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The authority is also thinking of conducting a retender, according to Wai Chi-sing. SING TAO Previous Next Stacy Shi The Urban Renewal Authority is considering developing the Kai Tak Road-Sa Po Road project in Kowloon City by itself although that might lead to financial pressure or a retender […]
Kamala Harris, near left, shares a laugh with Maya Rudolph, who impersonates her on Saturday Night Live, and greets young supporters at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. AP Donald Trump gestures at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. REUTERS Previous Next Vice President Kamala Harris and […]
Annie Choong was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s Hall of Fame in 2017. (OCM pic) PETALING JAYA: Annie Choong Beng Hiok, the first Malaysian woman to compete in the Olympics at a time when women were not encouraged to participate in sports, has died. Choong, the sprint queen of the 1950s, died in […]
Political commentator and author Johan Ariffin Samad at the launch of his book ‘Revisiting The Social Contract’ today. PETALING JAYA: The notion of a social contract has been used by some to over-ride the provisions of the Federal Constitution, says Sabah activist and political commentator Johan Ariffin Samad, a member of the G25 group of […]
The Home Builders Association of Nigeria (HBAN) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of unlawfully demolishing over 100 homes in Sabon Lugbe, a satellite town in Abuja. The developers stated that the demolition has displaced hundreds of residents, resulting in financial losses exceeding N200 billion. At a press conference […]
A group of 23, including family members of victims of the Batang Kali landslide, has filed a negligence suit against the Selangor government and six others over the incident. PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government has not hidden any information on the Batang Kali landslide that took 31 lives two years ago, says menteri besar Amirudin […]
Rion Sumiyoshi of Japan performs in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix de France figure skating competition in Angers, France, on Nov. 1, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Heavy rain briefly halts all Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen bullet trains TOKYO – Heavy […]
The seven nominees screened by the Senate on Wednesday for ministerial appointments have confirmed that the process was easier for them because of the mutual relationship between the Presidency and the National Assembly. The upper chamber confirmed Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment […]
Malaysian scam victims arriving in Kuala Lumpur from Cambodia after being freed previously. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Seven Malaysian victims of a job scam are returning here on Friday after nearly two months of detention at a Cambodian immigration detention centre. The group, who were detained after escaping from a human trafficking syndicate in early […]
Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows hot air balloons flying over the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Oct. 31, 2024, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins, drawing an estimated 800,000 people during the five-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. […]