[ad_1] MP SPEAKS | The last day of Parliament saw the announcement of the long-awaited creation of eight selected parliamentary committees (PSCs); key entities in a fully functioning parliamentary democracy. However, we are disappointed to note the absence of the Special Select Committee on Gender Equality and Family Development, which …
Read More »The government extends RMCO until December 31
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The government has announced that the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) has been extended from its original deadline of August 31 to December 31 this year. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) He said this is because Covid-19 infection cases continue to rise inside and outside …
Read More »Coca-Cola to cut thousands of jobs as coronavirus hits sales
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co joined a list of large US companies on Friday that laid off thousands of workers in response to the coronavirus crisis, offering voluntary agreements across all their businesses and promising to cut their number of workers in half. operating units. The company was offering …
Read More »Najib: Dr. M’s personal attacks failed in Slim’s polls
[ad_1] The victorious BN candidate, Mohd Zaidi Aziz, flanked by Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former President Najib Razak, tonight. (Named image) TANJUNG MALIM: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak says Barisan Nasional’s big victory in Slim’s by-elections is proof that people have rejected the strategy of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s …
Read More »In the new standard, all parties must work together, says Muhyiddin
[ad_1] Muhyiddin Yassin, on a visit to Sabah, called for political stability in the state. (Photo by Bernama) KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Muhyidin Yassin has urged Sabah’s political leaders to unite and work as a team in efforts to develop the state. Muhyiddin, who is also president of PPBM, said …
Read More »Petaling Street will be ‘liberated’ from foreign merchants, vice
[ad_1] Large numbers of foreign merchants are reported to be operating without a license, and some are engaged in prostitution. KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya today promised to “liberate” the famous Petaling Street shopping area from being run by foreign merchants with gangster attitudes. Edmund Santhara, the deputy minister for the Federal …
Read More »Black man shot by police, paralyzed, handcuffed to bed, says father
[ad_1] Jacob Blake is recovering from being shot in the back by Kenosha police on Aug. 23 (AP photo). WASHINGTON: Jacob Blake is chained to his hospital bed despite being paralyzed after being repeatedly shot in the back by US police, his father said Friday. “Why do you have that …
Read More »Sarawak Covid-19 SOPs Could Be Modified After Prime Minister’s Announcement, Says Uggah
[ad_1] Douglas Uggah Embas KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to have its own Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), but will make adjustments based on what Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin announced last night, said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Speaking at the committee’s press conference on the virus last night, …
Read More »Criminal networks in the plastic waste trade
[ad_1] A NEW Interpol report on global plastic waste management has found an alarming rise in the illegal plastic waste trade around the world since 2018. Interpol has highlighted the infiltration of criminal networks into the plastic waste trade through illegal redirection of shipments and unauthorized waste management methods. The …
Read More »Trump calls anti-racist protesters in Washington ‘thugs’
[ad_1] Metropolitan Police confront protesters in a section of Black Lives Matter Plaza Thursday night. (AP Image) LONDONDERRY: Just accepted the Republican nomination, US President Donald Trump spoke harsh words for anti-racist protesters Friday during a campaign stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire. Addressing a crowd in …
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