The Borneo Post - 2018-04-05

• Sarawak special in BN manifesto
• 40,000 members of BN election machinery expected at BN manifesto launch Saturday
• Govt cares for needs of ethnic, religious groups — Hardin
• Tiger’s compelling comeback bid drives Masters drama
• GE14: Cantas to monitor gambling, gangsteris­m, triads
• Female shooter wounds 3 at YouTube HQ
• 70s ‘Wonder Woman’ Carter awarded with Hollywood star
• Ensuring a diversifie­d, robust halal industry
• BPHB recorded 8.2 pct increase in throughput in 2017
• ‘60 pct of blackliste­d borrowers repay loans’
• ‘Visits proof of my commitment to Sarawak’
• Three-cornered contest expected in Miri parliament­ary seat
• Malay tsunami unlikely in GE14 – Najib
• Additional annual increment for civil servants
• Man gets seven years, three strokes for armed robbery
• Murdering maid: Couple escape gallows, but get 20 years’ jail
• Sarawak can be major food supplier for the world — Abg Johari
• Potential candidates told to take it easy
• Mirians want state BN manifesto to include setting up of IT university
• Yayasan Sarawak to disburse school uniform vouchers
• Hot contest for president’s post expected at associatio­n’s election
• PAS has three potential candidates for Sibuti
• Pakatan Harapan to announce common symbol for pact in GE14 next week — Guan Eng
• Barisan Nasional seeks big win for Nanta in Kapit
• Welfare of police widows always taken care of, says Limbang OCPD
• Bamboo stems still in demand, thanks to ‘pansuh’, ‘lemang’
• Court upholds 10-year jail for canteen helper
• DAP rep asks how CM derived projected population coverage along LRT lines
• KK Court Complex 97 per cent complete
• Additional salary increment an appreciati­on to civil servants — Cuepacs
• Everrise BDC holds Carrie Junior & Kimberly Clark roadshows until April 8
• Hope Place in Ulu Baram trip to aid Penans
• Company briefs visiting Unimas group on manufactur­ing process, industry knowledge
• Darlie, Brand’s roadshows now on at Boulevard Hypermarke­t until April 8
• Kenanga Group wins six Bursa Excellence awards
• Health Office to hold immunisati­on census
• ‘No law amendments needed for setting up of Syariah special courts’
• Southeast Asians unite as beef over ‘chicken rendang’ rages on
• Umno leader claims entrapment in alleged drug abuse
• Tourism Malaysia launches app for tourists’ safety
• Habib Jewels founder dies
• PM hits out at opposition for belittling civil servants
• Saudi Arabia offers scholarshi­ps to 300 Malaysian students
• ‘No third party interferen­ce in Jong Nam murder trial’
• Shahrir ready to defend JB parliament­ary seat
• OPCW to meet over spy nerve agent claims
• Deadly oil spill in Indonesia caused by burst pipe — Company
• Neandertha­l nose: All the better to breathe with
• Aussie police nab 20 men in statewide online child abuse material crackdown
• Transgende­r man gives birth in Finland first
• Ronaldo lauded after ‘most beautiful goal’ buries Juve
• Fan surge propels Philippine football to historic win — Manager
• ‘Bring it on!’ English swimmers brace for Aussie assault
• AJFC league offers chance for Bayern Munich stint
• Players take to the tennis court at S’wak Golf Club
• St Columba players eager for Kuching action
• Calling cyclists for Sukma selection trials
• LeBron milestone as Cavs wobble Raptors
• Bayern mistakes could prove costly in Sevilla return leg
• Tokyo 2020 ‘back on track’ after rocky start
• Sudan’s ‘sister coach’ takes love of football to field
• Indian squash queen looks to hit cricket for six
• Myanmar judge to decide next week on dropping journalist­s’ case
• S. Korea has a sting in the tail for drinkers who mix wasps and soju
• Mob burns homes in fresh India caste violence
• France suffers second day of mass rail strikes
• Turkey hosts critical summit on Syria with Russia, Iran
• N. Korea rights record likely off table at Korean summit
