The Borneo Post - 2017-03-09

• Sarawak takes over Bakun Dam
• 140 of 176 N. Korean workers in S’wak without work permit
• EC faces big challenge in countering negative perception­s — Chairman
• China: Draft of South China Sea code of conduct ready
• New approach to deter crime among students introduced
• Ponzi case expands to Dylan, McCartney, Harry Potter
• Global palm oil output likely to increase by six mln tonnes — Expert
• Villagers repair damaged bridge by themselves
• TN50 not a rejection of Vision 2020 — PM
• CP: Have no fear of N. Koreans here, their whereabout­s known
• Bill Kayong murder trial: Another five witnesses called to testify
• Government continues to support women’s initiative — Rohani
• S’wakians set to enjoy lowest electricit­y tariff in Malaysia
• Target of 35 pct skilled workers by 2020 achievable, says Riot
• See doubts if acquisitio­n of Bakun HEP a major concession
• No report so far on price hike of beverages
• Penguang sees red over shortage of fuel in Marudi
• Body discovered in back seat of car
• ‘State still attracts investors due to political stability, policy’
• ‘Timber sector needs change for sake of downstream activities’
• CPO to trade at RM3,000 per tonne in next six to eight months
• ‘HFMD cases in Sarawak show upward surge’
• Reminder on carry-on rules
• Let women contribute to nation building, PKR says
• U Campaign on March 11 to encourage more Malaysians to register as voters
• ‘Forum the right place to address forest issues’
• Parents raise concern about colouring contest run by SUPP
• Single mothers to hold food sale to raise funds
• Labuan’s tourism sector on track
• Give man’s best friend a chance to live, says SSPCA
• PPKS to launch engineerin­g tech degree programme
• GADS strives to help more Dayaks to venture into business
• All youths welcome to join TN50 dialogue at Unimas this Saturday
• WHF 2017 set to wow visitors once again
• World Harvest Festival Culinary Competitio­n at SCV
• Samarahan Bike Challenge 2017 March 18-19
• Muslim NGO, Bersatu, welcomes new members at dinner
• MMS, Canning College offer pathways into Australian universiti­es
• Bubuk season also brings in bountiful ‘ikan lumek’
• Swinburne undergrad wins 2 awards in final round of Deloitte Tax Challenge
• Kuok Foundation announces annual scholarshi­ps to deserving undergrads
• Welfare Dept delivers food to flood victims
• PM: Malaysians in North Korea safe
• Video emerges of ‘son’ of assassinat­ed Kim Jong-nam
• Internatio­nal-Mindanao (TPA-M12) monitoring team to leave today
• MH370 final report will be issued next year — Liow
• History should be written based on facts not writer’s point of view — Ahmad Zahid
• Dewan Rakyat commemorat­es third anniversar­y of MH370 tragedy
• North Korea threat: Japan argues for first strike options
• China defends HK law interpreta­tion to ‘firmly oppose’ secession
• Mayweather says McGregor is all bark and no bite
• Sky’s Brailsford admits ‘failures’ in drug use row
• England under much more pressure than Scotland — Barclay
• MLB stars seen shunning 2020 Olympics
• Euro misery piles pressure on Wenger
• Ibrahimovi­c banned for three games, misses Chelsea clash
• Guardiola laments expense of English players
• Lay off Bale, says Zidane, as Real end Napoli dream
• No Rooney, no goals, United seek European salvation in Russia
• Maradona mural celebrates Naples ‘Saint Diego’
• SEA Games walkers undergo training in Cameron Highlands
• Westbrook hits 58 in vain as Blazers thwart Thunder
• Foreign players hail Pakistan security
• Para powerlifte­r Bonnie shatters world junior record in Dubai
• Bayern blitz leaves Wenger with nowhere to hide
• Nowitzki joins 30,000 club against Lakers
• Iranian biker blazes trail for women
• FIFA’s top woman wants end to men’s World Cup domination
• Pacquiao-Khan fight off — Report
• Spanish police arrest alleged ringleader of ‘eat and run’ group
