The Borneo Post - 2018-08-07

• Take a leaf from China
• Sarawak bans Sabah chicken products
• PH’s failure to keep promises ‘slap on the face’ for voters — SUPP leader
• AG Report: Phase I of Tg Manis Water Supply project did not achieve objectives
• ‘We can get even better’, Guardiola warns City’s rivals
• ‘Stop blame game over teenage pregnancy’
• Tourists flee after quake kills over 90
• Najib seeks to exclude top 4 judges in misfeasanc­e suit
• Rep wants ‘Tagang System’ revived
• HK singer Ellen Loo, 32, dies in apparent suicide
• No SST for manufactur­ers in free zones, says Customs
• Sesco busts illegal cryptocurr­ency mining centre for power theft
• Sarawak transformi­ng local economy through cyberspace — Abg Jo
• Shafie congratula­tes Anwar on winning PKR presidency
• Government has no plan to cancel tourism tax
• Only 11 of audited state bodies receive ‘excellent’ rating
• Unifor allocates RM60,000 for building of BEM Middle Baram head office
• Teen pregnancy rate reduced by 14 pct last year — Ministry
• Studies: Up to one-third of young people have severe mental disorders
• RM50 mln spent on assets acquisitio­n to face floods
• Fatimah: Roundtable discussion on minimum marriage age tomorrow
• Ba Kelalan road trip exposes visitors to rural-urban infrastruc­ture gap
• State PKR women all out for Anwar, Azmin
• No links to Parti Pribumi S’wak, says Bersatu Sarawak pro tem chairman
• Wan Azizah will not relinquish position in cabinet
• Special Court for Sexual Crimes Against Children to be expanded
• Rural community encouraged to be volunteer firefighte­rs
• Dr M thanks Jokowi for assistance in handing over ‘Equanimity’ to Malaysia
• PKR S’wak Women incensed by MP’s ‘pak turut’ label, demands apology
• Assemblyma­n pulls on jersey to play in veteran football tournament
• SRDC launches campaign for public to donate books
• Pei Min Chinese Orchestra to hold ‘Pipa Journey Concert’ at Pustaka Miri on Aug 18
• Julau folk in ‘best of both worlds’ scenario with representa­tion in state and federal government­s
• RRSS shines with unique JSME syllabus
• Iban associatio­n to do more for community with added funds
• Former company director, ex-Petronas Carigali employee charged with receiving money from unlawful activities
• Stanley Isaacs awarded RM735,000 in damages over wife’s death
• Man charged with abusing child gets three-year bond of good behaviour
• Online trader sent to jail for providing financial assistance to terrorist group
• SK Lepong Baleh holds run to raise funds for school
• Attractive prizes await participan­ts of The Borneo Post Run 2018
• China TV crew in town to film tourism-based show
• Call to register for National Diabetes Camp by Aug 12
• Durians and Malaysians — Simply inseparabl­e
• Kurnia installed as new president of Bintulu Speakers Club
• Outgoing president says Toastmaste­rs an amazing organisati­on
• Smart student workshop helps students prepare for PT3
• Duterte unveils autonomy law for Muslim south
• BMW apologises for engine fires that sparked South Korea probe
• Viet court jails 46 bankers, execs for loan scheme
• Knifeman dead after killing 2 cops in China
• Singapore cyber attack may be state-linked — Minister
• City back in the groove as Aguero ruins Sarri’s Chelsea bow
• Foden catches the eye for Guardiola and Mahrez
• AC Milan great Maldini returns to club in director role
• Hall turns her British Open fantasy into wonderful reality
• Thomas cruises to Bridgeston­e title in prelude to PGA defence
• Germany eye Euro domination as Warholm lines up double
• Alexander Zverev beats Alex De Minaur to defend Washington ATP crown
• Semenya cruises to 27th consecutiv­e 800m victory
• All Blacks opt for experience over form
• Peaty’s world record amended after timing problem
• Namibia on verge of sixth straight rugby World Cup appearance
• Milak, Kolesnikov and Burdisso showcase European young talent
• SBBA plans publicatio­n as tribute to bodybuildi­ng legend
• Junior cyclist finishes third in Europe
• ‘No time to cry’ as Mourinho braces for test Premier start
• Dovizioso wins duel of Ducatis in Brno
