Muhyiddin Yassin to be new Malay Prime Minister

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) Former Home Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn in on Sunday as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia, the National Palace said in a statement on Saturday following a week of political power struggles.

The surprise…

Sajith Premadasa to contest 2020 SL general elections

Colombo (IANS) Sajith Premadasa, a former Sri Lankan presidential hopeful, has decided to contest the island nation's general elections slated to take place this year, according to informed sources.

The development comes almost four months…

Malay King to meet party leaders to decide new PM

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) After interviews with all MPs this week, the Malaysian King was yet to identify one parliamentarian with the majority support needed to be the next Prime Minister and will now meet leaders of all parties, the National Palace said…

EU to give Pakistan 13 mn euros grant for better fiscal mgmt

Islamabad (IANS) The European Union (EU) under its Public Financial Management Support Programme is supporting Pakistan in improving fiscal policies and budget preparations with a grant of 13 million euros, the Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic…

US coronavirus cases reach 60, Trump says US is best prepared

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has declared that the country was "best prepared", "ready, willing and able" and "Number One" among the worlds nations to battle the coronavirus outbreak as the newest case from California took the total number…

Going to do lot of business with incredible India: Trump

New York (IANS) Calling relations with "incredible" India "extraordinary", US President Donald Trump has said that Washington was going to do a lot of business with New Delhi.

Asked at a White House news conference about his recent visit to…

COVID-19: Death toll rises to 26 in Iran

Tehran (IANS) The outbreak of coronavirus, officially named COVID-19, in Iran has affected 245 people whereas the death toll so far is 26, Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced on Thursday.

Kianush Jahanpur, head of…

US warns of rapid corona spread, suggests drastic measures

New York (IANS) US federal health officials have issued a grim warning about a "bad" spread of coronavirus and asked the nation to prepare for drastic actions like cancelling meetings as the disease was spreading its tentacle far beyond China.

Global recession likely if COVID-19 becomes pandemic: Moody's

New York (IANS) A global recession is likely if COVID-19 becomes a pandemic, and the odds of that are uncomfortably high and rising with infections surging in Italy and Korea, Moody's Analytics said on Wednesday.

In a commentary on the…

Pak PM blames RSS, BJP for Delhi riots

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday held the RSS and the BJP responsible for the killing of over 20 people in a communal riot in Delhi.

Accusing the BJP government of targeting 200 million Muslims in India,…