The Borneo Post - 2017-02-18

• Turning workers to agropreneu­rs
• N. Korean embassy centre of media attention
• Crocs buoyant for first win on home turf
• ‘Release workers going to vote in Tg Datu’
• Pakistan mourns sufi shrine victims
• Pos Malaysia to issue orchids series of stamps on Feb 21
• Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ tops record 33 mln sales mark
• Malaysia to register better economic growth
• PAS anticipate­s smooth, peaceful ‘Gathering 355’
• Culling of crocs in Santubong River continues
• Beware of conmen, taxi drivers told
• ROSE to launch voter registrati­on drive for 14th General Election
• Realistic EPF dividend to commensura­te with prevailing economy
• ‘Strong ties between cops, communitie­s vital in maintainin­g peace and order’
• Too early to conclude foreign special agents killed Kim Jong-nam – Special branch chief
• State asked to look into Orang Ulu community leader for Miri
• Almost RM10 billion in govt subsidies, incentives this year – Najib
• ‘Engage Sarawak stakeholde­rs in cabotage review’
• More job options for veterans passing RFEL programme
• Plan to solve water woes in Bau, Lundu being drawn up
• Sirim approved reflective stickers on school buses, vans compulsory from July 1
• Social media and job hunting
• ‘Felda’s success not limited to financial performanc­e’
• ‘1 File, 1 Week’ campaign for state govt agencies
• Sheda holds talk on boosting growth of housing industry
• Resident’s, District Office to move to Islamic Complex next month
• Rural Telang Usan folk still practise Musut Angah
• Local handicraft­s recognised by Unesco/ World Crafts Council
• Replant to replenish dwindling sources of rattan
• Ting says short-term timber licence tender good, Ling surprised
• Chang: Clear up ambiguity in tax exemption order
• Short-term timber licensing via tender risk being abused — PKR Women vice-chief
• Have clear instructio­n on adoption process — Rep
• Bomba hopes to enhance cooperatio­n with NSJA
• State chief: MMEA aims to be Asia’s best coast guard
• Federation to hold blood donation drive tomorrow
• Concert pianist Jolynn to perform with jazz quartet
• Mutual respect, understand­ing key to continuing racial unity — Dr Sim
• Dennis backs call to reduce civil service staff
• SMK Tatau a winner with its eco-friendly toilet
• Multi-religious forum attracts 200 participan­ts
• Kuching Toastmaste­rs host guest night themed ‘Love Letters to a Stranger’
• Kolej Sunway Kuching students are top ACCA, CAT achievers
• The Bedroom offers half price for 2 new mattresses by SweetDream
• Inspiratio­nal Jackie Barahim a role model for positivity
• SCB offers attractive prizes for BPIEF lucky draw
• TRAK familiaris­es students with technical programmes
• Homegrown accounting software innovator to host session with youths at BPIEF 2017
• RM500 mln to reduce non-revenue water woes in six states
• Suppliers of environmen­t–friendly plastic containers urged to reduce price
• 5,153,238 BR1M applicatio­ns approved so far this year
• Electronic toll collection at all Plus plazas from April
• Task force to probe forex losses set up according to ‘rule of law’ principle
• ‘Refer to Perhilitan on keeping wild animals’
• Police cripple drug processing syndicate in Selangor
• Young doctors and pressure at the workplace
• PSV Licence: MMC to decide on penalty on doctors involved
• Grandma needs help to treat grandsons’ health problems
• PM’s Dept to manage Qatar Devt Fund aid for Rohingya
• China wraps up exercise with three warships in South China Sea
• Hundreds of migrants enter Spain from Morocco
• Australia PM Turnbull offers media advice to Trump
• More murders in Philippine drug war — Rights group
• Spanish king’s sister acquitted in fraud case
• Saunders takes two-shot lead at Riviera
• Newly crowned Takanashi hails Olympic boost
• Arsenal boss Wenger says future will be settled soon
• Pressure on Wenger as never before
• Mourinho fumes over attitude issues in St Etienne win
• Ranieri says Leicester are underdogs at third-tier Millwall
• Tottenham’s Pochettino wants ‘bad period’ to end at Fulham
• FIFA boss unworried about Russia 2018 hooligans
• Concacaf to mull joint World Cup bid; Trump wall no concern
• Zeman set for shock Serie A return with Pescara
• Lahm backs Bayern’s struggling Mueller in Berlin
• Referee Clattenbur­g quits Premier League for Saudi role
• Airforce Flystick B win Bau Fest hockey in cliff-hanger final
• LTdL organisers assure a clean race, free of doping
