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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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The four pillars of Donald Trump’s Second Coming!

1. White supremacy The Republicans hated Barack Obama- a white-hot form of anger that is now directed at all Democrats, regardless of race, creed or colour. What they found particularly objectionable was that they let an outsider take over the

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WuXi Biologics and Bayer Enter into an Acquisition Agreement on a Drug Product Plant in Germany

First drug product facility in Europe to complement WuXi Biologics’ existing commercial manufacturing capacities WuXi Biologics will be the back-up manufacturer for Kovaltry™ of Bayer SHANGHAI and LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi Biologics (“WuXi Bio”) (2269.HK), a leading global open-access biologics technology

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Ezam to Guan Eng: Power transition date vital, it affects our economy!

PUCHONG: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng needs to get his brain checked for saying it was not important for Pakatan Harapan to set an official date for the power transition plan. In a statement, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Movement chairman Datuk Mohamad

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