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Head of the Wildlife Division Mardani bin Haji Mahadi during his presentation on Wednesday

BY James Kon

THE 95 cases of crocodile encroachment attended by Fire and Rescue Department in 2014-2018 showed a significant increase of incidents in the last two years, with 29 recorded in 2017 and 26 in 2018.

According to data compiled from newspaper reports and monitoring carried out by the Wildlife Division at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT), there were 28 cases of human-crocodile conflicts, during which four people were killed and two were injured.

BY Danial Norjidi

BRUNEI Darussalam is expected to experience slightly lower rainfall in February and March.

This was revealed during a briefing by the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) on the preparation for the dry season at the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC).

BY Fadley Faisal

A LOCAL man was on Wednesday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Belait, after failing to pay a fine of BND1,684,152 on February 11, upon the conviction of one charge under Section 146(1) (d) of the Excise Order 2006.

The scene of the accident near Lumut Camp, Kuala Belait. – RBPF

BY Daniel Lim

A LOCAL man died in a car accident near the entrance of the 3rd Battalion, Lumut Camp, Kuala Belait on February 12.

The Sungai Liang Police Station received a distress call about the accident at 9.29pm through their emergency hotline.