• Women’s basketball team aim to defend SEA Games gold medal
• Wizards rout Pacers, Bulls edge Celtics
• Pakistan vow to host PSL cricket final despite Lahore blast
• Rafter quits amid Tomic, Kyrgios stand-off
• FA post record £370m turnover despite England flop
• Samarahan end seven-year itch for Under-12 rugby crown
• It’s a Malaysia-Indonesia showdown
• Cold comfort for Arsenal millionair­es at Sutton
• Arsenal boss Wenger says future will be settled soon
• Hat-tricks for United’s Ibrahimovi­c, Roma’s Dzeko
• Near-clean sweep by Miri as state powerhouse in squash
• Afghan skiers take first step towards Olympics
• Mountain bike conquest from Song to Kapit Square
• Cream of the crop – 19 bowlers make top AAA grade
• Kim’s modest Macau life no protection from Pyongyang
• Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan
• Somalia’s new leader faces delicate balancing act
• Samsung heir arrested in corruption probe
• HK police jailed over attack on protester
• Scared jungle children starve in Colombia’s ‘peace’
• Trump denies pre-election contact with Russia
• Red blooms and warm glows at Pyongyang flower show
• Thai police uncovered secret tunnel in manhunt for elderly monk
• Australian PM: Trump wasting his time criticisin­g media
• Playing with fire: Exorcising demons in Vietnam
• Facebook CEO warns against reversal of global thinking
• Pakistani pair set to hang in Singapore for murder
• New Zealand part of sunken ‘lost continent’ — Scientists
• After drug war contractin­g boom, Mexican prisons stand idle
• US top court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens
• Trump says he will unveil overhauled immigratio­n order next week
• Dubai street art turns into open-air museum
• Undocument­ed mother seeks sanctuary in US church
• US under pressure on Syria stance ahead of Geneva talks
• Tunisia extends 2015 state of emergency
• Putin urges ‘restoring dialogue’ between Russia, US intel
• Nato to boost naval presence in Black Sea
• Cyprus talks break up over schools controvers­y — Turkish Cypriot leader
• STARGAZING
• HISTORY AT A GLANCE
• Roman Polanski in legal bid to return to US
• To counter travel ban, Jewish filmmaker wants to give American Muslims a voice
• Dr Luke email shows criticism of Kesha’s weight in legal case
• ‘The Great Wall’ a letdown after high expectatio­ns
• New movie signals Sammi Cheng has beaten depression
• Marc Jacobs rewrites runway rules with hip hop finale
• Keith Urban leads country noms after Pitbull rap
• Disney plans midnight ‘Star Wars’ event to unveil ‘Last Jedi’ toys
• Vince Vaughn is latest ‘Fighting With My Family’ addition
• Rock band Midnight Oil to play first world tour in 20 years
• Clinton defends immigratio­n at event honouring late designer de la Renta
• Marc Jacobs rewrites runway rules with hip hop finale
• Malaysia to register better economic growth
• Financial market continues to improve following measures by FMC
• Hong Leong Bank strives to be bank of choice in East Malaysia
• New wave of consolidat­ion on the O&G horizon
• New framework successful as Gas M’sia beats expectatio­ns
• Armada Kraken arrives at field in UK
• S’pore economy grew two pct in 2016
• Investing for dividend income
• ECS records steady revenue growth
• Bursa Malaysia ends higher on lifted confidence
• Stanchart remains cautious on Malaysia’s second half of 2017 growth momentum
• Capital outflow fight: What analysts see next
• AT&T CEO plans to expand CNN despite Trump’s ire
• Trader bad behaviour database aims to stop rogue traders pre-emptively
• Apple said to mull China supplier for future iPhone screen
• Verizon is reportedly seeking a RM1.1 bln price cut on Yahoo
• Apple to revolution­ise TV. Inside look at why it hasn’t
• Snap lowers valuation expectatio­ns in much-awaited IPO
• Germany urges fair conditions for its carmakers in China
• GM tries to reassure UK, Germany over Peugeot-Opel talks
• Air France-KLM profits up in 2016, cautious for 2017
• Saudi stock exchange appoints first female chair
• Dutch seek law to help block foreign telecoms takeovers
• Bond-buying boosts ECB profits, balance sheet in 2016
• China’s private placement boom on borrowed time
• Samsung’s history tainted by run-ins with the law
• Asia shares ease after run of gains; oil lifted by OPEC cut extension hopes
• South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping declared bankrupt
• Britain, China pledge to promote free trade

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