Armenian protesters call on prime minister to resign
ANKARA: Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the parliament building in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation in the wake of clashes between troops of the two countries on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. They included relatives of those who lost their lives in the Second Karabakh War, according to […]
Japan’s government resigns
TOKYO: The entire Japanese government has resigned, Sputnik reported quoting a Kyodo news agency report. A special meeting of the cabinet started at 11.30am local time. The new Japanese government led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to be announced soon. Originally, the government reshuffle was supposed to be carried out in early September. […]
Muhyiddin steps down as PM, Cabinet resigns
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was reported to have stepped down as prime minister along with the resignation of his Cabinet. Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin said the Cabinet has collectively tendered their resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. “Thank you for the opportunity to, once again, serve the nation. May God bless Malaysia,” Khairy […]
Tokyo 2020 boss resigns over sexism row, but successor unclear
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned Friday over sexist remarks, but his replacement was not immediately clear after opposition emerged to his favoured successor. The resignation and the leadership vacuum left behind by the controversy add to the woes of organisers struggling to win over a sceptical public […]
Race for new Japan PM starts after shock resignation
TOKYO: The race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kicked off informally on Saturday, with several contenders announcing their plans to stand, a day after Japan’s longest-serving leader announced his resignation. Abe said he was suffering a recurrence of ulcerative colitis, the condition that forced him to cut short his first term in office, but […]
Tekun chairman resigns
KOTA BHARU: National Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund (Tekun) chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Suparadi Md Noor is relinquishing the post he held since October 2018 following the setting up of a new government under Perikatan nasional (PN). He said with his resignation, it would allow the new federal government to find his replacement for the post, which is […]
