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General Motors third-quarter performance drops

CHICAGO: General Motors Company announced on Tuesday that its net income in the third quarter of this year was US$3.1 billion, down 7 per cent year on year, reported Xinhua. GM’s revenue in the third quarter increased 5.4 per cent from a year ago to US$44.13 billion, while the operating profits declined 16.9 per cent […]

Hollywood reels as screen actors join writers on strike

LOS ANGELES: As Hollywood actors took to the picket lines outside major studios Friday morning, two of Hollywood’s most powerful labour unions are striking simultaneously for the first time over 60 years. To the echoes of “One day longer, one day stronger”, being chanted on the strikers’ picket lines, 160,000 members of the Screen Actors […]

Strike threat fails to materialise but fears remain

KUCHING: Disgruntled contract doctors did not go on strike, as widely expected, at any of the public healthcare facilities throughout the country Monday.Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai confirmed this in a statement but in the same breath said the issue of public fear needs to be addressed.He said the MMA has […]

Heed the Hippocratic Oath

The core business of healthcare involve the lives of the people and it is a safety net for all who have no access to private healthcare services. Therefore, I appeal to all doctors who have taken the Hippocratic Oath to hold off the three-day planned strike. – Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran, former hospital director Thank […]

Nationwide strike: Ministry to closely monitor all state govt doctors

KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is closely monitoring the situation should there be government doctors in Sarawak who might join their counterparts in West Malaysia to go on a three-day strike from April 3 to 5 as a protest against the unfair system and low wages. Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said he […]

Cabinet agrees to set up committee to handle contract doctor issue

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet yesterday (March 31) agreed to establish a high-level committee to deal with the issue of contract doctors, which is a hot topic now, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. In a statement today, she said the committee will comprise representatives of several ministries and agencies, including the Chief Secretary to the Government […]

Riders and companies need to reach amicable solution

KUCHING: GrabFood and foodpanda delivery riders went on strike today over low delivery fees. New Sarawak Tribune sat down with some riders to get their comments as well as to find out what can be done to ensure better working environment for them. A foodpanda delivery rider who only wanted to be known as Aisyah […]

Dozens of flights cancelled on third day of Paris airport strike

PARIS: Chaos reigned at airports in Paris as workers continued their protest for better pay for the third consecutive day on Saturday, reported Anadolu Agency. Dozens of flights were cancelled at Paris’ main Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and passengers faced a raft of problems, including lost luggage and long, winding queues. One in five flights […]