Paris Hilton is slamming a new report that she and beau Doug Reinhardt were tossed off David Furnish’s yacht for hooking up in the bathroom. British papers claimed the heiress was asked to leave after she and Reinhardt were caught in a “compromising position” over the weekend following the Cannes Film Festival. But on her .
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed its plans to take on the iPod Touch with a new, touch-screen Zune that will be able to surf the Web, play high-definition movies, and tune in to digital radio. The Zune HD, which will be available in the U.S. only starting this fall, features an HD Radio tuner as well .
By Elinor Mills Facebook announced on Tuesday a $200 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies (DST), whose social networks are market leaders in Europe. Presuming Facebook is valued at $10 billion, DST’s $200 million comes out to about a 1.96 percent stake, the companies said in a statement. DST would not have a seat on .
By Erica Ogg Psystar, the controversial Florida company trying to sell so-called clones of Apple computers, says it doesn’t have the money to fend off Apple’s legal dogs. But with the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection petition filed last week, it looks like Psystar could have minimized the damages it may have to pay Apple. .
By DAN STRUMPF NEW YORK – In the end, General Motors’ massive cash needs likely trumped any chance of the automaker avoiding a bankruptcy court-supervised reorganization. General Motors Corp. is expected to announce early Wednesday that only a small fraction of the holders of its $27 billion in bonds agreed to swap that unsecured debt .
By Brandon Griggs and Jessica Ravitz (CNN) — When Navy snipers rescued an American cargo-ship captain last month from Somali pirates, it sounded like something from a movie. But in today’s instant-gratification culture, there’s no need to wait for Hollywood to re-enact that dramatic high-seas story. Video game developers are already on the case. Online .
By Goh De No and Faez Hani Kuala Belait – Many local farmers are optimistic that the government subsidies can go a long way towards achieving self sustainability in rice production. According to the farmers, they are getting 50 per cent rebate on fertilisers, chemicals and padi seeds. Besides that farmers are receiving proper irrigation .
By Azlan Othman Bandar Seri Begawan – Indonesian national police on Monday announced the arrest of a group of alleged con artists said to have scammed Rupiah 20 billion (US$1.9 million) from a Brunei national by impersonating a representative of a prominent Indonesian political party and asking for a donation, Jakarta Globe reported. The group, .
Bandar Seri Begawan – The World Health Organisation (WHO) in their latest statistics as of yesterday (May 26) revealed that 46 countries have officially reported 12,566 confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infection including 91 deaths. There have been no reported cases in Brunei Darussalam on the global pandemic previously known as swine flu, but .
By Faez Hani, Goh De No Kuala Belait – Belait has produced padi yield amounting to 392 metric tonnes, contributing to 28 per cent of the national padi yield last year, mainly supplied by the Agricultural Development Area of Lot Sengkuang, Mukim Labi, which produced 192 metric tonnes. Meanwhile, Mukim Bukit Sawat has contributed 33 .
