by student Maeve. ...


  27. The Philippines before Magellan


    BusinessWorld Online - Rafael M. Alunan III - 4 days ago

    ... the Sultan of Brunei, and the Manila bourgeoisie were learning to speak Malay. ... Here's wishing everyone a Holy Christmas, a blessings-filled 2011, ...
  28. Deles says peace process with MILF, NPA gaining ground


    Zamboanga Today Online - Ben Cal-Pna - 8 Dec 2010

    ... Deles welcomed the response of Brunei and Japan extending the tour of ... Both sides have also agreed to observe an 18-day Christmas ceasefire from Dec. ...
  29. Gov't, NDF agree to 18-day ceasefire; peace talks set in February


    ABS CBN News - Rg Cruz - 3 Dec 2010

    “The Christmas suspension of military operations (SOMO) will be observed from December 16, ...Brunei and Japan gave positive responses. ... the governments of
  30. Sale – Up to 30 % Off on Princess Daphne's First Asia Cruises this ...


    e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - 30 Nov 2010

    Princess Daphne's nine-night, round-trip Christmas cruise sailing from ... Bander Seri Begawan in Brunei and Kuching in Malaysia is now available from $1095 ...
  31. Mail System So Slow Even Website Stuck In The Past


    Bru Direct - 3 Dec 2010

    ... imagine receiving a "Selamat Hari Raya" greeting card on Christmas Day or ... Compared to Royal Mail in England, Brunei postal service needs a major ...
  32. Microsoft Australia's Tracey Fellows to become new Area VP for APAC


    iTech Report - 2 Dec 2010

    ... to be closer to family — on December 22, just three days before Christmas. ...Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, ...


  33. Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair Invites Local Entrepreneurs


    Bru Direct - Achong Tanjong - 10 Dec 2010

    The EPCH also extends invitations to local entrepreneurs from Brunei to visit the ... furniture, floor coverings, home accessories; Christmas decorations, ...
  34. Sg Mau ICP To Move Into Partial Stand-Down As Flood Water Recedes


    Bru Direct - 5 days ago

    ... means a huge area over Borneo looks set to experience a very wet Christmas. ... automatically be back to full strength. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times.
  35. 12 flights from Dubai to land at Heathrow today


    Emirates 24/7 - 4 days ago

    ... while a Royal Brunei Airlines flight scheduled to land at 8:10am (GMT) – was ... It may well be a Blue Christmas for expatriates from Europe and the UK ...


  36. The problem-solving ape: what makes orangutans special and why ...


    Mongabay.com - Laurel A. Neme - 12 Dec 2010

    [I went back at Christmas vacation and] I took care of Somalia and four other ....Brunei has not had orangutans for a very long time but ... Michelle Desilets:


  37. ARNewsline Report 1739 -- Dec 10, 2010:


    eHam.net - 10 Dec 2010

    ... a roadblock catches unlicensed radio operators in Brunei and researchers in ..... (ARRL DXCC Desk) In DX, G7BXU, will be spending the Christmas and New ...
  38. Southern peace talks to start soon; gov't awaiting MILF nod


    BusinessWorld Online - 9 Dec 2010

    ... are still operational following positive responses of Brunei and Japan to extend ... 3 in observance of the Christmas season. Rebels were ordered not to ...
  39. Lanterns from recycled products at Philippine Embassy


    Borneo Bulletin - Tony Alabastro - 11 Dec 2010

    A Christmas lantern made of recycled materials on display ... and the Filipino Association in Brunei "brought the spirit of Christmas to ...


  40. Plan to Lift University Tuition Galvanizes British Students


    New York Times - Dd Guttenplan - 5 Dec 2010

    ... Street and Regent Street shouting slogans at bemused Christmas shoppers. ...Brunei Gallery since Nov. 21. ... protesters have been peacefully occupying the


  41. Hisham is dead wrong on police shootings


    Malaysia Kini - 4 Dec 2010

    ... her hairdo was studded with diamonds and it looked like a Christmas tree. ... The Sultan of Brunei? It looks like the only way you can think of to stave ...
  42. P/$ rate stands at P43.83 to $1


    Manila Bulletin - Sergio Martinez - 3 Dec 2010

    ... Cebu Pacific (CEB) is offering a 50% off Christmas seat sale to all of its ... CEB flies to 16 international destinations, namely: Brunei, Beijing, ...
  43. Standard Chartered educates 1.4 mill on HIV prevention globally


    The CSR Digest - 5 Dec 2010

    The Bank also placed a Christmas tree at its branches at Marina Bay ... Brunei, Nigeria and Taiwan, reaching more than 1 million people since late 2009. ...


