KOTA SAMARAHAN, March 28 ― Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg opines that the Central Database Hub (Padu) should not gather excessive information unrelated to the financial status of the people. Pointing out that the database system lacked justification, Abang Johari said the people of Sarawak are eager to understand why … Read more
NEW YORK, March 10 — Financial industry heavyweights convened in New York last week to raise funds for a finance museum that has lost its iconic Wall Street address. At the Museum of American Finance gala, billionaire Ken Griffin welcomed attendees on enormous video screens in Manhattan’s art deco-style Ziegfeld Ballroom. Mark Carney, chair of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and Mirzan Mahathir have requested that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) be patient about their asset declarations as they were given 30 days to comply with the orders for them to declare assets amassed over four decades. Both sons of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir … Read more
LONDON, Dec 8 — Britain’s royals will gather at London’s Westminster Abbey on Friday for what has become an annual Christmas carol concert hosted by Kate, the Princess of Wales. Kate will be joined by her husband Prince William, the heir to the throne, who will give a reading during the service at the Abbey … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 20 — Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, following a last-minute postponement of Saturday’s performance due to record breaking heat after a fan died in the sweltering conditions a day earlier. Temperatures were significantly lower on Sunday following two days of record-breaking heat … Read more
PRAYAGRAJ: Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers gathered on the banks of India's Ganges river on Friday for a holy bath, despite a 30-fold rise in coronavirus cases in the past month. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Several political leaders turned up at the residence of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin here tonight, believed to attend a meeting on the latest political developments in the country.
AMSTERDAM: Hundreds of mourners on Wednesday started filing past the coffin of slain Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was gunned down in broad daylight in an Amsterdam street two weeks ago. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
WEST DIDSBURY, United Kingdom: Anti-racism demonstrators gathered on Tuesday at a mural of striker Marcus Rashford after it was vandalised amid a deluge of abuse against England players. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Jubilant Manchester City fans gathered outside the Etihad Stadium to celebrate the team's Premier League title triumph after arch rivals Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Leicester on Tuesday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