• Palestinia­n protester shot dead at Gaza border
• Trump vows to deploy military to Mexican border
• Myanmar minister to visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
• Vatican deal a new trial for one Catholic village in north China
• NZ passes law to quash historic gay conviction­s
• Taiwan protesters charged for vandalisin­g former ruler’s tomb
• Tropical Cyclone Josie leaves six people dead in western Fiji
• Philippine­s’ Duterte calls UN rights chief ‘empty-headed’
• Wife of detained lawyer begins 100-km march to press for answers
• Even monkeys need a spa day — Japan researcher­s
• Russian delivery of S- 400 missiles brought forward to July 2019
• Israel arrests 10 Gazans accused of planning naval attack
• Thousands protest ahead of Brazil court’s ruling on Lula prison
• Manafort challenges special counsel’s authority
• Teachers return to streets to protest funding cut
• UN peacekeepe­r, 22 fighters killed in Central Africa attack
• Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too — Study
• Developing nations to study ways to dim sunshine, slow warming
• How California taught China to sell electric cars
• ‘Test case’ about whether Trump serious about saving coal, nuclear plants
• Alberta – one of world’s dirtiest oil sources wants to be green, but how?
• ‘Chappaquid­dick’ plays it fair, appeasing neither Kennedy family fans nor its haters
• Fox News stands by Ingraham, rails against ‘intimidati­on efforts’ of advertiser pullout
• Cosby can call witness to undercut accuser in his sex assault retrial
• Jackie to issue his first album in 16 years
• Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa sets ‘To the Ends of the Earth’ in Uzbekistan
• Beijing bans movie with elements of exorcism
• Kacey Musgraves takes us on a trip that’s pure gold
• Demi Lovato causes stir with sensual concert romp
• ‘Itzhak’ shows how even a violin whiz can crack wise
• Amazon announces Elton Johnthemed special broadcast
• FBM KLCI to see relief rally post GE14
• ‘Malaysian leaders are not ready for the Digital Age’
• M’sia’s trade growth to decline markedly in February
• BankBazaar aims to expand into 10 markets
• New plant to push Duopharma to the fore of effervesce­nt manufactur­ing
• Syed Alwi appointed as new Agrobank president/CEO
• Hiap Teck ventures to dispose of 89.52 mln ordinary shares of ESSB
• Food & Hotel Asia presents showcase of internatio­nal food, hospitalit­y brands for the Malaysian market
• CIMB, Sompo launch bancassura­nce partnershi­p as part of regional growth plan
• ‘Asian infra finance to show greater diversity’
• AirAsia launches direct flights From Penang to Hanoi, Phuket
• Public Mutual launches new Islamic flexible fund
• KL shares end in the red on trade war fears
• BPAM picks winners for 5th BPAM Bond Market Awards
• Kenanga Group bags six awards, named most innovative participat­ing organisati­on
• Conflicts force up global hunger levels
• Egrets and other herons: How to spot these birds of a feather
• ‘Fascinated and horrified’ scientists watched as a killer whale drowned another orca’s calf
• What would happen if Gordon Gekko bought newspapers
• CVS-Aetna wants to be in neighbourh­ood because ZIP codes shape people’s health
• I have looked into Starbucks’ new Crystal Ball Frappuccin­o, and the future looks bleak
• Oil giants stay in their own backyards in US auction
• US lists US$50 billion in Chinese imports facing tariffs
• Spotify soars in US$26 billion stock debut
• Skills shortage hampers Portugal’s economic recovery
• US auto sales spring to life in March
• Share buybacks: good, bad or ugly?
• China vows countermea­sures as US issues extensive tariffs
• Japan braces for Trump assault on trade, yen policy as summit looms
• China to inject US$9.7bln into troubled Anbang
• Asia shares unnerved by trade tension, shrug off Wall St bounce

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