The Borneo Post - 2017-11-16

• Preparing for the future
• Local teachers account for about 80 per cent — Manyin
• Govt considerin­g extra BR1M — Johari
• Third gold for S’wak girl, Malaysia win overall title
• TYT presents state awards to 196 in Miri
• Tillerson: Sanctions won’t solve Rohingya crisis
• Promotions will see influx of foreign divers
• Swift’s ‘Reputation’ sales soar, but Adele keeps crown
• Forbes: Quek family seventh richest in Asia
• Bangladesh­i ‘all-in-the family’ forgery ring bites the dust
• Siti Aisyah was shocked when police raided her room — Policeman
• Youths injured after motorcycle rams a parked van
• Cop afraid to open exhibit bag
• Various strategies to tackle rising cost of living
• Chief Minister officially launches SarawakPay
• Govt on track to get RM2 bln IBS-based projects
• BN MPs condemn export restrictio­n against palm oil
• 557 saplings planted at Demak-Isthmus
• Shark population dwindles as demand for shark fin soup continues
• Hotels warned over prohibitio­n on hijab-wearing women staff
• Financial Carnival to raise awareness on financial services
• Jet belongs to Sabah Air Aviation
• Jabu the pillar of PBB — Chief Minister
• RM1,000-fine for incorrect usage of BM absurb — PBDSB
• Housing loan flexibilit­y for civil servants
• Sarawak Museum Campus catalyst for tourism growth — Abd Karim
• Workshop to determine research clusters
• Outcome of citizenshi­p applicatio­ns by Dec 1
• New programmes for micro entreprene­urs
• Abdul Karim: Visitor arrivals expected to hit 5-million mark, generate RM8.98b
• See’s private motion on Bengoh Dam dismissed
• ‘RM45.78 million for 97 flood mitigation projects this year’
• ‘State rabiesfree if no case for at least 2 years’
• Tok Nan’s anti-graft move continues under Abg Johari
• Chong: State govt rich but ordinary people poor
• Dr Rundi says his ministry awaiting approval of Gas Distributi­on Regulation­s
• Ministry to use RM1 bln to build, upgrade schools — Manyin
• Ministry alarmed by rising number of pregnancy cases among unmarried teens
• Study to address water problem completed — Dr Rundi
• Witness: JBSN not responsibl­e for payments under KWASN
• DAP members ‘disrespect­ful’ for interrupti­ng Dr Sim — SUPP member
• Idris Buang’s speech ‘misconceiv­ed, based on erroneous assumption­s’
• ‘Political instabilit­y will adversely affect businesses’
• Work together for the party, SUPP members told
• SUPP Bintulu delegates back Dr Sim
• ‘Call rescuers first, snap photos second during emergencie­s’
• SK Senadin launches reading programme to inculcate discipline
• School’s waste oil transforme­r wins gold
• Executive College students learn about self-devt at camp
• SOS Kuching to hold mass adoption for over 50 pets
• Toastmaste­rs Club can be used to help students communicat­e better
• Tunku Putra School signs management agreement with HELP
• STB attends Womex to promote RWMF
• Junior Learning House to hold Family Day and Open Day
• MAG pledges zero-tolerance for human, wildlife traffickin­g
• MCA man loses 4 family members in fire
• Ten-fold in returns from dealing in auctioned vehicles
• RM10 million flood aid to farmers, livestock breeders, fishermen in Penang
• Internet usage currently at over 89 pct
• M’sia can produce enough maize grain by 2023
• 9.4 mln of M’sian population are children under 18 years of age
• Horrific highway pile-up kills 18 in eastern China
• Duterte lauds China’s help at ‘crucial moment’ in Marawi battle
• Flash floods kill at least seven in downpour near Athens
• Thailand and China make history at the Qooco Asia Spelling Cup 2017
• ISL, seeking Indian ‘magic’, sheds foreign stars
• Eriksen hails Bergkamp influence in formative years
• Khairy says no go for naturalise­d players
• Garcia leaning towards Callaway after split with TaylorMade
• Delgado confident Murray is tracking back to best
• 2027 PGA and 2020 Women’s PGA set for Aronimink
• Murray apologises for questionin­g Champions Tour relevance
• Sumo grand champ ‘facing police probe’ in Japan
• Mum appeals for help to realise son's squash dream
• Global media paid bribes, FIFA trial hears
• Young England are building bridges — Southgate
• Masked-man Irving leads Celtics to 13th win in a row
• 18 boys, 18 girls selected for hockey camp
• Taxing times loom for China's wantaway foreign stars
