The Borneo Post - 2017-12-30

• No longer a ‘white elephant’
• Bite samples of three strays from Matang rabies-positive
• Lights at SK Pulau Seduku bring smiles, relief
• 446 compounds issued under dengue-control law
• Hamilton joins Vettel in the fight for fifth title
• MTUC Swak dismayed by agreement’s suspension
• Huge fire at restaurant kills 14
• Veteran male rock acts had biggest 2017 world tours
• Sibu Tower Run to be back with a vengeance next year
• Police aspirants to undergo hair testing for drug use
• Five 4WD occupants survive 100m plunge into ravine
• Over RM12,000 worth of valuables missing after housebreak
• Drugs: Nigerian college student escapes death penalty
• Spare thought for those at several flood relief centres
• Creation of another DPM post viable — Don
• SGH announces several access closures to facilitate upgrading works
• MCC to increase frequency of Meet-the-People Session
• Many still indifferen­t over EPF nomination
• Mayor sees great potential in proposed collaborat­ion between Kuching, Kunming
• MPP plans to conduct repair works on 24 houses
• Family rejoices as adopted son finally gets citizenshi­p
• Families grateful for houses repaired under urban poverty eradicatio­n plan
• KTS Group marks 55th anniversar­y with family day for staff
• Committee offers chance to celebrate New Year at Bung Jagoi
• Rep unhappy over no funding for English-medium schools
• Najib’s ‘blackmail’ shows insincerit­y to return rights under MA63 – Yii
• Attributin­g high cost of goods only to CP ‘too simplistic’ – Chong
• Government must speed up RTP ‘before it’s too late’ – SWP
• Rep calls for concrete action on state’s autonomy
• Enormous opportunit­y to explore in big data
• ‘Journalist­s can prevent dictatorsh­ip from taking roots in country’
• Swinburne Sarawak Campus to hold nationwide open day from Jan 6
• TM to provide more areas in Miri with WiFi
• The Claypot House opens third branch
• College final-year Quantity Surveying students visit Ibraco project site
• Miri’s largest furniture expo features wide range of top brands
• FIC waives registrati­on fee for Jan 2018 intake
• EPF contributo­rs advised to be wary of fraudulent syndicates
• ‘Two teachers in one classroom concept needs intensive planning’
• No SJKC will be shut down, assures Zahid
• Hotel employee not blinded by US$5,000
• Home Ministry gazettes prohibitio­n order on 21 publicatio­ns
• Only 8 days to hire foreign maids from Jan 1 — Immigratio­n DG
• Three suspected drug trafficker­s nabbed, drugs worth RM1.7 mln seized
• NY apartment blaze kills 12 including four children
• Bangladesh targets 100,000 for first Rohingya repatriati­on
• Clock ticks down on US$10 mln art reward deadline
• NY vows toughest New Year’s Eve security in years
• Indonesia volcano in ‘biggest’ eruption this year
• Serena, Fed and Rafa make it landmark year for greats
• Two decades of Federer, and still going strong
• Celtics erase 26-point deficit to shock Rockets
• Mourinho needs cure for winter blues
• Sanchez future anyone’s guess, says Wenger
• City want trophies not records, says Sterling
• Swansea don’t need miracle to escape drop, says new boss Carvalhal
• Van Dijk arrival boosts Liverpool
• England reject ball-tampering as rain halts victory push
• Beaten Windies say one bad over cost them dearly
• Sacked France coach Noves hit with serious misconduct summons
• New Sri Lanka cricket coach bans music at training
• Pesron gives thumps up to 2017 SukSar
• Kuching Powerlifti­ng Meet set for Jan 6
• Ivory Coast woman who swallowed over 1kg of coke held at Thai airport
• Singaporea­ns charged over US$7 million metro scandal
• Weah wins landmark Liberia presidenti­al poll
• Two dead in ‘mistaken identity’ shooting by Philippine police
• South Korea seizes HK ship for oil transfer to North
• Thai teacher turns to DNA to prove US$1 mln lottery win
• US and Turkey put end to visa spat
• Doug Jones officially declared winner in US Senate race
• Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy found guilty of defamation, ordered to pay US$1 million
• HK lawyers ‘appalled’ by move to enforce China law in rail station
• Drone-flying camera crew freed from jail in Myanmar
• Vietnam’s 10,000-strong ‘cyber army’ slammed by rights groups
• Philippine­s bank left red-faced over ‘faceless’ notes
• India’s federal auditor slams Modi’s slow Ganges clean-up
• China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching
• Iran cleric urges tough action after price protests turn political
• In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
• Israel extends custody of Palestinia­n teen in ‘slap video’
• Turkey ‘arrests exhibition organiser’ over Russian envoy killing
• Prosecutor­s delay decision on Minnesota cop who fatally shot Australian
• Thousands of Peruvians march against Fujimori pardon
• As cold wave sweeps North America, Trump makes light of climate change
• Migrant arrivals by sea triple in Spain
• New York mobster jailed two years after heist acquittal
• Italy parliament dissolved ahead of March election
• Late-night writers on what was funny in 2017
• K-pop looks to keep momentum into 2018
• Castigated for praising Dalai Lama, film-maker flees China, arrives in US
• Androgynou­s singer V of BTS named most handsome face of 2017
• Sarah Paulson wants to play Cheetah in ‘Wonder Woman’
• This latest Taylor Swift ‘controvers­y’ at the end of 2017 really sums up her year
• Bono, former Suu Kyi campaigner, says she should quit
• Annoyed Bono thinks music has become ‘very girly’
• Beyonce’s sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder
• Mark Wahlberg hopes to make his directoria­l debut ‘sooner or later’
• Analysts see positive long-term productivi­ty for Sime Darby Plantation
• Curtis officially retires as group managing director of CMS
• Poll: Supply discipline and demand to prop up oil prices
• Kimlun’s constructi­on revenue to pick up pace as major projects shift into high gear
• RAM reaffirms Saudi Arabia’s gAA3(pi) rating
• Internatio­nal reserves as at end-Nov remains usable — BNM
• Domestic PPI up 4.3 per cent in November 2017
• Peculiar year as free trade advocators turn protection­ists
• Auto industry disruption will force suppliers to transform biz models
• Analysts neutral on VSI’ move to increase investment in UKlisted firm
• Binasat records pre-tax profit of RM2.18 mln for 1Q
• Bursa Malaysia ends the year with a big bang
• Ranhill subsidiary renews Johor water concession for three years
• US airlines pile into Cancun on bet violence won’t end party
• Newspapers’ bad news in US gets worse, courtesy of trade spat
• Bitcoin’s boom a boon for extremist groups
• Ad firms using gadgets to help them read your mind and facial expression­s
• ‘Virtual gold’ may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty
• 5G on course for 2019 launch, a crucial step of new telecommun­ications
• Global equity issuance up from 2016, bankers see rise ahead
• Brexit spurs near doubling of UK domestic deal-making
• Small RBS investors renew push to set up shareholde­r committee
• Epson, Apple face French legal pressure over planned obsolescen­ce
• German union steps up fight for ‘modern’ 28-hour week
• South Korea students dive into virtual coins, evens as regulators crack down
• China clampdown on overseas deals crimps Asia Pacific M&A
• SoftBank seals deal for large Uber stake, trimming valuation
• Chinese leasing firm orders 50 Airbus jets in US$5.42 bln deal
• Japan’s military training efforts enhanced to defend islands

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