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Day: 20 January 2023

Bersatu’s 2022 general assembly to be held in March

THE 2022 Bersatu annual general assembly will be held from March 3-5, party secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said today.  Hamzah, in a statement tonight, said this was decided at the party’s supreme council meeting last night. 

UK health system faces biggest day of strikes next month

THE UK’s crisis-hit National Health Service (NHS) is set for its biggest ever day of industrial action next month after thousands of ambulance workers announced today a series of new strikes. The state-funded healthcare system will see nurses and ambulance workers from three different unions walk out on February 6 in an ongoing pay dispute […]

Ongkili stays on as PBS president

PARTI Bersatu Sabah’s (PBS) supreme council meeting in Kota Kinabalu today voted unanimously for Maximus Ongkili to continue as its president. Thanking the members for their continuous support and trust, Ongkili said it would buy the party time to find a capable successor.

Saudi Arabia rules out Israel normalisation without 2-state solution

SAUDI Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom’s top diplomat has said, according to a tweet by the Foreign Ministry today. The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos came as Israeli Prime […]

2 students die in Balik Pulau car-bike collision

TWO female students of SMK Pondok Upeh died after their motorcycle was involved in a head-on collision with a car in Jalan Sungai Rusa, Balik Pulau, Penang last night. In the 10.10pm crash, Nur Humaira Mohd Zaini, 17, who was riding the motorcycle died on the spot while her friend, Nur Fatimah Salamahullah, also 17, […]

Tengku Zafrul meets AstraZeneca chief to discuss potential expansion in Malaysia

INTERNATIONAL Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz today held a meeting with AstraZeneca chairman Leif Johansson to discuss the potential of the leading pharmaceutical company expanding its operations in Malaysia. The minister, who is currently attending the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, said AstraZeneca has established its global business services hub in Malaysia […]

Lebanese MPs sleep in parliament to press for end to impasse

TWO independent Lebanese lawmakers have spent the night in parliament to press for the election of a new president as factional deadlock leaves the country largely leaderless amid a deepening economic crisis. “We slept here and we hope that today will bring new hope to Lebanon,” said lawmaker Najat Saliba in a video posted on […]