  44. Nubiart Diary - Modern Slavery


    Ligali - Kubara Zamani - 28 Nov 2010

    Until 11 Dec on Tues-Sat at 10.30am-5pm at Brunei Gallery, SOAS, ... INSTITUTE FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS LUNCH 2010 Join the GPI for a wonderful Christmas lunch ...
  45. Fire leaves workers out cold


    Borneo Bulletin - Achong Tanjong - Hj Minor Absah - 5 Dec 2010

    Members of the Royal Brunei Police Force were also present at the scene. ... that were to be passed to their children as part of their Christmas celebration.


  46. TRAVEL IN BRIEF 3/12


    VietNamNet Bridge - 2 Dec 2010

    For the Christmas season, the TST Tourist travel agency has launched its "Free and Easy" tours to Thailand, Singapore and Brunei for US$200-400. ...
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NEW GUINEA'S CHRISTMAS

  1. When will Santa get there? Ask NORAD, Google


    CNN - Stephanie Goldberg - 3 hours ago
    ... like Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, where, according to the map, Santa visited at 8:16 am EST on ... Traveling on Christmas Eve? NORADs got you covered. ...
    Where is Santa Claus now? Find out with the NORAD Santa Tracker 2010!- City State Times
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  2. Over the years, airmen found ways to celebrate


    Alamogordo Daily News - 10 hours ago
    The 49th Pursuit Group's first Christmas was perhaps the most pivotal in 49er ... first ChristmasNew Guinea, ... overseas, while stationed at Port Moresby,
  3. 'Tis the season


    Gulf Times - 17 hours ago
    ... kangaroos and wallabies found in the forests of New Guinea and Australia 's Cape York , feasts on a watermelon cut in the shape of a Christmas tree in a ...

    Gulf Times
  4. Committing to the true spirit of Christmas


    ABC Online - 20 hours ago
    This Christmas we are expected to spend an estimated $438 each on food and gifts ... In Papua New Guinea, where 85 per cent of the population live in ...

    ABC Online
  5. O Christmas tree, thy topple's so unchanging


    Glens Falls Post-Star - 3 days ago
    As I pounded in large electrical staples to pin the top of our Christmas tree ... to a tribe in New Guinea, I fell asleep on the floor among the presents. ...
  6. Drop some cash into mining support


    Herald Sun - Ed Shann - 1 day ago
    A good Christmas present would be shares in mining service companies. ... in Western Australia ($43 billion), Esso's Papua New Guinea project ($15 billion), ...
  7. No easy fix for refugee policy


    ABC Online - Peter Mares - 1 day ago
    (Audience submitted: Ray Murray) If the Christmas Island tragedy is to tell us anything, ... began warehousing asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. ...

    ABC Online
  8. US Embassy: American cemetery closed on Dec 25, Jan 1


    GMANews.TV - 13 hours ago
    In observance of Christmas Day and New Year's Day, the Manila American ... Most of these personnel lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and the ...
  9. Cross-cultural Christmas: A Bonita woman collects seasonal ...


    Naples Daily News - Elizabeth Kellar - 1 day ago
    It's no wonder that while Griffith's extensive Christmas folk art collection includes a handful ... She acquired one the couple's trip to Papua, New Guinea; ...
  10. Army man to miss Bendigo Christmas


    Bendigo Advertiser - Karen Sweeney - 1 day ago
    STEVE White won't get to spend Christmas with his family in Bendigo this year. ... New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea forming a combined pacific nations' ...
  11. Smart Giving


    On Line opinion - Andrew Leigh - 19 hours ago
    ... can buy a chicken that will provide eggs to a family in Papua New Guinea. ... If I could have a Christmas wish for the Australian philanthropic sector, ...
  12. Fossil genome reveals ancestral link


    Nature.com - Ewen Callaway - 1 day ago
    It's like a surprising Christmas present," says Carles Lalueza Fox, ... Unlike most groups, Melanesians — inhabitants of Papua New Guinea and islands ...
    DNA says new human relative roamed widely in Asia- cbs4qc.com
    all 601 news articles »

