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Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 as Cabinet resigns
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes yesterday that would give him scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency, and picked a new prime minister after Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet stepped down. Most importantly,
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Waytha: Govt wants us to join all festivities, will hold meetings to allay confusion
PUCHONG: The government encourages Malaysians to participate in all multicultural celebrations held anywhere, including schools. In a statement yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister Department P Waytha Moorthy the decision was made in a Cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister
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The police and the DPP really must do better: Another day during the inquest into the death in custody of Thanabalan
I woke up to a leak in my bathroom. The floor was wet. Water was dripping from the ceiling. I got the ladder. I found the problem. I messaged the lawyer that I would be late. I couldn’t make it
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US House sends Trump impeachment charges to Senate for trial
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted yesterday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers
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‘US-China deal could hurt Malaysia palm oil exports to China’
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China jumped 33.9% in 2019 to 2.49 million tonnes but Beijing’s latest trade deal with the US could limit gains this year, a Malaysian palm official said today. “Now with the 1st deal
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Brazilian tribes and forest tappers unite against Bolsonaro
XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK: Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces yesterday to oppose steps by Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on. Some 450 members of 47 tribes met for
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Two weeks after wedding, Imam discovers he married a man!
A Ugandan Imam has been suspended for getting married to a fellow man. According to Daily Monitor, a Ugandan online news outlet, Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District tied the knot with his ‘wife’ Ms
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Guatemalan leader says Mexico plans to contain new caravan
Guatemala’s new president yesterday faced an early test of his ability to manage migration as a caravan of hundreds of people left Honduras for the United States, and said Mexico would halt its progress. President Alejandro Giammattei inherited a contentious
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Karim committed to fight for Sabah’s rights
KIMANIS: Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) candidate in the Kimanis parliamentary by-election Datuk Karim Bujang promised to continue to fight for Sabah’s rights as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), if given the mandate. He said he would pursue the
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Digital Travel APAC by WBR Singapore strengthens session formats, speaker line-up to accelerate personalisation in the new decade
SINGAPORE, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Travel Summit APAC, organized by WBR Singapore, is the largest gathering of top travel professionals across various verticals in Asia is returning for 2020. The three-day conference event will see eCommerce, Digital Marketing and Customer
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