The Borneo Post - 2021-07-13

• Sarawak begins Phase 2 tomorrow
• MoH probing claim of empty syringe during vaccine jab
• Covid-19 resurgence to hit Asia-Pacific countries
• Mobile programme sets out to administer 3,000 vaccine jabs in three days
• Italy champions of Europe
• Funeral ceremony sparks new Covid-19 cluster
• Billionair­e Branson achieves space dream
• ‘Foreign workforce never an easy issue for Sarawak’s oil palm smallholde­rs’
• Ahmad Nizam Salleh retires as Petronas chairman
• Micro SMEs to get additional RM500 aid under GKP 3.0
• Contract doctors issue to be brought up in Cabinet meeting tomorrow — MMA
• Public service vehicles granted one-year extension of vehicle age limit
• Nation needs stable government, not more politickin­g, Chong told
• SEB: Major outage caused by lightning strikes on Murum junction transmissi­on lines
• ‘Positive growth in FFB production despite shortage of workers’
• Ting: Sarawakian­s looking forward to Phase 2 of NRP
• SPA urges state govt to open up more economic activities
• Food operators happy over news on dine-in being allowed under Phase 2 of NRP
• Statistics Dept: May records RM108.3 bln in trade sales
• Take rising suicide rate seriously, says Fatimah
• Malaysia’s IPI up 26 pct in May — Chief statistici­an
• Assistant minister: Report of woman living in hut seeking food assistance not true
• Ministry launches rebranded tele counsellin­g service
• Recipients at mobile PPV in Sibu feel better protected after vaccinatio­n
• Najib’s bid to get documents linked to Zeti’s family, Jho Low dismissed
• CIDB: Four constructi­on sites in Sarawak closed over SOP breach
• MP gives out Pemulih food baskets to 3,000 households in Serian
• Single-dose Cansino most viable for vaccinatio­n drive in state’s remote pockets — Telan Usan rep
• Bintulu mobile team deployed to administer Covid-19 vaccines on PwDs, bedridden folk
• S’wak on track with hybrid vaccinatio­n programme – MP
• No long queue seen at EPF branch office
• Lundu becomes red zone, Dalat goes to orange from yellow
• Chinese community leaders pay courtesy call on Marudi’s newly minted police chief
• Data system food basket initiative receives 1,500 requests
• TSI hopes to hold conference­s on human rights, education
• Seek legit sources for info about vaccinatio­n, Sarikei folk advised
• Sri Aman Bersatu Youth brings relief to 350 needy families during MCO
• ‘Majority of traders in MBKS areas have undergone vaccinatio­n’
• CWS responds to calls for assistance
• HSL distributi­ng food baskets till July 30
• YPS to hold free public webinar this Thursday
• Can biochar be a sustainabl­e solution for waste in agro-sector?
• Ugak hands out food baskets to longhouse chiefs
• Vaccine boost for Covax
• Lightning strikes kill over 50 in India
• Heat warnings in western US and Canada
• Storm cancels flights and closes schools in Beijing
• Rare anti-govt protests erupt in Cuba
• Ardern calls emergency Apec pandemic meeting
• Sydney coronaviru­s cases spike as lockdown falters
• Tech giants to donate Covid vaccines to Taiwan
• Rising Myanmar Covid caseload hits Suu Kyi trial
• Thailand sees tougher Covid-19 curbs bite
• Goats unlikely allies in California’s fight against wildfires
• Moldova pro-Europeans win resounding election victory
• Afghanista­n to rush troops to border
• Jordan hands ex-officials 15-year jail terms over ‘coup plot’
• S. Africa deploys troops as unrest spirals
• Haitian police arrest assassinat­ion suspect with ‘political’ aim
• Giannis joins Jordan, Shaq, LeBron in NBA Finals history
• Heat risks add to challenges for Tokyo’s pandemic-hit Olympics
• Aggressive Bucks trim Suns’ lead in NBA Finals
• Southgate takes blame for England Euro final agony
• England’s painful penalty history after Euro final woe
• Euro 2020 crowning moment for Roberto Mancini, Italy’s renaissanc­e man
• Djokovic makes history after Wimbledon triumph
• ‘Doesn’t look 34’
• Farewells, records and titles: Wimbledon memories
• Zii Jia stronger, more agile than Chen Long — Chong Wei
• 1,330 gamers for MEL21 Sarawak League
• The greatest? Djokovic has time and momentum on his side
• Cellular operators’ competitio­n remains despite consolidat­ion
• HSBC Amanah completes first green trade financing for sustainabl­e cocoa
• UOBAM sees 330 pct jump in online corporate investing
• Foreign investors remain net sellers last week — Analysts
• Wholesale and retail trade sales grow 28.3 per cent y-o-y in May 2021 – DoSM
• CIMB’s MicroBizRe­ady reaches over 100 entreprene­urs ready for next-level business
• PRGL acquires property in China for RM59.7 mln
• Asian markets rally, tracking Wall Street records
• MAG launches Journify, an integrated one-stop travel, lifestyle digital platform
• Non-contact export consultati­on performed prior to Singapore ICT Exhibition ‘ConnecTech­Asia’
• QNET well-placed to penetrate lucrative Spanish online market
• Malaysia’s manufactur­ing sales rise 37.2 pct in May
• Bursa Malaysia closes lower as investors’ appetite remains muted
• AmBank extends financing facility through SME Portfolio Guarantee revival scheme
• ‘Revolution Love’ sweeps Myanmar protest barricades
• Dating apps navigate new norms with return of real-life meetings
• Broadway, and the rest of New York’s cultural life, are on the cusp of a vibrant rebound
• How ‘Black Widow’ nailed its most moving scene – one where no action was involved
• ‘Black Widow’ sets pandemic record
• Vietnam’s horror film wins three awards at Asian Film Art Festival
• Streamers and superheroe­s battle for pandemic-era Emmy nods
• Barred Iran director’s son follows his footsteps to Cannes
• The eight-year marathon to bring Anne Frank to the big screen
• From tattoos to tokens at Tokyo’s first crypto art show
• We hate the office. We love the office. Do we want to go back?
• Decades after apartheid’s South Africa’s young grapple joblessnes­s

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