'Big beasts' slayed as Conservatives suffer UK election bloodbath
Former PM Liz Truss and defence minister Grant Shapps were among a record number of senior ministers to lose their parliamentary seats.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Former British premier Liz Truss: I was never given a chance
Former British PM Liz Truss has said she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a "powerful economic establishment".
Sun Feb 05 2023
New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to lead Britain out of economic crisis
Sunak quickly reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his finance minister in a move designed to calm markets that had balked.
Wed Oct 26 2022
Outgoing UK PM Truss: Brighter days lie ahead
Truss stressed that she still believed in the high growth, low-tax ideology that she attempted to pursue in office.
Tue Oct 25 2022
Indians pinning their hopes on Rishi Sunak on Diwali
Boris Johnson pulled out of the prime ministerial race late on Sunday, boosting Sunak's chances of taking the top job and replacing his Conservative party leadership rival Liz Truss.
Mon Oct 24 2022
Sunak favourite to be UK PM after Johnson drops comeback bid
The former prime minister had secured the public backing of just under 60 Conservative lawmakers by Sunday.
Mon Oct 24 2022
Comeback king: Boris Johnson considering a run for UK prime minister
Can Boris Johnson convince the dozens of lawmakers who abandoned him that he is now the person who can unite the party?
Sat Oct 22 2022
Prescient or traitor? Rishi Sunak is the favourite to be next UK PM
Now Rishi Sunak has to weigh up whether he can convince Britain's governing party he is the man to save it from chaos.
Fri Oct 21 2022
Liz Truss resigns: Who is in and who is out in the race to replace her?
Candidates will need the backing of 100 of their fellow Conservative MPs to run by Monday.
Fri Oct 21 2022
Sterling rallies as Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister
Truss was brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Liz Truss to quit as UK prime minister next week
Truss is the shortest serving prime minister in British history.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Liz Truss resigns after 6 weeks, making her shortest-serving UK premier ever
British Prime Minister Liz Truss stepped down on Thursday, making her the shortest-serving premier in British history.
Thu Oct 20 2022
UK PM Truss clings to power as chaos in Westminster deepens
Six weeks into the job, Truss has been buffeted by a bond market rout, suffered the lowest approval ratings of a British leader in decades.
Thu Oct 20 2022
UK interior minister quits with criticism of Truss as lawmakers row
The lawmakers openly quarrelled in parliament, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister's authority after just weeks in the job.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Lawmakers will try to oust UK PM Truss this week, Daily Mail reports
British lawmakers will try to oust PM Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street's warning that it could trigger a general election.
Mon Oct 17 2022
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024