The Borneo Post - 2018-12-25

• For the greater good of Sarawak
• Retail prices of petrol including RON95 to go down next year — Lim
• Podium athletes fall short at C’wealth Games, Asiad
• DBKU to go all the way in smoke-free zoning
• Police: Make sure vehicles roadworthy, follow all traffic rules
• Rihanna confirms she will be releasing new album next year
• Ensure safety of public recreation­al areas, facilities
• Malaysia sees soft power sector growth in 2018
• For the greater good of Sarawak
• Retail prices of petrol including RON95 to go down next year — Lim
• Statements of 15 people taken over death of cop who fell from hotel
• Abg Jo: Religions do not create walls
• Smoking ban: Coordinati­on vital in addressing overlappin­g issues between federal, state laws, says Dr Dzulkefly
• Smoking ban a matter under ‘public health’ – See
• A disgrace if Sarawak doesn’t implement smoking ban, says Lo
• Dr Sim disappoint­ed statement on smoking ban misinterpr­eted
• Minos concurs with Dr Sim’s stand on smoking ban
• Smoking ban a national policy to create healthy environmen­t – Padungan rep
• ‘Authoritie­s monitor imported, local vegetables constantly’
• Maszlee asked to retract ‘Islamic propaganda field’ statement
• Items under Christmas Price Control Scheme can be sold below gazetted price
• Bersatu will be the preferred choice for Malays, Bumiputera — Mohd Radzi
• Spirit of Christmas is in the air
• Sabah targets 500,000 Korean visitors
• Reject all threats to Malaysia’s peace and harmony — Shafie
• Melissa Francis launches new album
• Sabahan happy to be home for X’mas
• NGO: Europe’s palm oil ban puts M’sia’s smallholde­rs at risk
• Distrepark commended for continuing engagement with Sibu Jaya township
• Parliament­ary democracy continues to flourish in Malaysia
• Temple riot: MIA chief among 6 more charged
• Economists say too early to institute budget review
• Congestion at border points: Immigratio­n ready to open more counters, use new technology
• Labuan jobless must apply to EIS to temporaril­y survive
• Avoid politics of confrontat­ion, provocatio­n — Penguang
• Better Christmas for Kudei Baru Iban village
• Walikota lauds Kapit District Council on exemplary governance
• Time for Miri Tourism Informatio­n Centre to be upgraded – Lee
• ‘2018 an active year for SUPP Kapit branch’
• Naim’s inaugural Christmas Charity Bazaar raises RM67,000
• K-pop group MASC-Masculine thrills fans in first stop of Malaysia tour
• Sg Sebatu Tagang system first of its kind
• Project site for beautifica­tion of Lily Pond handed over to contractor
• Lee Onn’s Genesis Walk apartment units ready for occupation
• State-wide 2018 BB Love Box project adds spark to Christmas
• Single mum hopes to overcome monetary woes by securing job
• MCC invites all to new night market’s opening on NY eve
• Boulevard’s Christmas weekly lucky draw a gifts galore
• Blast rocks Kabul govt compound
• Tsunami death rises to more than 370
• Pakistan ex-leader Sharif sentenced to 7 years in jail for graft
• Care centre director gets death, some 20 others also sentenced over deaths
• Barcelona on alert for possible Christmas attack
• Thousands evacuated after ‘loud crack’ in Sydney tower
• Runs key as top South Africa, Pakistan bowlers square up
• Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend
• Pogba thanks Mourinho for improving him as a person
• Sydney halt Perth’s unbeaten A-League run
• Can leaders Dortmund halt Bayern’s Bundesliga domination?
• Humbug! Hanover coach slashes struggling squad’s Christmas break
• India spinners in race to be fit for Boxing Day test
• Marin ready to go the distance to be best-ever
• Australia skipper Paine loving heated Kohli battle
• Pochettino focused on Spurs success after hitting Everton for six
• Notorious strait could decide Sydney-Hobart race record
• Sevilla leave it late to snctch draw against Leganes
• Curry, Durant lift Warriors over Clippers in NBA thriller
• Search for survivors after killer tsunami
• Another tsunami could hit Indonesia
• Trump moves up defence chief’s exit to Jan 1
• Anak Krakatau partial collapse triggered tsunami
• Myanmar Reuters reporters appeal seven-year sentence
• No warning means no escape, say experts
• South Korea to fine BMW US$10 million over engine fires response
• Nasa spacecraft hurtles towards historic NY day fly-by
• ‘Run, a wave is coming!’ — panic and devastatio­n after tsunami
• Trump voices support for Indonesia after tsunami’s ‘unthinkabl­e devastatio­n’
• PM Hasina on top in battle of the Bangladesh Begums
• Madagascar’s Rajoelina leads election runoff, Ravalomana­na alleges fraud
• Nicaragua excluded from inaugurati­on of new Brazil leader
• British police scramble for clues in London airport drone chaos
• Queen Elizabeth extols goodwill and respect in Christmas message
• Australia to beef up technology for drone ‘crackdown’
• SpaceX launches first US national security space mission
• Christmas joy missing in rubble of Syria town
• Order signed for US military’s controvers­ial Syria exit
• Hundreds take to Beirut streets in protest over corruption
• CROSSWORD
• Unions get welcome reception in digital newsrooms
• Why drug testing at work ‘is the new don’t ask, don’t tell’
• Floral foam firm paying workers average holiday bonuses of RM58,800
• ‘Aquaman’ makes a big splash to top N. American box office
• Adam McKay went from Ron Burgundy to Dick Cheney, and it actually makes perfect sense
• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ could change Hollywood
• Lee Young-ja first comedienne to win grand prize at KBS Entertainm­ent Awards
• Despite yet another spurn, Kenneth Ma remains upbeat with popularity award
• A tour of the DC we see on TV, from ‘Veep' to ‘House of Cards'
• Dominic West: It’d be cool to have a transgende­r Bond
• Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't want to go full Cockney accent in ‘Mary Poppins Returns'
• Gemma Arterton views her career as a creative adventure
• Rebranding necessary for The Hills to diversify its offerings
• Upside expected for Ta Ann following new certificat­e
• HRDF cracks down on errant employers
• ‘Experience at board level critical’
• Renewable energy will see growth in solar segment in 2019
• Promising outlook for Yinson’s FPSO segment
• Phases to enhance profession­als
• Economy likely to grow in FebruaryAp­ril 2019
• RAM reaffirms rating of Mydin’s sukuk as operating performanc­e improves in FY18
• ‘Recalibrat­e 2019 Budget only if oil price hits US$30’
• Aeon Credit beats expectatio­ns with growth from M40
• Maybank’s AAA ratings reaffirmed
• Foreign investors continue selling for seventh week
• Bursa Malaysia ends at the day’s high on window dressing activities
• George Kent-MRCB JV’s LRT3 project to be one of strongest profile
• Forget eggnog, Ghanaians sip local drinks at Christmas
• Serbia’s cafe culture percolates 400 metres undergroun­d
• Singapore plans an undergroun­d future
• Early winter weather puts US safe-haven corn planting in doubt
• Gold rises as US political uncertaint­y breeds risk-aversion
• Top Trump official calls bankers, will convene meeting
• Italy rejigs measures to spur sale of green cars
• Kraft Heinz, Mondelez make the cut in Campbell Soup’s internatio­nal business auction
• Venezuela navy confronts Exxon oil ship in Guyana border dispute
• Australia’s MYOB recommends KKR’s marked-down US$1 billion buyout offer, shares rise
• China to remove some import, export tariffs including feed meals
• Oil rises on signs low prices crimping US output though economic worries weigh
• Shanghai rebar falls as investors shrug off

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