The Borneo Post - 2021-04-17

• Covid-19 spike continues
• Pulapol under EMCO after high number of trainees tested positive
• Uggah: CM to meet CP to discuss tightening enforcemen­t
• Chelsea stand in way of City quadruple bid
• Jimmy Lai among five HK activists jailed
• ACCCIS welcomes state’s decision not to implement MCO
• ‘Existing vaccines are still effective against S. African and UK variants’
• Police permit required for inter-zone travels
• RM1-mln AFF project to benefit 4,282 farmers in Dudong
• Kraftangan M’sia sets RM1.8 mln sales goal for WWA 2021 promo
• BN likely to make a comeback in Sarawak, says ex-academicia­n
• PPj introduces numbered pass system to address congestion at Ramadan bazaar
• Widow of Kpg Tanduo hero keeps his memory alive with Ramadan menu of popiah, sugarcane juice
• PDRM to further improve ‘MyBayar Saman’ app
• Pepper R&D centre at Semenggok ready by July
• Ministry plans to expand pepper sector covering farming, products
• Najib’s bid to get 1MDB-related documents to be heard May 31
• RM5.8 mln to build, upgrade public facilities in Segamat
• ‘Not all goods in Sarawak, Sabah pricier than those in peninsula’
• Media platform providers told to remove advertisem­ents on gambling
• ‘Usahawan Bijak, Usahawan Berdaftar’ campaign encourages traders to register with SSM
• ‘Sarawak in better position after getting O&G rights’
• MP calls for more transparen­cy on Covid-19 situation in Sarawak
• Fitness level not affected after receiving vaccine shot while fasting, says police chief
• Spike in Covid-19 cases in Sibu mostly due to workplace infections — Assistant minister
• SDMC: Training centres and institutio­ns must adhere to SOP
• Man convicted for drug abuse, 3 others for riding drunk
• Man claims trial to injuring JPJ officer, damaging department’s vehicle
• Duo slapped with 28 months’ jail each for snatch theft
• Guan Dee takes oath as Federal deputy minister
• Company director held under Sosma for sabotage on water services in Selangor granted RM50,000 bail
• Ismail Sabri: EMCO in four localities from April 17
• Covid-19: Labuan all set for phase two vaccinatio­n
• Face shields mandatory for traders at markets, hawker centres
• Baru: Villagers claim individual­s exploiting lax border controls
• Of medical advice and Covid-19 vaccinatio­n
• Works progress of Batu 1 beach project currently at five per cent
• Malaysia Airlines offers flexibilit­y to change travel dates
• Jalan Kebiau folk praised for setting up own cooperativ­e
• Covid-19 patients expose shoddy facilities at PKRC
• Ignorance, complacenc­y reasons for high Covid-19 cases in Kapit
• Notice of disruption in MPP waste collection services
• Study finds higher risks of blood clots in Covid-19 patients than in vaccinated people
• Eight killed in mass shooting in US city
• Chauvin decides not to testify at Floyd murder trial
• EU unlikely to renew AstraZenec­a orders —France
• Lebanese doctor’s drive to curb Covid with sniffer dogs
• Argentina ICU staff bracing for next wave of Covid-19 admissions
• WHO ‘very concerned’ over sharp increase in Covid cases in PNG
• Spanish govt under pressure to extend state of emergency
• Chicago urges calm over police shooting of teen
• Biden renews pledge to support AAPI communitie­s
• Brazil Supreme Court confirms annulment of Lula da Silva’s graft conviction­s
• UN to maintain Afghanista­n mission
• Australian court hits Google over collection of user location data
• Singapore activist crowdfunds US$108,000 to pay PM libel damages
• Bucks down Hawks as Antetokoun­mpo eases way back from injury
• Stokes makes English cricket history with Wisden award
• Jordan to honour Bryant at Hall of Fame ceremony
• Roma line up Europa League semi with United, Arsenal cruise into last four
• Recovery, redemption at stake in Copa del Rey final
• What to watch in Europe
• Bundesliga calendar chaos as Hertha forced to quarantine
• Third Japan area scraps public Olympic torch relay over virus
• Semenya wins 5,000m race, but falls short of Tokyo qualifying time
• Australia could prioritise Olympic athletes for vaccine
• Pogba accuses former United boss Mourinho of ‘going against players’
• Lanky sprinter Arsyad has potential, says coach Mohd Poad
• Vietnam to contest only 11 sports in Asean Para Games
• Coleman to miss Tokyo Olympics despite reduced ban
• Marquez wants to ‘feel like a MotoGP rider again’
• Analysts optimistic about MR DIY’s earnings outlook
• FMM: Expedite CPTPP, RCEP to assist recovery
• QFC, Labuan IBFC ink MoU to enhance Asia, MENA financial sector ties
• Citigroup to exit Malaysia, 12 other consumer banking markets
• Khazanah raises RM312 mln from shares in TM
• Global oil demand won’t return to prepandemi­c levels till 2022
• Extra Malayan Cement shares to boost operations
• Mida facilitate­s industries to pursue R&D
• Analysts positive on KPower’s job prospects as demand for green-energy products increase
• MCMC aims to further improve Internet, broadband coverage
• Four Islamic banks in Skim Cakna pilot project
• Finance leaders rethink roles and responsibi­lities as new operating reality sets in
• Affin Hwang’s fund provides Malaysians easy access to China assets
• New internatio­nal destinatio­ns expected to boost air travel
• DIBIZ app helps oil palm players to run biz digitally
• Maybank Group to reschedule 61st AGM — Chairman
• Bursa M’sia rebounds to end marginally higher on late buying
• Rising hopes, lingering questions in cruise sector comeback
• Singapore has one-third of global cruise travellers
• HBO documentar­y ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division
• We are better as friends: JLo, A-Rod split
• ‘Season of Passage’ to get movie adaptation
• New movies to stream this week: ‘The Banishing,’ ‘Hope’ and more
• Ono’s ‘Wish Tree’ at Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden is branching out
• For Azerbaijan­is displaced by war, a chance to finally go home
• Woman gets pregnant while already pregnant, gives birth to twins conceived 3 weeks apart

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