Netanyahu, Gantz in standoff over Israeli unity government
Gantz says his party has the majority votes. (Reuters pic) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were in a standoff over calls for a unity government on Thursday as election results put the premier’s long tenure at risk. In a major development following Tuesday’s polls, Netanyahu said he preferred […]
Clooney calls for global action as unveils S.Sudan corruption report
Clooney has been a longtime campaigner for human rights in Sudan. (Reuters pic) LONDON: Hollywood star George Clooney on Thursday urged the international community to “step up” as he unveiled a report alleging links between global corporations, tycoons and governments and rampant corruption in South Sudan which has extracted billions of dollars in profits. Clooney […]
140-year-old Penang Town Hall building to finally undergo restoration in December
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 20 ― The 140-year-old Penang Town Hall building that fell into disrepair early…
Malaysia’s income growth success story is an unequal one, and here’s why
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The country’s richest 10 per cent controlled nearly half of total…
Justin Trudeau admits to racist ‘brownface’ makeup
CANADA’S Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a fervent advocate of the multiculturalism integral to Canadian identity, apologised…
Bangladesh rural poor bear financial burden of climate change
POOR, rural Bangladeshis are spending far more than the government and aid agencies to combat the…
Yoursay: Muslims should reject Hadi’s racism
YOURSAY | ‘Hadi, please don’t use the word ‘we’. Sarawak has no place for you or your kind.’
RSPO probing firms implicated in Indonesian forest fires
Sustainable palm oil group’s CEO says it has contacted members to collect more information and verify fires.