The Borneo Post - 2016-09-02

• M’sia reports first Zika virus case
• Beijing Travel Group keen to invest in state’s tourism industry
• Sarawak Hear to be launched Oct 2
• Police heighten alert over M’sia Day Daesh threat
• Equal, just reward for Paralympia­ns
• Seven years’ jail for armed robbery
• New department to manage Sukma sports facilities
• Brazil’s Rousseff stripped of presidency
• Actor Tom Sizemore charged with domestic abuse
• Matang Bhd gets Bursa nod to list
• Don’t limit children’s potential to academics, parents advised
• Government to announce new housing loan scheme
• Factory operator faces four charges related to IS, including bomb blast at Puchong bar
• Unemployed man arrested for alleged rape
• Man arrested for assaulting his teenage daughter physically, verbally
• HFMD cases on the rise, says state Health Department director
• Education Ministry makes thorough preparatio­ns to ensure smooth UPSR
• Travellers with fever advised to undergo Zika virus test
• Voon wants to know if authoritie­s prepared to counter Zika virus infection
• MP wants measures against spread of Zika virus heightened
• Kinsik: PBS remains persistent in its struggle for Sabah, Sabahans
• Hundreds of youths expected at special event for Pandelela
• Court holds police liable for deaths of three youths
• Federal minister’s brother jailed 5 years for shooting mechanic
• Chong’s remarks on Aug 31 draw flak from Abdul Karim
• Two men charged with plotting terror attacks in Johor Bahru
• Host of fun activities at nationwide Smart Reader Kids open day tomorrow
• Friends hold antique exhibition at Pustaka Miri
• Great deals for motorsport fans at BAC
• New UPSR format enhances mental skills
• Hoteliers cold towards service fee proposal
• Rural folk asked to support their community chiefs
• S’wak Business Federation to be launched Sept 9
• Four bring home prizes for dexterity in Mathematic­s
• Social worker buys two coffins, thanks to public donations
• Constructi­on company fined RM15,000 for second Aedes offence
• Pilgrims told to be ready for dry climate
• Sabah to benefit from Palawan developmen­t programmes
• Plans afoot for highincome farming community by 2020
• FIC alumni receive Middlesex University degrees
• CIDB fine-tuning implementa­tion of BIM with MyCrest
• Startup Weekend Miri gathers 20 youths
• Great deals at Lavino Batu Kawah sofa clearance sale
• 20dB holding promotion in conjunctio­n with its 14th anniversar­y till Sept 30
• SEB’s Torstein receives award for entreprene­urial excellence
• Fifty-four teams in ‘Kem Nak Sihat’ Merdeka aerobathon
• Test drive the all-new Toyota Sienta
• ‘Toyota Sienta design inspired by trekking shoes’
• Boulevard holding lucky draw for Toyota Sienta sign-ups
• Non-revenue water in Johor to hit below 25 pct by end 2017
• Six cases in Singapore involved M’sians
• 50-km car chase ends in seizure of drugs, detention of two suspects
• Retired judge proposes Special Court for serious crimes
• Specific guidelines, special registrati­on code for cyber crimes, says Azalina
• Idris: All 20 public universiti­es to use iCGPA programme
• Najib visits Klang Valley MRT project
• Najib launches campaign to boost SME exports
• Two PhD USM students receive sponsorshi­p from Czech Republic
• Penang rep’s father assists MACC investigat­ion into bribe-for-home deals
• A date to unite around
• Perlis Raja Muda joins ‘Merdeka Ride’ in Songkhla
• Mustapa: Adopt LEAN management approach to boost productivi­ty
• Efforts at accelerati­ng exports in 3 key sectors intensifie­s
• Mourinho laments timing of internatio­nal break for derby
• Premier League clubs in one billion pounds transfer spree
• Jones wants England to tame Springbok bullies in Twickenham
• Arsenal’s Gnabry joins Bremen, Hamburg sign Santos
• European coaches ponder abolition of extra-time
• Deschamps using Euro agony to inspire French
• FIFA reveals Infantino’s 1.5 mln Swiss franc salary
• World Cup hosts Russia held 0-0 in Turkey friendly
• Nasri joins Sevilla on season-long loan
• ‘Impossible’ to improve Madrid squad — Perez
• Djokovic gets walkover at US Open, Wozniacki stops rot
• Verstappen in focus as Hamilton eyes hat-trick
• Westwood backs ‘experience­d’ Ryder Cup rookies to come good
• Froome wins Vuelta 11th stage, Quintana holds lead
• Brazil’s Petrobas to pay US$3.25m to help troubled Games
• Near-clean sweep for Sibu in CMS Sarawak squash Circuit
• Australia wants more money after Rio Olympics flop
• Bank Rakyat backing and buzz for super Hornets Softball Club
• Arsenal legend Adams on turning 50 and his new China chapter
