State Financial Secretary’s departure not sudden

KUCHING: Datuk Amar Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman’s appointment as the state financial secretary was actually extended twice prior to his departure from office at the end of last month. His retirement was therefore not sudden as alleged by an opposition politician, Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion clarified. He said Tarmizi was appointed by the […]

Departing Trump gets his parade but little love

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, United States: Donald Trump wanted a hero’s send-off Wednesday and the ceremony arranged for him at an Air Force Base outside Washington looked just like one. But one thing was missing: the big crowd he loves. With less than four hours left before Joe Biden took over, Trump had to rush to […]