Brazil’s Lula sacks army commander after anti-government riots

6 days ago Malay Mail

BRASÍLIA, Jan 22 — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sacked the commander of Brazil’s army yesterday, two weeks after an election-denying mob loyal to his far-right predecessor ransacked the halls of power in Brasilia. Lula held his first meeting with his military top brass on Friday. Lula has said he suspects security forces may have been involved in the riots, in which more than 2,000 people were arrested. Defence Minister Jose Mucio said following Friday’s meeting with Lula and the military chiefs that there was no direct armed forces involvement. Lula arrives in Buenos Aires today and will meet with Fernandez the following day.
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Art Basel confirms rise of Paris in art world

Visitors look at art pieces during the ‘Paris Art Basel’ event, ahead of the official opening of Europe’s biggest contemporary art market in Paris, on October 19, 2022. With “Paris + Art Basel”, the world’s biggest fair organiser has added another major city to its roster. Art Basel already runs events in Basel, Miami and Hong Kong. Visitors look at art pieces during the ‘Paris Art Basel’ event, ahead of the official opening of Europe’s biggest contemporary art market in Paris, on October 19, 2022. Visitors look at art pieces during the ‘Paris Art Basel’ event, ahead of the official opening of Europe’s biggest contemporary art market in Paris, on October 19, 2022.

3 months ago Malay Mail

Trump ally Bannon sentenced to prison for contempt of Congress

Despite the prison sentence, Steve Bannon, who currently runs a streaming political commentary website, could remain out of jail well into next year while fighting his appeal. — AFP picWASHINGTON, Oct 22 — Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon was sentenced yesterday to four months in prison for refusing to testify in the congressional probe of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Bannon has “not produced a single document... and has not provided any testimony on any topic,” he said. ‘Assaulted the rule of law’Despite the prison sentence, Bannon, who currently runs a streaming political commentary website, could remain out of jail well into next year while fighting his appeal. It also showed him advocating for Congress to block Biden — who defeated Trump in the November 2020 election — from becoming head of state.

3 months ago Malay Mail

China’s Communist Party endorses Xi’s ‘core’ leadership

China’s President Xi Jinping (centre) gestures during the closing ceremony of the 20th Chinese Communist Party’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 22, 2022. — AFP picBEIJING, Oct 22 — China’s Communist Party on Saturday endorsed Xi Jinping’s “core position” in the country’s leadership, all but assuring he will be handed an unprecedented third term in power. A new Central Committee of around 200 senior Party officials was elected shortly after before the closing ceremony. Other high-profile Communist Party top brass absent from the new Central Committee include high-ranking diplomat Yang Jiechi and economic tsar Liu He. This could be answered on Sunday when the Standing Committee is unveiled.

3 months ago Malay Mail

Unlike British monarch, Malaysian monarch does not act on advice of the executive in the matter of dissolution of legislative assembly — Hafiz Hassan

OCTOBER 23 — Former British prime minister Johnson flew home from a Caribbean holiday reportedly to launch an audacious political comeback only weeks after he was forced to step down. - Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK's top job. The MPs will vote on who should become leader of the party and the prime minister if both rivals secure 100 nominations. The prime minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament was challenged in two sets of proceedings, one in Scotland (‘the Cherry case’) and one in England (‘the Miller case’). The monarch does not act on advice of the executive in the matter of dissolution of the assembly.

3 months ago Malay Mail

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

The air strikes late on Sunday in Kachin State in the north killed at least 50 civilians, including singers and officers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), media reported, citing witnesses who said three planes carried out the attack. “As security forces, they are responsible for fighting insurgents, which is essential for regional peace and stability,” the military said in a statement posted on a military web site. It did not give its own estimate of the casualty toll but said only KIA members and “terrorists” were killed. Myanmar has been trapped in a cycle of violence since the army overthrew Suu Kyi's government. Opposition movements, some armed, have emerged across the country, which the military has countered with lethal force.

3 months ago Malay Mail

Local actors condemn Finas director A. Aida for prioritising handsome, pretty looks over talent (Video)

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3 months ago Malay Mail

Asia stocks advance as investors await US midterm election results

SINGAPORE, Nov 9 — Asian shares rose and the dollar wobbled today as investors awaited US inflation data as well as the results of the US midterm elections that could signify a power shift in Washington. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.45 per cent higher, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.2 per cent and Australian stocks gained 0.70 per cent. China stocks soared last week on hopes that authorities in the country would relax their zero-Covid policy, but rising Covid-19 cases have tempered expectations. Results of the US midterm elections will decide whether the Democrats lose or retain congressional control halfway through President Joe Biden’s term, with investors expecting Republican gains. Oil prices were mostly unchanged in early trade on Wednesday, after sliding 3 per cent in the previous session on demand worries.

2 months ago Malay Mail

US oil giants report huge profits in tight energy market

— Reuters picNEW YORK, Oct 29 — A day after blockbuster profits from European oil heavyweights, US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported another round of bumper earnings, prompting fresh attention from the White House. ExxonMobil scored a near tripling of third-quarter profits to US$19.7 billion, a company record, while Chevron profits surged 84 per cent to US$11.2 billion (RM52.8 billion). Another factor has been elevated refining margins, partly due to operational woes at some plants, as well as the shuttering of some refineries during the pandemic and repurposing of other plants for renewable fuel instead of gasoline. The strong refining margins have translated into higher gasoline prices, a major point of focus in the midterm US elections roiled by rising inflation. “Can’t believe I have to say this but giving profits to shareholders is not the same as bringing prices down for American families,” Biden tweeted.

3 months ago Malay Mail

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