At least 53 killed in Mexico migrant truck accident
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -At least 53 mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents to befall migrants risking their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open and spilled out migrants when the truck crashed on […]
Ruling to decide fate of Garuda’s revamp plan
JAKARTA: PT Garuda Indonesia faces a court ruling yesterday on a debt suspension sought by a vendor that would buy it time for a restructuring that is testing how far Indonesia’s government will go to rescue a state-owned company. Garuda amassed US$9.8bil (RM41.3bil) in debt and judges in a Jakarta court are due to decide […]
Umno supreme council ‘disappointed’ over Najib’s Court of Appeal decision
PETALING JAYA: The Umno supreme council expresses its “disappointment” in the decision of the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur to uphold former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conviction for misappropriating RM42mil from SRC International Sdn Bhd. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, in a statement Thursday (Dec 9), said the party hoped Najib’s […]
Siasatan pengambilan tanah PKNS Sungai Baru ditangguh tahun depan
KUALA LUMPUR: Siasatan pengambilan tanah di flat Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru ditangguhkan ke tahun depan. Perbadanan Pembangunan Kampung Baru (PKB), berkata ia hasil rundingan bersama Jabatan Ketua Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (JKPTG WPKL), pemaju dan pemilik lot atau flat PKNS Sungai Baru berhubung isu berkenaan. Katanya, […]
Volkswagen cranks up electric car investment
FRANKFURT, Dec 9 — German auto giant Volkswagen said today that it would bulk up its investment in electric vehicles and digitalisation to €89 billion (US$101 billion) over the next five years. The 12-brand group will dedicate 56 per cent of its €159 billion of investment to developing the cars of the future, up from […]
US court rejects Trump bid to keep Capitol riot documents secret
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 — A US federal appeals court on Thursday rejected former president Donald Trump’s bid to prevent the release of White House records relating to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that President Joe Biden could waive executive privilege on the records, so […]
Rosmah’s bribery trial halted as MySejahtera status still orange, Najib confirmed as her final witness
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial before the High Court could not go on today, as the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak still has a MySejahtera status that is “orange” in colour. This morning was scheduled for the continuation of Rosmah’s trial where she would have […]