    CTV.ca
  13. On our very own island of Christmas spirit


    ABC Online - Irfan Yusuf - 3 days ago
    I guess it's as good a time as any for a Muslim to pen a few Christmas ... men were a Chinese girl and a kid I used to play cricket with from New Guinea. ...
    A Muslim's view of Jesus the refugee- Eureka Street
    all 987 news articles »

    Aljazeera.net
  14. Protestors make their way to Australia


    Embrace Australia - Robert Pearce - 1 day ago
    A group of protestors from Papua New Guinea are planning on travelling to ...Christmas Island Tragedy Update - In an interview with ABC radio Mr Bowen gave ...
    Papua New Guinea protesters airlifted back home- Herald Sun
    all 81 news articles »

    Embrace Australia
  15. Patients are like her family, especially on Christmas Eve


    Highline Times - Seth Bynum - 3 days ago
    Highline Medical Center nurse's aid plans to spend Christmas Eve and New ... but Jane ended up being born in Dutch New Guinea and was the oldest girl in a ...
  16. Eco-Friendly Holiday Gifts


    Patch - Delia Sava - 1 day ago
    With Christmas now just days away, ... Add a 12-ounce bag of the organic Papua New Guinea... coffee for $10.
  17. More flooding as monthly rainfall triples


    Brisbane Times - Marissa Calligeros - 1 day ago
    "It appears the low, which is currently over the southeastern parts of Papua New Guinea, will cross the coast closer to Cairns on Christmas morning," he ...
  18. American Legion Members Bring Gifts to Fellow Veterans


    Patch - Heather Holm - 1 day ago
    Christmas came early at the Lexington Health Care Center, ... He served one year in the Philippines, one year in New Guinea and one year in the United ...
  19. VFL: Sewell ends SANFL speculation with new contract


    Ballarat Courier - Melani Whelan - 19 hours ago
    ... led a club tour group on a trek along the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. ... the official paperwork completed before Christmas and looked forward to ...
  20. If the turkeys revolt it's us that will be stuffed


    Euro Weekly News - Paul Deed - 2 days ago
    But not all turkeys accept their Christmas fate without a fight. ... It is said a tribe exists in a remote valley in Papua New Guinea where turkeys are ...
  21. Spare us this disgusting hypocrisy


    Sydney Morning Herald - Mike Carlton - 17 Dec 2010
    THERE were corpses still floating below the cliffs of Christmas Island on ... had in the remote parts of New Guinea and still have, I'm told, in Vanuatu. ...
  22. PNG government contests GG court order


    ABC Online - 16 Dec 2010
    The Papua New Guinea government is challenging a supreme court order to recall ... The application says most MPs have left Port Moresby for their Christmas ...
    PNG government challenges GG ruling- Sydney Morning Herald
    all 9 news articles »
  23. Thousands risk Christmas Island voyage


    Herald Sun - Max Blenkin - 15 Dec 2010
    Flying Fish Cove at Christmas Island, where the boat carrying ... on the Pacific island state of Nauru and Manus Island, in Papua New Guinea. ...
    Boat people in Australia: Asylum or death?- The Economist
    Christmas Island: factfile- Telegraph.co.uk
    TIME (blog) - Bloomberg
    all 4382 news articles »

    Globe and Mail
  24. Arts around the Mid-coast; Dec. 23, 2010


    Times Record - 21 hours ago
    ... Villevoye has made frequent and extended visits to Papua, New Guinea, ... SOUTH PORTLAND — Mad Horse Theatre Company's production of “A Christmas Carol ...
  25. 30000-year-old girl's pinkie points to new early human species


    CNN - 22 hours ago
    It's like a surprising Christmas present," said Carles Lalueza Fox, ... modern humans indicates that Melanesian inhabitants of Papua New Guinea and various ...
  26. No Kwila For Christmas - Protest In Wellington Against Sale Of ...


