The Borneo Post - 2016-08-25

• Najib announces additional RM200,000 reward for the stars of Rio Olympics
• Sarawak remains top investment destinatio­n
• Australia to study drift of debris from flight MH370 in effort to find crash site
• ‘Psychopath­s share similariti­es with athletes’
• Sabariah first woman deputy state secretary
• Dozens dead as Italy struck by powerful quake
• Attend concert, give to a good cause
• Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes list of best-paid actresses
• Infrastruc­ture remains Sarawak’s key sector
• ‘National Day Prayer Service’ to be held at CEWC tonight
• Cops nab elusive murder suspect during pre-dawn raid
• Police zoom on motorcycli­sts for road education
• Masing thanks banks for help in speeding up infrastruc­ture devt
• Budget 2017 likely to be devt-oriented too — Adenan
• Sarawak targets to wipe out hardcore poverty by 2018
• Voon: Have ways to tackle domestic violence involving elderly folk
• Fatimah: Committee to be formed to look into stateless children issue
• Use profession­al body to market Miri, mayor suggests
• ‘Mandatory to declare individual­s recruited to work in peninsula’
• Water woes: Bau folk urged to be calm
• GOF personnel, security guards detained for drug abuse
• MTC office in India to start operations in January 2017
• CPO price expected to average RM2,500 per tonne in 2016
• Has Interpol M’sia requested for Lee Chee Kiang’s extraditio­n, Baru asks
• Trio’s return strengthen­s Bumiputra support in UPP
• Students given career guidance tips
• NGOs, opposition hold peaceful protest
• ‘Politician­s should not dictate hiring and firing in businesses’
• ‘Love Malaysia, understand sacrifices of our forefather­s’
• Pelawan rep witnesses burning of ballot papers
• Flood victims urged to be patient, wait a little longer
• Homegrown brands on show at ‘Made in Malaysia 2016’
• Tian En Methodist runners ready for BP Run 2016
• KL Metro Group to hold Lexis Hibiscus property preview this weekend
• Seventh edition of ‘Growth Hacking’ series a smashing success in Kuching
• ‘Row between border forces can be resolved by consensus’
• Chong glad KPA defers collection of Channel Maintenanc­e Recovery Charges
• SMK Medamit to benefit from programme
• ‘Welfare Department should have proper mechanisms to solve homeless issue’
• Golden Hill Memorial Park under new management starting next month
• Ngu’s Motor Service launches all new Proton Persona
• Chan Wei Chiang named Researcher of the Month
• Enough drinking water for Miri Marathon 2017 — MMA
• Shell gives back to society through CSR programme
• Things to do before the end of the day
• Registrati­on for Unity Run extended to Sept 5
• Students learn about engineerin­g at ‘Scientific Splendour’ Camp
• Autistic centre at Kwong Ann Lane faces shutdown
• Constructi­on to begin on Kapit’s new community halls
• Heriot-Watt University M’sia to hold open days
• ‘Downturn due to stringent loan conditions’
• Malaysian hairstylis­t gets 5-day jail for punching stewardess
• Light Rapid Transit 3 project should meet world-class standards — Najib
• Two women among 7 suspected former secret society members held over Tmn Cheras murder
• Police nab trio, seek another after car chase
• 49 Malaysian pilgrims chose luxury package costing RM220,000 per pax
• Top brass of Asean navies call on Sultan of Selangor
• HFMD: Nine nurseries ordered to close for 10 days
• Abolish airport tax to increase passenger flow — Matta
• Ministry alarmed over food poisoning cases in Perak
• National Day Message do at Merdeka Hall, PWTC on Aug 30
• Women involved in Antarctic research should be duly recognised — Australian scientist
• Malaysia committed to seeking justice for MH17 victims — DPM
• Malaysia to promote ‘lung-washing’ tourism to denote free-from-pollution destinatio­n
• M’sian scientist among 170 nominated to be included in list
• Liverpool cruise, Chelsea squeeze in League Cup
• Father-figure Ancelotti out to keep Bayern on top
• Chelsea need to be better at killing off games, says Conte
• Hero’s welcome for Indonesian gold medallists
• India runner slams officials for lack of water
• Triumphant Brits return home in gold-nosed plane
• Paralympic ban upheld, Moscow cries foul
• Bernard pips Adzma in SCC thriller