• Suaji scores recordbrea­king win
• Chinese FA opens probe into Demba Ba racism controvers­y
• A decade on, Olympics changed China, but not how many hoped
• Pom-Pom girls and kiss cams: badminton gets edgy to win fans
• Singapore tests eye scans at immigratio­n checkpoint­s
• Laos dam collapse death toll rises to 31, scores still missing
• Tumultuous Iran braces for return of US sanctions
• 11 children rescued from ‘filthy’ hideout
• N. Korea media urges US to drop sanctions
• Venezuela arrests 6 over Maduro attack
• Trump admits son met with Russian to get informatio­n on Clinton
• Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths
• Bangladesh must improve conditions for Rohingya, scrap island plan — HRW
• Hun Sen swears ‘to die’ if vote numbers inflated
• Japan marks 73rd anniversar­y of atomic attack on Hiroshima
• Patten hits back at Beijing over Hong Kong press club row
• NZ Prime Minister returns to capital after maternity leave
• Tajikistan fears for tourism after attack on bike tourists
• Maldives opposition warns of ‘cowardly’ attempt to delay polls
• Ex-Sao Paulo mayor named as Lula’s running mate
• Greek fire death toll rises to 91
• Last survivor of famed immigrant French Resistance group dies at 101
• New protests hit southern Iraq, a month into unrest
• Clashes and looting in eastern Ethiopia
• Wall Street claims success on diversity – at least with interns
• Andrea Mitchell remembers what it was like being carried out of a news conference
• Over 50, out of work and in despair
• US economy adds 157,000 jobs in July
• Cruise beats Pooh to retain crown at box office
• In ‘Lodge 49', a pleasingly odd place
• ‘Murphy Brown’ revival to tackle sexual misconduct with #MurphyToo
• Meg Ryan would love to direct something familiar – a romcom
• Instagram celebritie­s taking China by storm
• China’s crackdown on tax evasion could victimise actors from Taiwan
• Murakami delights fans with radio show debut
• At the TV press tour, the buzziest drama is all about corporate intrigue
• Demi Lovato thankful to be alive after overdose
• Maron confirms role in the ‘Joker’, praises script
• Spike Lee stunned when asked to direct ‘BlacKkKlan­sman’
• Jason Statham came face-to-face with shark to prep for ‘The Meg’
• Edible oil traders use free-trade pact to avoid India’s tax
• Govt taking proactive steps to increase FDI
• Analysts downgrade ratings for TM as competitio­n intensifie­s
• M’sia, Indonesia to use emotion to promote palm oil to EU
• F&N’s pursuit of efficienci­es to mitigate challengin­g landscape
• Ambank, Digi partner to facilitate vcash
• Unisem’s 1H18 results in line, stronger quarters ahead
• SST on gaming, luxury items
• Optimistic on Bumi Armada’s contract extension in Vietnam
• Softer 2Q expected from RHB Bank, valuation remains compelling
• Unexciting quarters ahead for KLK with weak CPO price
• Singapore bank OCBC 2Q profit rises 16 per cent, cautious on operating environmen­t
• Mohd Bakke is new MPOB chairman
• Credit rating of Blue Cross (Asia Pacific) insurance is stable
• Bursa Malaysia ends in negative territory
• Foreign buying picks up on Bursa after 13 weeks
• Playing with history: Corsica’s Playmobil homage to Napoleon
• Couple left behind stolen painting worth over US$100 million - and big mystery
• Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers
• Linde says regulators likely to demand more divestitur­es in Praxair deal
• Friendship no more: How Russian gas is a problem for Germany
• Canada ‘very keen’ on wrapping up year-old NAFTA
• Gas giant Linde’s merger with Praxair hits US hurdle
• Iran eases currency rules, hoping to buoy rial ahead of sanctions
• IMF says German trade surplus contribute­s to trade tension
• Trump’s trade ‘extortion’ won’t work
• NAB in crosshairs as inquiry turns sights on Australian pension funds
• HSBC pre-tax profit up 4.58 pct at US$10.7 billion in first half
• China’s stocks stumble on fresh trade salvos, yuan firmer on PBOC moves
• Consultati­on prize: US-China trade war fires bonanza for advisory firms

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