    Voxy - 15 Dec 2010
    ... and livelihoods of people in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and West Papua. ... We want retailers to leave the Kwila in the rainforests this Christmas."
  27. Advent Festival of lessons, carols set


    Ventura County Star - 6 days ago
    CAMARILLO — The two Christmas Eve services at the Camarillo United ... India, Indonesia, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, ...
  28. Hope PNG cholera outbreak under control next week


    Radio New Zealand International - 14 Dec 2010
    The governor of Papua New Guinea's Western Province, Dr Bob Danaya, says he's hopeful a cholera outbreak can be brought under control by Christmas. ...
  29. Stocks to watch


    Ninemsn - 20 hours ago
    Horizon Oil has been given an injunction by a Papua New Guinea court restraining ... Health hazardEating leftovers this Christmas could make you very sick. ...
  30. Family secrets


    Brisbane Times - 2 days ago
    ... we just kept moving - all over Australia, to Papua New Guinea, back again. ...Christmas, they hurried to clean up before ... Resigned to another horror

    Brisbane Times
  31. More surgery for Burgess


    sportsnewsfirst - Nathan Ryan - 8 Dec 2010
    ... New Guinea at Eden Park with what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder. ... a Christmas party for children from NRL Club and One Community charities. ...
    Burgess cleared for season opener- Sydney Morning Herald
    all 76 news articles »

    ABC Online
  32. PNG Government challenges parliamentary recall order


    Radio Australia News - Liam Fox - 17 Dec 2010
    The Papua New Guinea Government is challenging a Supreme Court order to recall ... The application says most MPs have left the capital for their Christmas ...
  33. PNG faces chaos as court rules against GG


    Sydney Morning Herald - 10 Dec 2010
    Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled the reappointment of the ... "This ruling is a good Christmas present for six million PNG people," he said. ...
  34. Big heart in small package


    The Bay of Plenty Times - Alison Brown - 30 Nov 2010
    Over the next few weeks, families in Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea will be ...Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. ... as part of Operation

    The Bay of Plenty Times
  35. 6 Quirky Ways to Spend Christmas


    Tips from the T-List - 2 days ago
    While the whole of the Northern Hemisphere is blanketed in snow, head down under for ChristmasNew Guinea ... in the blazing heat! Sure, you can head to Papua
  36. Vet flew hundreds of bomb squad missions


    The Desert Sun - 17 Dec 2010
    The squadron flew patrols from Hawaii, down to Christmas Island, south of the equator to New Hebrides, up through the Solomon Islands and into New Guinea. ...
  37. Temple Citian's story published


    Pasadena Star-News - Michelle J. Mills - 12 Dec 2010
    ... who shares a tale of Christmas far from home. Johnston and her husband have been missionaries in Lebanon, Jordan and Papua New Guinea. ...
  38. Scott Morrison joins the program


    ABC Online - Heather Ewart - 3 days ago
    HEATHER EWART: Well moving on, on the Christmas Island accident, .... Papua New Guinea is similarly an option. Why they're insisting on East Timor is beyond ...
  39. Miners, banks lead market higher


    NEWS.com.au - 1 day ago
    ... press about the dismal Christmas shopping period to date," Mr Potter said. ... Horizon Oil was granted an injunction by a Papua New Guinea court ...
  40. Clare couple celebrates 70 years of wedded bliss


    Clare Northern Argus - Chelsea Ashmeade - 2 days ago
    “It was a Christmas show...we didn't have a honeymoon, I had to go back to camp on ... While Merv was with the Army in Papua New Guinea, they stored their ...
  41. Ogio to take over as PNG's acting governor general


    Radio New Zealand International - 16 Dec 2010
    Reports from Papua New Guinea say the higher education minister, Michael Ogio ... The courts shut down on Monday for their Christmas break and do not return ...
  42. Deck the halls, garden with array of colours


    Daily Dispatch Online - 1 Dec 2010
    The mop-head hydrangea is known as the Christmas flower, ... Red bedding begonias or New Guinea impatiens would be a good choice for semi-shade, ...
  43. Banana bender legend


    Townsville Bulletin - John Andersen - 3 days ago
    CHRISTMAS is upon us dear readers and with that it comes the onerous ... shot to pieces in battle over New Guinea, crash landed west of Burketown. ...
  44. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE


    Island Business - 13 Dec 2010
    Fiji and Papua New Guinea are among the few economies to export ... In Christmas Island last month, shop counters were getting so bare that people were ...
  45. Barry Diller's Sexy All-Boy Thanksgiving


    Gawker - 30 Nov 2010
    ... in a hefty expense report just in time for Christmas. Speaking of the New Guinea boys, we're awfully curious about the two strapping identical ones. ...
  46. Committed to the call


    Sidney Herald Leader - 15 Dec 2010
    Thiessen says that the trip confirmed that Papua, New Guinea was where she was ... “After Christmas I'm planning to call quite a few churches in Sidney and ...
  47. Santa Claus cashes in on PNG office heist


