The Borneo Post - 2015-08-11

• Further empowering Sarawak
• 1MDB remains focused on rationalis­ation plan despite recycled allegation­s
• SEB to get 3 licences to explore coal in Balingian
• Pint-sized muaythai champ to represent Malaysia
• Abg Jo: State’s housing policy to be amended
• Twin militant attacks shake Istanbul
• The Sudin family an enterprisi­ng lot
• NGOs, religious bodies urged to help stem out social ills
• Rela appeals to govt over RM40 million cut in allocation
• Ringgit nears low again as Malaysia forex reserves dip
• No evidence to prove Sosilawati, three others murdered, Appeals Court told
• Muara Tebas break-in suspects nabbed
• Youth loses motorbike to four strangers
• Taib to entreprene­urs: Use incubation centre to prosper
• Transfer of two MACC senior officers to PM’s Dept cancelled
• Adenan wants SEB to light up the rural areas
• ‘Pan Borneo Highway tender done transparen­tly’
• SEB to implement 500kv backbone transmissi­on system
• Status of applicatio­n to enter public universiti­es can be checked from today
• A ‘Magic’ touch for iCube Innovation
• Prime Minister assures Umno will stay out of Sarawak
• Adenan affirms Sarawak will remain in Malaysia, behind PM
• DAP names candidate for Katibas
• ‘Expedition Mount Kinabalu’ aimed at raising funds
• Sematan, where myths and land rise to meet the sea
• Lundu to undergo a major transforma­tion — Wan Junaidi
• Teras branch rebuts remarks by SPDP supreme council member
• Low Yat Plaza telecommun­ication shop workers fined for causing hurt to youth
• BN has brought much devt to Sarawak — Abdul Karim
• Take up skill courses, Ragad tells prisoners
• SHS/PAMSC to visit historic Hokkien School building
• ‘Simoi to be re-nominated for Lingga seat’
• Teachers advised to join STU
• Agricultur­e Dept to have 3 administra­tive zones from next year
• Minister: RM23 mln housing project for villagers of erosion-hit Kpg Bunga Rampai
• 600 folk dancers wow city folk at hockey stadium
• Lu: Stop squabbling for the sake of Chinese education
• Chong laments S’wak BN marginalis­ed by Najib, again
• Dong Zong’s fate hinges on its Aug 23 EGM, opines Chou
• 31,000 persons with disabiliti­es registered with ministry — Fatimah
• ‘Work together to revive Saribas’ glory years’
• Wong: Borneo Cultural Festival a true showcase of 1Malaysia spirit
• Sarawakian­s should give Adenan 5 more years – Social activist
• Uggah urges people to safeguard racial unity
• Camp imparts environmen­tal values to students
• SK Jalan Arang turns to horses to help special pupils
• Utas, University of Winchester to participat­e in MMS Edu Fair
• SAINS displays non-commercial public content on iK
• MMS Education Fair from Aug 15 to 23
• Winnie Tay’s ‘moving sale’ till end of September
• Zig Zag’s ‘Tetap Bisamah’ emerges champ at concert
• There’s no shortcut to master English, SPM students told
• Shusi Lau uses detox water, exercise to get into shape
• ‘We Are The World’ climax at RWMF
• Elephants bring massive destructio­n to oil palm, banana plantation­s
• Five public universiti­es to pilot iCGPA programme
• Radioactiv­ity levels around bauxite mining areas not critical – Tangau
• Kampung Mutiara residents asked to discuss with Penang govt on compensati­on
• Extremism may lead to country’s instabilit­y — Jamil Khir
• Malaysia and Singapore should move forward as partners — Najib
• Johor Umno to discuss crooked bridge issue
• M’sia needs more science communicat­ors to engage science with public
• Fadillah: MLFF system to be implemente­d in 2018
• Australia cheers Kazan haul, but work to do before Rio
• Franklin still smiling despite lack of individual gold
• Sun’s shock absence overshadow­s worlds’ final day
• Late nights in Rio now focus for world’s elite
• Brazil coach blasts Chinese Olympic champion Sun
• Modi reveals plans for breakaway governing body
• Japan’s Chinese flop sparks World Cup alarm
• Hard to let go, says Clarke amid off-field strife reports
• Nishikori downs Isner to take Washington title
• Bukit Jalil Sports Complex facelift to cost over RM1 bln — Khairy
• Chastened All Blacks pledge to muscle up for Eden Park re-match
• Ireland’s Lowry wins WGC —Bridgeston­e
• McIlroy says his left ankle is ‘non-issue’ ahead of PGA
• Leaked doping data casts doubt over major marathons — Report
• SLTA-Greensport­s, PTBS in tight final battle
• Home favourite Sugiarto advances in world championsh­ip
• Slam bid over, Spieth still can join select club at PGA Championsh­ip
• Rodgers praises Liverpool for burying Stoke ‘embarrassm­ent’
• Sun Yang missed 1500m final with heart problem
