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Monday, December 22, 2014 | 29 Safar 1436 | Incorporated in Brunei Darussalam | Volume 8 No. 174 | B$0.80 | www.bt.com.bn Abdul Azim Kassim and Izzan Kassim BRUNEI-MUARA THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) is looking for a 45-year-old Indian national, Sekar Appavu, who has been named as a suspect in a recent fatal assault case that took place at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) two days ago. Police said that Sekar assaulted two of his fellow workers, before fleeing from the scene of the crime. One of the victims died on Saturday night at 7.30pm at the hospital, while the other was still in critical condition, said RBPF in their statement. Uniformed personnel were already hard at work when The Brunei Times arrived at the site of the incident yesterday morning. RBPF, with the assistance of the Gurkha Reserve Unit, were seen scanning the forest nearby looking for possible entry points as well as stationing officers at various locations surrounding the university to act as lookouts. Additionally, personnel from the Traffic Control and Investigation Department (JSKLL) were also dispatched to patrol the perimeter of the university. Receiving help from the Forest Police RUC Unit (Polis Hutan), The Brunei Times also observed several officers investigating temporary huts found erected at the outskirts of the university. To speed up investigations, the Gurkha Reserve Unit brought dogs to the crime scene to find the suspect using the scent found on the suspect’s clothes. Led by the dogs, officers from the Gurkha Reserve Unit spread themselves and entered the forest from various points of entry, with RBPF personnel following closely behind. Quratul-Ain Bandial BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THAILAND will focus on increasing preventive measures to halt the trafficking of Thai nationals into Brunei, said the country’s outgoing ambassador. In an interview with The Brunei Times, Apichart Phetcharatana expressed concern over the rising number of trafficking cases he has seen during his three-year tenure as ambassador. He disclosed that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on human trafficking between Thailand and Brunei is “70 to 80 per cent complete”, aiming to facilitate better information sharing between law enforcement agencies of the two countries. “It will focus more on preventive measures and will be very useful in terms of raising awareness and The prayer times are for Brunei /Muara and Temburong districts. ForTutong add 1minute and for Belait add 3minutes. ZUHUR ASAR MAGHRIB ISYA’ SUBUH DOHA PRAYER TIMES 12:20pm 3:42pm 6:14pm 7:29pm 5:01am 6:49am 23 December 2428333 8981383 officehours Muara/ Tutong/ Temburong Belait BTHOTLINES 8988334 General inquiries: E-mail: info@bt.com.bn Press releasesandnews: E-mail: news@bt.com.bn,hotline@bt.com.bn Progresif Cellular to open more stores in 2015 B1 PAKISTANIS PRAY FOR SLAIN SCHOOL CHILDREN A31 n NATIONAL A4-A11n HAPPENINGS A12-A15n FEATURES A21-A24n OPINION A25-A28n ASIA NEWS A29-A31n WORLD NEWS A32-A33n SPORTS A34-A40n BUSINESS B1-B8 RBPF amps up community policing A4 2nd river cruise to sail in 2015 A6 ‘Combating NCDs is everyone’s business’ A11 Thailand stems human trafficking into Brunei Continued on page A2 Officers from RBPF, the Gurkha Reserve Unit and security personnel from UBD were on standby yesterday at the crime scene in an assault case that happened at UBD campus complex. Suspect Sekar Appavu is alleged to have assaulted two fellow workers leading to the death of one of them. Picture: BT/Izzan Kassim n More photos on page A2 Manhunt for suspect in fatal assault case at UBD Continued on page A2