    Sydney Morning Herald - 30 Nov 2010
    ... gifts pulled out a gun and robbed an unsuspecting office in Papua New Guinea. ... The Christmas... duo told staff presents would be given to them in the
  48. Serviceman, shearer, sports fan mourned


    Wellington Times - Tom Finn - 12 Dec 2010
    He was employed as a Grade Two cook as he embarked for New Guinea on October 1, 1944, ...Christmas Eve in 1948 and settled in Dubbo. ... They were married on
  49. Karl's oar-inspiring kayak adventure


    Cairns Post - Laura Packham - 13 Dec 2010
    ... Far North waters in the hope of reaching Townsville in time for a family Christmas. ... then kayaking 650km to Papua New Guinea for the Kokoda Track.
  50. Surf Trip Prompts Grad Student To Found Clean Water Organization


    Transworld Business - 6 Dec 2010
    After a surf trip in Papua New Guinea, Parker—a San Diego State .... that these holiday bags are going to be the Tickle Me Elmo of Christmas this year? ...
  51. Think twice before purchasing sugar gliders for the holidays


    The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) - 13 Dec 2010
    Originally native to northern and eastern Australia, Papua New Guinea, ... however, several things to consider before you make an impulse buy for Christmas. ...

    The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
  52. Self taught artist


    Fiji Times - 6 Dec 2010
    Originally from Papua New Guinea, Joe Bilbu spent a lot of time traveling ... the freshly painted artwork, and perhaps pick up a Christmas present or two. ...
  53. Howell conned out of life savings


    Belfast Telegraph - 4 Dec 2010
    The project to find the missing gold in New Guinea was coordinated by an ... Kyle and their five children had left Castlerock to spend Christmas in America. ...
  54. Museum Tells Nativity Story from Around the World


    MyFox Memphis - 7 Dec 2010
    It's the central story of Christmas. If you took it and then multiplied it times ... Cape Buffalo from Tanzania, or a pig from Papa New Guinea,” said Shock. ...

    MyFox Memphis
  55. The Fred Hollows Foundation's not-so-secret Santa


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 16 Dec 2010
    The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ has received an early Christmas present courtesy of ... and vision impairment in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
  56. Mending Mead's mission: Win Titans spot


    Gold Coast Bulletin News - Jake Dew - 29 Nov 2010
    PAPUA New Guinea ace David Mead has declared he is ready to win back his ... the physio and medical staff and they reckon after Christmas it will be back to ...
  57. While serving in World War II, Chambersburg man fought on after ...


    Chambersburg Public Opinion - Jim Tuttle - 3 Dec 2010
    On Christmas that year, Smith was on a train headed west to San Francisco. ... war-bound soldiers. merchant ship bound for Goodenough Island in New Guinea. ...
  58. Army wife's community work lauded


    Manawatu Standard - Jonathon Howe - 13 Dec 2010
    ... collection for Operation Christmas Child – an appeal that involves gift-filled shoe boxes being sent to children in Fiji, Haiti and Papua New Guinea. ...
  59. More WEF PLUS stories of generosity


    NCN News - 17 Dec 2010
    ... went to Papua New Guinea (PNG) helped me see matters in a different light. ... It's hard to believe that even during the Christmas season the church ...
  60. A recipe is just a suggestion


    Brazil Times (blog) - 6 Dec 2010
    Last year, after the office Christmas Party, a pan of leftover roast beef slices and gravy in ... but I'm never quite sure how new guinea pigs will take it. ...

    Brazil Times (blog)
  61. Here is the news


    ABC Online - Malcolm Farnsworth - 15 Dec 2010
    Whilst the candidate holidayed overseas during the Christmas-New Year period, ...New Guinea? ... television news bulletin lead with a story from Papua

    ABC Online
  62. Law and Bichel for Bulls coach


    sportsnewsfirst - Kim Hagdorn - 13 Dec 2010
    He is full-time coach of developing nation Papua New Guinea. ... through the final first-class commitment before the Christmas and New Year holiday period ...
  63. WAtoday's top stories for 2010


    WA today - Liam Phillips - 4 days ago
    ... smashed into razor-sharp rocks at Christmas Island, with devastating results. ... an Albany volunteer holidaying in Papua New Guinea who was forced to ...
  64. The Music Boat Sets Sail In 2011 With Chris Tomlin, newsboys ...


    BREATHEcast.com - 11 Dec 2010
    31, making the Music Boat a great family Christmas gift. .... among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea. ...

