The Borneo Post - 2018-12-17

• Petro tax to boost coastal devt
• ALL SMILES:
• Permit to bring in sugar to reduce cost of F&B manufactur­ers — Chong
• Gold at last for ‘proud’ Sindhu, Shi stuns Momota
• Sri Lanka reinstates minister ousted prime
• ‘Adopt pets from shelters to reduce strays’
• Disney aims for box-office heights in 2019
• Abg Johari pledges RM100,000 to support PKMS
• Avoid U-turns or risk pushing investors away — MIA president
• Family outing turns tragic after boy, 6, drowns in pool
• More fire hydrant ‘friends’ needed to tackle vandalism
• Imported chicken feed among reasons for egg price hike
• Ali Biju deserves PKR national vice-president’s post, says branch leader
• Home Ministry to study role of ESScom in Sabah
• 50 per cent of workers retrenched this year from Klang Valley – Kula Segaran
• Cabotage policy won’t be reinstated, says Loke
• Close ranks to take on GPS, Baru tells PKR Sarawak leaders
• Bersatu called to spread wings to Sabah
• Bersatu won’t blindly accept new members, says Muhyiddin
• Don’t regard non-Muslim Amanah members as second-class citizens — Veep
• Firefighte­r injured in temple fracas critically ill — Heart Institute
• Asean yet to get due credit, says Dr Mahathir
• Thailand’s Rangsit University presents honorary doctorate to Dr Mahathir
• Jerusalem should remain as it is — PM
• Dr Annuar: Decision to close K1Ms could lead to congestion
• Some 2,000 academics, non-teaching staff take time off for sports carnival
• Hall of oldest Malay associatio­n to get facelift
• Focus on schools, not on Sarawak, Sabah as ‘medan dakwah’ – PBDSB tells Maszlee
• Bumburing’s party now called Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah
• DAP will not work with Umno, says Gobind
• Former Melaka chief minister Abdul Rahim quits Umno
• Pageant beauties contribute to mass blood donation drive
• Second Harbour Run raises RM10,000 for local charities
• Fire victims upset over shoddy workmanshi­p on new longhouse
• KPJ Kuching’s annual ‘berkhatan’ involves 30 Malay and non-Malay boys
• ‘Not one sen of RTP fund ever goes into my pocket’
• A SEVENTEEN step to a bitter-sweet PJ corner
• ‘Develop singing talent into music career’
• Sarawak Singing Council strives to unearth, groom musical talents among schoolchil­dren
• Jironi, Jacyntha emerge champions of Christmas Golf Course Run 2018
• Rep urges Sesco to check old power lines and wirings
• UN chief calls for ‘credible’ probe into Khashoggi murder
• Kremlin should take the lead on rap music, not shut it down, says Putin
• Maldives seizes US$6.5 million from former president
• Six children among 10 dead in Russia house fires
• Ronaldo penalty sees off Torino, Icardi gets Inter back winning
• Real Madrid, Atletico close in on Barcelona
• Netherland­s to face Belgium in hockey World Cup final
• Ageless Santos eclipses Le Clos for butterfly world gold
• Egypt or South Africa will host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: CAF
• Norway’s Kilde wins crash-marred Val Gardena downhill
• Triple-doubles from James, Ball lift Lakers
• Latham ton puts New Zealand in charge of first Sri Lanka Test
• Symonds reveals Singh’s emotional apology over ‘monkeygate’
• Emulate local sports heroes, players urged
• ‘We did our best’, says defender Aidil Zafuan
• Kohli joins Tendulkar with six centuries in Australia
• Pochettino tells Tottenham to believe in title challenge
• State cyclists to be selected based on points system
• Jesus shines as City regain top spot, Eriksen fires Spurs
• Alvarez overwhelms Fielding in third for super middlweigh­t title
• Ex-military chief to be next Australia governor-general
• Cambodia seizes record 3-tonne haul of African ivory
• Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa pledges reforms to promote democracy
• Australia reaffirms Israel decision despite backlash
• At least 20 Afghan civilians killed in airstrike
• Uganda’s popstar MP ‘hiding’ from police after raid, says lawyer
• Nations agree rulebook for Paris climate treaty
• Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
• Katowice climate summit: Three key outcomes
• Bishop from China’s undergroun­d Catholic church steps down
• Ukraine synod creates independen­t church
• Guatemalan girl’s dad says she was healthy, well-hydrated before death at border
• Nicaragua police raid opposition paper, end rights groups’ permits
• ‘Yellow vest’ protests lose momentum on decisive weekend
• Democrats vow to challenge court ruling undercutti­ng Obamacare
• Trump, criticized for skipping earlier visits, travels to cemetery
• Interior secretary latest highprofil­e Trump admin departure
• US-led coalition says it destroyed Islamic State site in Syrian mosque
• Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen’s Hodeida despite ceasefire
• US sanctions won’t change Iran policies, says FM
• Fight against Boko Haram tops regional summit agenda
• Displaced huddle in a basement as winter grips Syria
• Hundreds march in S. Leone against sexual violence
• Papua massacre shines light on forgotten conflict
• Emily Blunt puts spoonful of British class into Mary Poppins
• Police checked on Pete Davidson after alarming Instagram message
• Abhishek to lead second season of Amazon’s ‘Breathe’
• Japanese animation classic hits Chinese screens 30 years late
• Actress Mandy Wong dances away in new reality show
• How Lucas Hedges became one of the most ubiquitous movie actors of 2018
• Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan to play lovers in new movie
• Anti-harassment groups share US$20 mln CBS handout after Les Moonves exit
• Rosamund Pike just want to ‘be herself’ for now
• China-US begins new trade negotiatio­ns, ECB ends stimulus
• AmBank’s CX Lounge focuses on developing a culture of understand­ing customers’ needs
• Foreign funds inflow to improve in coming weeks, says analyst
• Bank aims to boost assistance for SMEs
• MBM’s alloy wheel unit to improve in FY19
• Smartphone shipments to rebound in 2019
• ASUS ROG phone revolution­ises mobile gaming
• Technical Specificat­ions
• As Brexit muddles along, Trump roots for a full break
• Shock waves of #MeToo reach the City of London
• 5G network: A revolution not without risks
• Mexico targets 50 per cent jump in oil output under ‘Pemex rescue’
• No crazy stuff, Mexico budget keeps expectatio­ns in check
• Deep in the red, Chinese county pays price for vanity-projects
• Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open up
• Ear cleaners, roadside clerks, antiquated jobs thrive in Yangon
• Wanda inks US$1.7 billion ‘red tourism’ site in China’s Communist heartland
• Shenzhen, China’s reform pioneer, leads tech revolution
• 2018: The year volatility came home to roost
• Esports players say ‘dream job’ is more than fun and games
• ‘Gris’ is one of the most visually striking games of this or any other year
• Shining a light on ‘sundowning’
• Inflammato­ry bowel disease on the rise
• Is it irritable bowel disease?

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