The Borneo Post - 2017-03-23

• Hong Kong’s affordable housing policies adoptable, says CM
• Getting to the bottom
• Wong Soon Kai passes away
• Hamilton looks for fast start to new F1 season
• SFC responds well to CM’s call for more focused R&D
• Laptops, tablets on airplanes: What’s the threat?
• Lindsay Lohan returns with new reality prank TV show
• Malaysia marks first e-hub for Alibaba outside of China
• Bintawa, Sg Apong now flood-free, thanks to new drains
• US$7 bln deal proves M’sia not on the verge of bankruptcy – PM
• High Court maintains 40-year jail for rapist
• SUPP Bukit Assek chief suggests road be named after Soon Kai
• Abg Johari describes Soon Kai’s demise as great loss to S’wak
• Tributes pour in for Wong Soon Kai from present and former SUPP leaders
• Soon Koh has fond memories of Wong Soon Kai, calls him political giant
• Announceme­nt of weekly petrol, diesel prices on Wednesday
• Unimas to set up Confucius Institute for Chinese Language Studies
• Make statement in opposing amendment to Act 1965
• Health Ministry imposes hold, test, release measures on Brazilian meat
• Warisan: Shafie to make important announceme­nt this Saturday
• ‘Bongkissam shrine will be relocated’
• 30 tourist boats compounded — MMEA
• Wong’s demise great loss to S’wak, M’sia, SUPP — Reps
• Sarawak Energy Berhad: RM4.7 mln spent past two years to replace stolen, damaged equipment
• Tributes pour in for Soon Kai
• ‘Distribute BR1M in cash via elected reps or community leaders’
• ROSE advocates automatic voter registrati­on
• Food court allowed to open again
• Entertainm­ent heavyweigh­ts to perform at M’sian Press Night
• Niah Cave collection to be returned to S’wak
• Director: Privatisat­ion of Sarawak Museum being studied
• Aksem corporal claims trial to three corruption charges
• Deliver services fairly and with integrity, community leaders urged
• Beware of fake RM100 notes in circulatio­n
• Children from Kiddoz Place visit Sibu with their parents
• Registrati­on opens for PPKS’ April and July intakes
• State asked to emulate Johor’s affordable housing scheme
• ‘Chamber a good platform to produce young entreprene­urs’
• ‘SPM top achievers should receive automatic JPA scholarshi­ps’
• Bintulu to host internatio­nal soil management conference
• Audrey Wilson elected new chairwoman of SIDS Siol
• Families told to collect RM500 flood aid
• Swinburne-SoS collaborat­ion surpasses expectatio­ns
• Fairy Park – a heavenly memorial park
• Study trips to Sabah, Kalimantan show viability of proposed nature zone in Baram
• Smoke-free parks: Dept starts enforcemen­t
• Chef hopes to bring world-class culinary skills to East Malaysians
• Kelab Gagung Sibu celebrates anniversar­y
• Sultan Ibrahim: Johor ‘datukship’ not for sale
• ‘Local prowess in science, technology must be appreciate­d’
• Health Ministry lists 8 cosmetic products containing poisons
• Malaysia in five-nation agreement to counter new common threats — Hishammudd­in
• M’sia officially receives its latest RMAF A400M aircraft
• ‘Children must be educated about fire safety and prevention’
• WDP training: 58 women now directors of companies listed on Bursa Malaysia
• Government will consider speed limit increase proposal — Fadillah
• 14.46 million hectares of forests gazetted as permanent forest reserves up to 2015
• Space industry strategic plan to be drawn up to spur sector
• Police ‘stabbed’, ‘assailant’ shot outside UK parliament
• Indonesia port graft probe disrupting coal shipments
• Indonesia’s new ally on war against haze – tribespeop­le
• Turkey anger grows over US flight laptop ban
• Unicef decries sale of Cambodian breast milk to American mothers
• Needy expat workers get new phones as Singapore moves to scrap 2G
• Bottas out to make the most of dream chance at Mercedes
• No.1 Kerber looking for Miami boost
• No payoff to NHL from prior Olympics — Commission­er
• Wales delighted to have ‘Rambo’ back
• Players’ Tribune eyes EPL, European expansion
• Another CAN begins with spotlight on minnows
• Bangladesh hopes Sri Lanka win will bring more Tests
• No end in sight for passionate Socceroo Tim Cahill
• Ex-Wallaby details childhood sex abuse
• E. Timor revokes passports of nine Brazil-born players
• Warriors win ‘Curry Bowl,’ Aldridge leads Spurs rally
• M’sia aware of Thai threat in SEA Games cricket
• HKL awards eye applicatio­ns from outside central region
• Johnson handed major challenge at WGC-Dell Match Play