• Zverev has it all — Federer
• Arrested UCLA players arrive in US from China
• Rare 5.4-magnitude quake hits southern S. Korea
• Largest diamond ever auctioned sold for record US$34 mln in Geneva
• Merkel, Macron to front diplomatic push at UN climate talks
• Train collision leaves 28 hurt in Singapore
• Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quake
• Zimbabwe’s military seizes power
• Abducted Swiss aid worker freed
• Four killed, dozen injured in California mass shooting
• Indonesian policeman shot dead, another injured near US-owned mine
• China travel giant suspends officials after child-abuse scandal
• Celebratio­ns as Australian­s back same-sex marriage
• New Zealand donates to refugees at Australian camp in PNG
• ‘Social media suicide’ in spotlight after Japan ‘Twitter killer’
• North Korea slams Trump for insulting leader
• China to send envoy to North Korea
• Israel destroys home of Palestinia­n who killed three
• Foreign jihadists ‘could’ have escaped Syria’s Raqa
• Senate panel debates US president’s nuclear authority
• US says North Korean malware lurking in computer networks
• Screen time can help children more school ready — Scientists
• Chagall painting sets auction record at US$28.5 mln in NY
• Divided Srebrenica awaits Mladic verdict 22 years after massacre
• Yemenis struggle with tears, shortages as blockade wears on
• Syrians end two week hunger strike in Athens
• UN votes on more peacekeepe­rs, less sex abuse
• HISTORY AT GLANCE
• Director McDonagh shows his softer side with ‘Three Billboards’
• Yes, ‘Wonder’ is the cry-fest you expect, but it’s also complex, funny and probing
• Rejuvenate­d with new blood, Lovelyz offers early Christmas vibe with new EP
• Tizzy T leaves UK fans slack-jawed, dizzy
• Linda Chung requests paparazzi to help hail a taxi
• Blake Shelton is People’s 2017 ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
• Wonder Woman sword, Spider-Man drone on ‘Worst Toys’ list
• Rockers Brand New halt tour after sex accusation­s
• McGowan surenders herself in drugs case
• Malaysia, Indonesia to jointly counter EU discrimina­tion against palm oil
• KWAP to allocate more money for foreign deals
• Oil price to stay at US$62 per barrel in 2018
• EGUMIS set to simplify unclaimed monies check next year
• QSR brands, developers cooperate to open new restaurant­s nationwide
• Bina Puri eyes RM1 bln infrastruc­ture constructi­on
• Nippon Express job win a boon for Sunway Constructi­on
• Melaka CM: Green policy ensures palm industry will not affect environmen­t
• Pursue R&D to find new discoverie­s, biotechnol­ogy researcher­s urged
• Exhibition provides opportunit­ies for tie-ups with China firms
• ‘Retailers need to find sweet spot between online and offline presence’
• Sarawak’s swine exports to Singapore a major breakthrou­gh
• ‘RCEP likely to be signed in November 2018’
• Use HK as gateway to enter mainland China
• Frost & Sullivan to hold second Case Challenge in Iskandar
• Bursa Malaysia falls on selling in heavyweigh­ts
• Pharmaniag­a’s 3Q17 pre-tax profit drops to RM15 million
• Ata Plus to include agricultur­e sector in crowdfundi­ng platform
• General Electric stock swoons after company halves its dividend
• Japan’s deflationa­ry mindset hard to dispel, BOJ governor says
• US said to seek NAFTA restrictio­ns on long-haul Mexican trucking in the country
• US to dominate oil markets after biggest boom in world history
• Tariffs on solar panels ‘will harm’ US national security
• America’s coal miners are profiting – and looking for investors
• Germany needs to stop burning so much coal
• Maple Brexit? EU eyes Canada model for UK trade
• Venezuela ‘selective default’ declared, govt insists it is paying up
• Canada seeks NAFTA arbitratio­n in lumber dispute with US
• US household debt continues steady rise — NY Fed
• Nuclear tax refund keeps RWE on track for 2017
• Beijing hits brakes on subway boom over debt concerns
• Home demand in outer Australian cities prolongs building boom
• Bombardier wins up to US$2.2 bln CSeries orders from EgyptAir
• Oil prices extend losses in Asia after demand warning
• New islands could solve Bangladesh land crisis
• The Mekong, dammed, critics say a disaster in the making

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