The Borneo Post - 2021-11-29

• Entry ban on foreigners from 7 African nations
• CM: Bersatu, BN staying out of state polls proof of strong federal ties
• PM to make official visit to S’pore today in conjunctio­n with VTL launch
• Harden confirms going for sixth term as Simanggang rep
• Putrajaya committed to assisting Sarawak’s digital economy push — Minister
• Sarawak among first states to get 5G Internet coverage, says minister
• ‘PSB may be similar to DAP but goal not the same’
• ReDI to prepare petty traders, small businesses for digitalisa­tion wave
• DAP keeping 8 candidates under wraps — Strategy or unsure?
• ‘Chinese school signboards without Chinese characters akin to losing identity’
• Aspirasi to contest at least 20 seats, Lina for Padungan seat
• Bigger, more improved Taman Selera Muhibbah to be up in less than a year
• Associatio­n urges airlines to come up with promos for S’wakians to return to vote
• 17 areas in Singai approved for NCR perimeter survey
• PAS S’wak chief calls on authoritie­s to upgrade Saberkas Night Market surau
• Social media influencer Fadhill to contest as independen­t in Dudong
• CM: Devt agenda can continue with fresh mandate
• Leave out personal issues when casting your votes, S’wakians advised
• 40 longhouse chiefs want Sikie to defend Kakus, will not accept anyone else
• Dr Annuar urges eligible Sibu folk to get their Covid-19 booster shots
• Volunteer firefighte­rs want to be better equipped for floods
• Operations of PKRC Sibu scaled down in line with declining cases — SDDMC
• Agro-commodity devt programmes on-going, assures ministry
• KTB 2021 to bring back spark to pandemic-hit tourism sector – Karim
• Govt seeks solution to high pesticide, fertiliser prices
• DAP Miri Action Unit continues sanitisati­on work for people’s safety
• Tony Chiew expects tough multi-cornered fight in Tanjong Batu
• ‘Affordable housing doable with govt-private sector partnershi­p’
• MASwings flights for Limbang routes to return to normal on Dec 1 — Hasbi
• Family of four held over alleged intimidati­on, mischief against housewife
• Companies offer 1,224 vacancies in various sectors at job carnival
• KPDNHEP targets 15,200 rural traders to use e-wallet by 2022
• MPB launches two applicatio­ns to manage pepper tree disease
• Associatio­n calls for govt support in empowering single mothers
• Consumers fret over increase in prices of wet goods
• Dsylexia body holds rope skipping, ball balancing contests
• Omicron variant: What is known so far
• Australia detects first Covid Omicron infections
• China conducts drills near Taiwan Strait after US lawmakers’ visit
• Widow of South Korean dictator apologises for husband’s rule
• In joint op-ed, China and Russia decry US democracy summit
• Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial
• Solomon Islands PM says riots ‘orchestrat­ed’ to remove him
• Despite snub, Britain presses France on migrant action
• Honduras braces for trouble in presidenti­al election
• US Navy rescues Iran seamen adrift in Gulf for 8 days
• Iran riot police deployed after 67 arrested in Isfahan
• Germany stun Serbia, Medvedev-led Russia win
• Vaughan says sorry to Rafiq but denies racism
• KBS will not pressure Aifa to replace Nicol David — Ahmad Faizal
• India sets New Zealand 284 to win after lower order fightback
• Jota at the double as Liverpool smash Southampto­n
• Inter on leaders’ heels, Zapata sinks troubled Juve
• Brazil football crash survivor finds new life in music
• Kambosos stuns Lopez to unify lightweigh­t crown
• Late try helps Biarritz overcome Stade Francais
• Taijul and Ali shine in even Bangladesh, Pakistan contest
• AFC: Asia will steal world’s attention next year
• Liverpool rout Southampto­n as Arsenal cruise
• Increased food, transport prices to keep inflation up
• New Covid-19 variant sends markets into a frenzy
• Press Metal reports 3QFY21 profit of RM283.3 million
• Takaful industry defies pandemic to record strong growth in 1H21 — MTA
• Bursa Malaysia to see cautious trading amid heightened volatility
• Bank Islam grants RM360 mln financing facilities for Covid-19 immunisati­on programme
• MyDigital initiative­s bodes well for TM
• Shopee, Lazada still the most popular e-commerce
• Sophos discovers new Memento ransomware
• Survey reveals 72 pct of MSMEs in SEA sees boosted revenue with digital financing
• Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
• In Greece’s tough job market, non-profits offer refugee lifeline
• For Americans, convenienc­e of BNPL services come with risks
• Blues, jazz, electronic­a: It all flows through Ben LaMar Gay
• 50 years later, Leo Nocentelli’s long-lost album drops
• There will never be another Stephen Sondheim
• Chappelle’s return to alma mater raises concerns
• Kurosawa screenwrit­er’s war tale gets published in English
• Spanish writer Almudena Grandes dead at 61
• Skarsgard: It was nightmare wearing a fat suit in ‘Dune’
• Halle Berry dishearten­ed after winning Oscar
• Anger mounts at ‘humiliatio­n’ and costs of Egypt journeys
• From Rwanda to Hollywood: Kigali style goes global

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