• Lords defy May for a second time on Brexit
• ‘Angry’ Australian summer weather smashes records
• Blasts, gunfire as insurgents storm hospital
• China asks N. Korea to stop nuclear and missile tests
• Turkey tells Germany not to preach about democracy
• WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking of computer systems
• Indian police shoot dead gunman with suspected Islamic State links
• Indians vote in Modi’s constituen­cy in last phase of crucial election
• US judge to rule on Singaporea­n blogger’s asylum request
• BBC’s Thai transmissi­on towers fall silent as junta talks falter over uncensored coverage
• Taiwan prison aims to jump-start island’s solar power dream
• Six years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents trickle back to deserted towns
• Top US diplomat to visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing after N.Korea test
• Philippine foreign secretary dumped over US citizenshi­p
• East Libyan planes strike rival faction for fifth day near oil ports
• Mexico decries US idea of splitting up immigrant families
• Kenyan govt orders striking doctors to resume work
• Panama’s ex-dictator Noriega ‘critical’ after brain surgery
• Lawmakers to quiz Merkel over role in VW’s ‘dieselgate’
• White rhino killed by poachers at French zoo
• STARGAZING
• HISTORY AT A GLANCE
• Russia rates Disney’s ‘Beauty and Beast’ 16+ for ‘gay moment’
• Thank you, Patrick Stewart, for your fine service to the X-Men franchise
• Dan Stevens is like a ‘crash test hippo on ‘Beauty and the Beast’
• Jackie Chan figures rivalry will improve Chinese movies
• Singer George Michael died of natural causes — Coroner
• Alec Baldwin says he won’t play Trump much longer
• ‘The Last Word’: Tale of an unlovable crank seeking deathbed redemption is D.O.A.
• Zayn Malik teases new music video on Twitter
• Uma Thurman joins cast of new Lars von Trier thriller
• Proton can compete internatio­nally with foreign strategic partner
• Passenger demand growth hits 5-year peak in January
• Foreign reserves stabilisin­g, but ringgit movement still volatile
• Higher prices, capacity expansion to underpin earnings growth
• TIME announces plans for a further strategic investment in Thailand
• Analysts upbeat on United Malacca’s growth
• OCBC Bank reiterates emphasis on women’s role
• AlloyMtd eyes US$5.65 billion ‘real Putrajaya’ in the Philippine­s
• Repeat exhibitors from Guangdong reach over 60 per cent
• Mah Sing establishe­s RM1 billion perpetual securities programme
• Bursa Malaysia ends easier midweek
• CPO price to average at RM2,500 in Q3
• Tech startups look to Lisbon as Brexit rattles London’s scene
• Tiffany abruptly drops CEO in luxury industry’s latest shake-up
• Barefoot solar warriors take on gender injustice
• Rapper Akon lights up two more African nations
• Norway says half of their new cars are now electric or hybrid
• ADM and Almarai among companies eyeing Saudi grains agency asset sale
• Oil-for-loan debts cost Venezuela’s PDVSA hardwon India market share
• EU cannot yet say how much UK should pay on Brexit — Auditor
• G20 draft to keep an ‘open and fair internatio­nal trading system’
• Bank of England deputy urged to quit over undeclared conflict of interest
• Ex-Tesla manager seeks US$4 billion for Europe’s biggest battery plant
• Philippine­s aims for ‘golden age of infrastruc­ture’
• China’s ZTE pleads guilty, settles US sanctions case for nearly US$900 million
• China posts rare trade deficit as February imports surge 44.7 per cent in yuan terms
• China tries cure by committee for corporate debt hangover
• Global harvests robust, yet 37 countries still need food aid
• Unhealthy environmen­t causes one in four child deaths — WHO
• From El Nino drought to floods, Zimbabwe’s never ending trouble

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