• Olympic silver trio to train the next generation of shuttlers
• After lifetime with the poor, Mother Teresa speeds to sainthood
• New fossils show life on Earth at least 3.7 bln years old
• Inaugural commercial flight from US lands in Cuba
• Obama’s Laos visit to give strong impetus to US-Asean connect initiative
• Pregnant woman in S’pore infected with Zika
• 17 unaccounte­d for in typhoon-hit northern Japan
• ‘Two killed’ at opposition HQ as post-vote violence wracks Gabon
• Italy and Germany signal tougher EU stance on migrants
• Elections loom as Spanish MPs reject government bid
• Germany to rebuild Italy school, quake grift probe deepens
• Venezuela government, opposition in volatile test of strength
• Trump doubles down on illegal immigratio­n after Mexico trip
• Bidders vie to take home naked Donald Trump
• Hilary Clinton at peak unpopulari­ty — Poll
• Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf of Mexico, threatenin­g to flood Florida
• Turkey denies truce with Syrian Kurds
• Arab coalition raids kill 16 Yemenis — Rebels
• Israel approves 463 settlement homes — Watchdog
• Russian claim it killed IS spokesman a ‘joke’ — US defence official
• Fassbender, Vikander take their relationsh­ip to a post-WWI lighthouse in ‘The Light Between Oceans’
• 212 musicians stand behind the ‘Blurred Lines’ appeal
• Oscar buzz heats up for musical ‘La La Land’
• Cruz Beckham learns guitar in bid for pop stardom
• ‘Line Walker II’ sequel drops every original cast member
• Director Kim Ki-duk denied visa to film ‘Who Is God’ in China
• Chris Brown, a singer better known for his violence
• ‘La La Land’ dazzles Venice film festival
• Pink Floyd exhibition in London to blend music and art in major show
• Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and Maren Morris lead CMA with five nods apiece
• Chris Brown drops new song
• SapuraKenc­ana procures contracts worth approximat­ely RM264 million
• Kossan to complement global rubber glove industry via new Low Derma technology
• DRB-Hicom continues to struggle with third consecutiv­e quarterly loss
• 60 per cent of overseas Malaysian profession­als interested to return
• Government doubles GTFS scheme financing limit to RM100 million
• SME Bank’s outreach programme successful in disbursing loans
• CFA Society Malaysia organises Career Day
• Contracts to benefit SapuraKenc­ana’s outlook
• Nikkei M’sia manufactur­ing PMI falls to 47.4
• Indonesia, Vietnam’s August factory activity rises, Malaysia falls again
• Islamic fintech aims 20 more ventures on IAP by 2018
• George Kent eyes regional rail transporta­tion contracts
• Ranhill’s unit to sell 60 pct stake in RWHK for RM167 million
• Malindo Air launches daily flights to Hanoi
• Top Glove gears up for more demand via acquisitio­n
• TM’s first half of 2016 results within expectatio­ns
• Bursa Malaysia ends lower
• Bursa Malaysia, Fusionex ink agreement for enterprise data analytics solutions
• Sarawak Plantation to acquire landbank for expansion of oil palm plantation
• VW vows to overcome resistance to push technology overhaul
• Proton’s second-generation Persona comes loaded with safety features
• Fiat Chrysler flirts with Samsung in hunt for tech partner
• Citroën’s Paris concept promises a feel-good factor
• Australia sues Volkswagen over alleged emissions fraud
• Keeping GM, Ford going in Canada is focus of union talks
• Delta system failure marks wake-up call for airline industry
• SenQ Digital Station opens 31st outlet at Plaza Merdeka, offers variety of electronic­s
• AirAsia’s premium lounge set to draw tourists
• UMW Toyota unveils new Toyota Sienta at its Pending showroom
• Over 40 capital market institutio­ns participat­e in InvestSmar­t Fest from Sept 23 to 25
• Madaya offers discounts sales on showroom relaunch
• Obama to press China on steel at G20
• After Apple, EU may focus on companies closer to home
• Austria says will start ‘conflict’ in EU about Canada trade deal
• Oil sands fires send Canada GDP reeling in second quarter
• Coursera online university classes go to work
• Shareholde­r committees could curb UK bosses’ pay bonanza
• Chinese banks’ shadow loans grow despite regulatory glower
• EU business lobby warns of protection­ist backlash
• Japan woos Russia with deeper economic ties in face of rising China
• Macau gambling revenue breaks 2-yr downward trend with 1 pct August rise
• Samsung mobile recovery suffers blow as Galaxy Notes ‘catch fire’
• Boeing archivist protecting 100 years of flying history
• On train, sometimes the best scenery is inside

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