    BREATHEcast.com
  65. WWII veteran finally receives his Bronze Star


    Canton Repository - Bob Rossiter - 28 Nov 2010
    He fought in New Guinea and was part of the liberation of the Philippines. ... He was well known for many years in the area for his elaborate Christmas ...
  66. Snowy Days


    Tiffin Advertiser Tribune (blog) - Janet DelTurco - 14 Dec 2010
    I have a New Guinea impatiens in a container hanging in the kitchen window ... The pink blossoms do not look well with the Christmas decor, but there it is. ...
  67. The Christmas gift that keeps on giving


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 30 Nov 2010
    While most kids will be asking Santa for toys and games this Christmas, ... The 7-year-old, from Papua New Guinea, had the eyes of an 80-year-old due to ...
  68. West Indies under 16 saved by rain.


    The Trinidad Guardian - 5 Dec 2010
    Brian Christmas was also singled out as an emerging player by the all Australian ... played their final game against the Papua New Guinea Development Team, ...
  69. Mess hall served up medals


    Trading Markets (press release) - 3 Dec 2010
    Stationed first in New Guinea, then the Philippines, Montgomery faced the challenges ... found himself stranded in the Chicago stockyards on Christmas Day. ...
  70. Meet the DL Class of 1930


    DL-Online - Pippi Mayfield - 5 Dec 2010
    “Mainly through Christmas cards.” Bratlie was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, ... time teaching English overseas in South Africa and Papua New Guinea. ...
  71. Why cruises are back in fashion


    expressandstar.com - 2 Dec 2010
    And in winter there are Christmas market cruises, stopping off in North Sea ... not normally seen on cruise-liner itineraries, such as Papua New Guinea. ...

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  72. Get Politics Alerts


    Huffington Post - 3 Dec 2010
    ... and his benefits are due to expire the day after Christmas. i love your work ... Bernie We invited a New Guinea national to our house for Thanksgiving. ...
  73. Tree Kangaroo Baby Now Peeking Out At Stl Zoo


    St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Ray Meibaum - 6 days ago
    She is named after a village in Papua New Guinea. ... (The Zoo will close at 3 pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and will be closed on Christmas Day ...
  74. LSE news summary: Shell, Vedanta Resources, Cobham, BAE Systems ...


    Proactive Investors UK - 30 Nov 2010
    ... to develop the Mambare lateritic nickel-cobalt project in Papua New Guinea. ...Christmas ... The Real Good Food Company (LON:RGD) is expecting strong
    LON:BA - LON:COB - LON:CPG

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  75. That Was The Week That Was … In London


    Minesite (registration) - Martin Li - 5 days ago
    Commodity prices remained firm in the approach to Christmas. .... 1 project in Papua New Guinea... confirmed the extension of high-grade copper
  76. Television movies for the week of Nov. 28


    Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 27 Nov 2010
    ... a widowed anthropologist creates an imaginary New Guinea tribe. ..... 2:10 PM, 9 PM • On the 2nd Day of Christmas '97. Mary Stuart Masterson. ...
  77. Virologist to be honoured with service: PM


    Ninemsn - 1 Dec 2010
    His role in combating malaria in Papua New Guinea saw him awarded an MBE by ... Double the pricePrepare to pay more as mango costs goes up this Christmas. ...
  78. Craven Community Concert Band opens season Tuesday


    New Bern Sun Journal - 27 Nov 2010
    ... Broadway and classical pieces, and a number of Christmas carols. ... Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, and Guam. ...
  79. Helping hands, familiar faces and good news


    Bristol Press - Bob Montgomery - 4 days ago
    Note: The school closes on Wednesday at 12:11 pm for the Christmas holiday ... California in 1942 as a gunner on a tanker stationed in Dutch, New Guinea. ...
  80. Capital raising ruling hits shareholders


    WA Business News (subscription) - 8 Dec 2010
    Page 15: Perth is officially open for Christmas with many shops trading until 9pm .... tribunal as the Papua New Guinea government is plunged into turmoil. ...
    ASX:RIO - LON:RIO - ASX:WPL

THAILAND Christmas, Dec 24, 2010


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  1. This Xmas, add a Thai touch to celebrations


    Times of India - Priyanka Agrawal - 17 hours ago

    CHANDIGARH: Though the tradition of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas started in Livonia and Germany in the 16th century, Thailand now seems to have ...
  2. Karen family counts its blessings