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THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, SABAH AND SARAWAK B$1.00 | RM3.50 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 VOL.24 | NO.187
LIFESTYLE 15
A centenarian’s celebration
FEATURES 26
Radiation: How much am I getting?
WORLD 31
First day of free mask collection
proceeds without a hitch
BUSINESS 10
Experts: Travel bans, business
closures could hurt economy
HOME 4
Programme boosts women’s
con˜idence
MINISTER JOINS INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS DAY EVENT
Minister at the Prime Minister’s Of ice and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah
of iciated the Cycling and Walkathon in conjunction with the International Customs Day at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien yesterday.
PHOTO: RAHWANI ZAHARI (Full report on Page 3)
Azlan Othman
Work is entering the age of the unknown
with the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4) and
according to the Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology (RMIT) in 2018, ive out of 10
workplace activities will be automated by 2055.
It also added that 65 per cent of the children
starting school today will hold jobs that don’t
currently exist, while 375 million workers will
need to change occupations by 2030.
Jobs requiring digital skills
to go up by 12pc in four years
Moreover, on average, one-third of
today’s skills sets will be replaced in the
coming years. And by 2024, roles requiring
digital skills will grow by 12 per cent.
This was highlighted by Director of
Trade, Investment and Innovation Design
at the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Paci ic (UN
ESCAP) Dr Mia Mikic in a public lecture titled
‘Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Inclusive
Future of Work’. The lecture was held at the
extension building of the Pengiran Anak
Puteri Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB)
Institute of Health Sciences at Universiti
Brunei Darussalam (UBD) on Saturday.
Dr Mikic said the Industrial Revolution
4.0 is characterised by a range of new
technologies that are fusing the physical,
digital and biological worlds; impact on all
disciplines; economies and industries; and
even challenging ideas about what it means
to be human.
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BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines yesterday
reported the irst death from a new virus
outside of China, where authorities delayed the
opening of schools in the worst-hit province
and tightened quarantine measures in a city
that allow only one family member to venture
out to buy supplies.
The Philippine Department of Health
said a 44-year-old Chinese man from
Wuhan was admitted on January 25 after
experiencing a fever, cough, and sore throat.
He developed severe pneumonia, and in
his last few days, “the patient was stable and
showed signs of improvement, however, the
condition of the patient deteriorated within
his last 24 hours resulting in his demise”. The
man’s 38-year-old female companion, also
from Wuhan, also tested positive for the virus
and remains in hospital isolation in Manila.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
approved a temporary ban on all travellers,
except Filipinos, from China and its
autonomous regions. The United States (US),
Japan, Singapore and Australia have imposed
similar restrictions despite criticism from
China and an assessment from the World
Health Organization (WHO) that they were
unnecessarily hurting trade and travel.
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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Novak Djokovic battled
through a ive-set thriller with Dominic Thi-
em to maintain his dominance at the Aus-
tralian Open yesterday, claiming a record
eighth title and returning to world number
one in the process.
The indomitable Serb stretched his un-
beaten streak this season to 13 but he had
to rally from two sets to one down to beat
the ifth-seeded Austrian 6£4, 4£6, 2£6, 6£3,
6£4 in a nearly four-hour marathon.
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Djokovic beats
Thiem in five-set
epic to win eighth
Australian Open
Philippines reports first
virus death outside China