• Olympic champion Rose returns to regular job
• Brownlee aiming for triathlon treble in Tokyo
• Argentina coach hoping to ease Messi workload
• Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo as hosts gear up for 2020 Games
• Malaysia welcome home Olympic heroes
• Sibu Open offers RM16,000 cash for top athletes
• China shows first images of Mars rover, aims for 2020 mission
• North Korea test-fires sub-launched missile close to Japan
• Myanmar’s peacock: A national symbol dying off in the wild
• Secret data leak hits French submarine maker — Report
• Australian burkini designer profits from French ban
• One dead, dozens wounded in Thai bombing
• Philippine­s’ Duterte: UN pull-out threat just a ‘joke’
• Japan, China, S. Korea diplomats meet after North Korea launch
• Kerry praises Nigeria on crackdowns against militants
• Flooding in Indian holy city halts cremations
• Thai ATMs hacked by gang linked to Taiwan theft
• Obama defends Louisiana flood response
• Clinton in eye of Trump storm over charity donors
• France sued over control of Titanic artifacts
• Long-term damage seen from brain injuries — Study
• US judge sides with artist forced to prove painting is not his
• Washington state declares emergency due to wildfires
• Turkey tanks enter Syria in anti-IS operation
• US deploys attack helicopter­s to strike IS in Libya
• Haiti launches election campaign season
• Afghan man travels 400km belted to underside of lorry
• Iraq forces launch push to retake town south of Mosul
• J.K. Rowling warns against the dangers of ‘voluntouri­sm’
• Demi Lovato sued for copyright infringeme­nt
• Justin Bieber excited about bringing ‘Purpose’ tour to UK
• Torres back in ring after battling Jackie
• Bingbing gives up role in shark horroradve­nture ‘Meg’
• Is this the year that African music will conquer the US?
• Robert De Niro returns to ring with ‘Hands of Stone’
• Lily James sizzles in debut campaign for My Burberry Black
• Comedian Schumer slams Met Gala
• Inmate who says he’s Prince son to get new DNA test
• Inspiratio­n for Peanuts’ ‘Little Red-Haired Girl’ passes on — US media
• Unlocking the potential for Sarawak’s infrastruc­ture funding
• Room for improvemen­t for Sarawak Cable’s results
• General insurance industry records moderate growth of 3 pct in first-half 2016
• ‘Office rental rates may come down in the future’
• Petronas’ struggle to maintain dividend commitment likely to benefit service players
• IOI Corp not yet on safe ground despite RSPO restoratio­n — Analysts
• MDEC, HKVFX announce strategic alliance to create jobs for creative content industry
• China’s Silk Road powers bids for US$1.5 billion Pakistan utility stake
• RHB Bank 2Q16 earnings drops 37 per cent to RM350 mln
• Boustead pre-tax profit jumps to RM322.5 million for 2Q
• MyHSR to appoint RDC for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR project
• July CPI up 1.1 pct at 115.1
• Bursa Malaysia closes lower
• UOA Developmen­t sees higher earnings in 2Q16
• German Greens call for end to coal power
• I don’t need air conditioni­ng, do you?
• The enormous scale of all the energy that never been fully utilised
• Brooklyn office chasing tech tenants face a slowdown
• Inequality key to Russian consumer plight
• JPDC invites investors to locate businesses in petroleum complex
• Higher billing from Sarawak project spurs Sentoria’s profits
• MRT Corp awards RM1.01 billion work package to CCCC-George Kent joint venture
• Hua Yang targets RM500 million sales for FY17
• UTM, IPG to develop software to analyse big data
• Frankfurt charm offensive for Brexit-wary London firms
• Lamborghin­i sees worldwide sales doubling by 2019 after SUV launch
• VW reaches deal with suppliers, heading off production crisis
• World Bank’s Kim launches bid for second term as president
• Eurozone business activity strong despite Brexit — Survey
• Big oil tankers’ need for retrofit delays use of new Panama Canal
• Mongolians scramble for dollars after local currency’s plunge
• Australian carrier Qantas soars to record profits
• Samsung, Tencent surge in race to become Asia’s most valuable firm
• DR Congo’s second city poisoned by years of mining
• Latin America fears profiteeri­ng of biodiversi­ty in Mexico

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