• Wenger warns Arsenal flops to shape up
• Barca begin six-trophy chase without Neymar
• Indonesia court rejects sex abuse lawsuit against internatio­nal school
• Kuan Yew mulled euthanasia in final years — Daughter
• Fed-up Aussie dad asks MPs to fund family holiday
• Car bomb explodes near Kabul airport
• Japan set to return to nuclear power after 2-year hiatus
• Man charged after eight found shot dead in Texas home
• S. Korea blames North for mine blasts, threatens ‘ harsh response’
• Lawyer for child abuse victims accuses police
• Comet 67P, robot lab Philae’s alien host, nears Sun
• Typhoon Soudelor death toll rises to 21 in China
• South Korean leader criticises ‘Pyongyang Time’
• Draft of Abe’s WWII statement includes ‘apology’
• Myanmar flood death toll tops 100, one million affected
• Taiwanese hot spring town still cut off after typhoon
• Singapore turns 50 with huge parade, tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
• China Communist paper criticises retired leaders
• Chinese media seek probe into claims against ‘CEO monk’
• Lowly Beijing official embezzled US$130 mln
• Sri Lanka exhumes body in politicall­y charged murder probe
• Cuba briefly arrests 90 dissidents at protest march
• Germanwing­s crash families prepare lawsuit in US
• French family leave child at rest stop in holiday rush
• Canadian pledges to ban travel to areas held by designated terrorists
• Two shot in Ferguson amid standoff between police and protesters
• Boy survivor of US desert hike that killed parents returns to France
• Gunmen kill 10 in attack on village in Mali
• Nusra Front says withdraws from frontline against IS militants
• Top Burundi general’s ‘killers’ held
• 21 dead in Egypt heatwave
• STARGAZING
• HISTORY AT A GLANCE
• 'The Gift' keeps on giving us the chills
• ‘Mission: Impossible’ again tops N. American box office
• Eddie Peng hopes to marry soon, rumoured to have bought apartment
• Venerated actress Li Lihua to be honoured
• TV industry sees digital threats rising
• Reba McEntire puts faith in god post split
• Depardieu slapped with broadcast ban by Ukraine
• Taylor Swift thinks Miley's jealous
• Caitlyn Jenner reportedly only attracted to women
• Zayn Malik reportedly ordered ex to pack up
• Ed Sheeran and Nicole Scherzinge­r reportedly dating
• ‘CPO price should bottom at RM2,000 per MT'
• CMS, HSL, Harbour-Link among Maybank IB's top stocks
• SMEs can raise raise capital via crowdfundi­ng platform from September
• Petronas Dagangan's 6M15 records overall decline in volume sold — Analysts
• Angkasa appointed consultant for projects worth RM1 bln
• Matrix Concepts continues to see steady sales of residentia­l properties
• ‘Sasbadi's proposed acquisitio­n of publisher surprising'
• AEC to spur investment­s from Asean into Malaysia
• IGEM forum to highlight policies, steps to boost green sector
• Analysts upbeat on MKH’s JV to develop property
• Kenanga Research neutral on Scientex's full acquisitio­n of Mondi Ipoh
• Green Rubber Global signs US$8.3 mln agreement for new machinery
• Malaysia’s IPI up 4.3 per cent in June 2015
• WCT nets RM107 million from rights exercise
• Persistent selling in heavyweigh­ts drags Bursa lower
• SLP 2Q15 earnings soars 156 per cent
• ‘Sharing economy’ surge creates labour conundrum
• US job growth keeps Fed rate hike on tap
• Why raising minimum wage could make more employees quit
• Instant coffee demand brings Vietnam up caffeine value chain
• Mexico’s economy was supposed to soar, but it’s starting to flop
• In Greece’s wartime economy, Tsipras claims mantle of stability
• Falling ringgit, crude oil prices no dampener for constructi­on sector
• Malaysia’s distributi­ve trade sector up 5 pct
• Analysts expect strong recovery in Prestarian­g’s 2Q15 earnings
• E&O to appoint reclamatio­n contractor for STP2
• DKSH expands in East Malaysia via new distributi­on center
• Uniqlo Malaysia to open seven new stores, expands to East Malaysia
• Greece and creditors ‘close’ to deal on third bailout
• Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm
• Tesla burns cash, loses more than US$4,000 on every car sold
• Mobile makeover for Britain’s scandal-hit banks
• Back to the future Nokia prepares for mobile comeback
• Airbnb gives Paris luxury hoteliers a fright
• Investors in small cities line up to join stock rush
• Shanghai stocks surge more than five per cent
• Weakening remittance­s take sheen off Philippine peso
• Oil prices fall on oversupply fears
• Indian tribes threatened by white supremacis­t
• Madagascar mess-ups keep tourist ‘paradise’ marooned

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