• Teenager Nada Abbas British Open’s latest giant-killer
• Teen powerlifte­r Bonnie eyeing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic­s
• Top swimming officials mourn passing of Wong
• TMJ ready to revamp FAM if elected as president
• MiniMourin­ho named Germany coach of year
• Wawrinka believes Federer on course for No.1
• Latvian Porzingis is Knicks’ best hope of bright future
• Argentina face Chile test on bumpy road to World Cup
• Shirley Cruz - Costa Rican dynamo and PSG star
• Spieth looking forward to shedding Augusta hoodoo
• Treaty slows global tobacco use by 2.5 pct — WHO
• North Korea fails in new missile test, South says
• When might you get Alzheimer’s? New gene test may tell
• Philippine­s complains drug war reports hurting tourism
• 33 dead in US-led air strike on north Syria — Monitor
• Jesus’ tomb restored after months of work
• South Korea to test raising of sunken Sewol ferry
• Ex- Congo vice- president to be sentenced for bribing witnesses
• 68-nation coalition gathers in US to hear Trump’s anti-IS plan
• ‘I want my family to eat’: Children fuel Myanmar’s economic boom
• Lawmakers demand inquiry into Afghan deaths in New Zealand military raid
• Ho Chi Minh City to build nation’s first natural history museum
• ‘Gay panic’ defence axed in Australia state
• Japanese navy boosts force projection with new helicopter carrier
• Women-only ‘pink taxis’ set to hit Pakistani streets
• North Korea’s parliament to hold rare meeting
• Government­s must recognise wastewater as resource — UN
• Labrador retriever still leads the pack of most popular US dogs
• Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee vows independen­ce, says he’s no ‘rubber stamp’
• Tillerson to skip Nato meeting next month
• Mexico warns firms not in their interest to build border wall
• ‘Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen’s war’
• Belgium struggles to open police to Muslim minority
• STAR GAZING
• HISTORY AT A GLANCE
• Sheriff’s office apologises to Wyclef Jean for handcuffin­g incident
• Disney stole ‘Zootopia’, writer claims in lawsuit
• Rarities by late stars to come out for Record Store Day
• ‘Madame Bovary’ wins big at Asian Awards
• Robbie Williams offers to represent Russia at Eurovision
• Mel B files for divorce from husband of nearly ten years
• ‘The Kennedys’ miniseries returns to US TV with Katie Holmes and Matthew Perry
• Idina Menzel happy to ‘Let It Go’ for world tour
• ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to be shown uncut in Malaysia
• Lorde set to drop ‘lethal dose’ of her new music
• Najib: 2017 GDP to be slightly higher than 4.2 per cent
• Plantation­s continue to drive Ta Ann’s earnings
• Logistics sector to gain from e-commerce surge
• Scientex expects consumer packaging exports to drive growth
• ACCCIM upbeat about 2017 economic outlook
• TM’s new CEO ‘in conjunctio­n with strategic convergenc­e drive’
• CIMB-Alipay mobile wallet provides Chinese tourists a more seamless payment experience
• M’sia�� busi��esses t�� be��efit fr��m EU-FTA
• Direct connectivi­ty between Langkawi and Shenzhen
• Impeachmen­t of S. Korea’s president closes chapter on domestic uncertaint­ies
• Aviation industry’s success hinges on environmen­tal sustainabi­lity
• Malaysia ��eeds m��re fearless tra��sf��rmati����al leaders
• Bursa Malaysia closes lower on losses in heavyweigh­ts
• BNM’s internatio­nal reserves amount to US$94.9 billion
• Labour drought in Europe’s east as workers go west
• Brexit puts European Union lifeblood of British hospitals at risk
• The dark secret behind India’s plan to bring power to all
• Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal
• Dubai harvests desert sun to supply power to 50,000 homes
• Markets fret as Trump agenda shows signs of cracks
• US farm heartland lobbies to steer Trump away from Mexico trade war
• Wall Street should avoid cutting foreign bank ties
• Dutch bank ING sells Dakota pipeline loan share to ‘send message’
• Online advertiser­s sign up to better standards
• Japan’s February trade surplus hits multi-year high
• China asks WTO to weigh in on EU antidumpin­g measures
• Asia markets sink with Wall St on fears for Trump agenda
• Japan PM, in Brussels, pushes EU trade deal
• Afghanista­n housing project underlines China’s growing role
• Community in chaotic Jakarta goes green to fight eviction
• Fishing villages forced to work for food security in El Salvador

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