KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has called on the government to consider providing special financial aid for Hari Raya Aidilfitri to ease the financial burden of civil servants as they prepare for the festive season.
MANILA: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr must call a special session of Congress to allow the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court to try impeached Vice President Sara Duterte and reach a decision before the midterm elections in May, former Senate President Franklin Drilon (pic) said on Saturday (Jan 8).
MANILA: While a special session may be called during the break of Congress, it may not be used as a venue to convene an impeachment court that will try the case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
MANILA: Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares on Sunday (Feb 9) urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. to call for a special session of Congress in February to allow the Senate to begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Vice-President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will start when a new Congress convenes in July, Senate President Francis Escudero said, ruling out the chances of a special session while lawmakers are on election break.
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR has decided to postpone its 2024 national congress scheduled to take place in December due to the ongoing floods affecting several states.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah union workers have given the thumbs up to the government over the state Budget 2025 tabled on Friday (Nov 15), which they described as attentive to the welfare of civil servants.
SHAH ALAM: The PKR Special National Congress started on Saturday (March 18) with a strong turnout.
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special Bengaluru court Friday (June 7) in connection with a defamation case filed by Karnataka BJP MLC Keshav Prasad.
NEW DELHI: A special court in Bengaluru granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (June 7) in connection with the defamation case filed by the Karnataka BJP unit.
PETALING JAYA: A special committee will be set up to study issues brought up during the Bumiputra Economic Congress 2024, says the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).
MANILA: The two-thirds vote needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial will not be attainable if all candidates under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) slate enter the next Senate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A program that resettles in the United States Afghans who worked with the U.S. government could grind to a halt later this year, stranding tens of thousands who are at risk of Taliban retribution following the 2021 U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan.
PETALING JAYA: National bowler Natasha Roslan was the biggest winner under a special incentive for her exploit in the IBF World Cup.
IPOH: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) reiterates its call to the federal government to consider providing special financial aid to civil servants and government retirees in view of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
MANILA: The Philippine Congress on Tuesday (March 24) granted President Rodrigo Duterte special powers to mobilise funds and resources in efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country, where the number of confirmed cases has topped 500.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) special congress, set for Sunday (Dec 15), will feature amendments to the party's Constitution that will focus on the number of representatives, along with gender and ethnic quotas, says Fuziah Salleh.
KUALA LUMPUR: The PKR special congress, scheduled for today, will include amendments to the party’s constitution, focusing on the number of representatives, as well as gender and ethnic quotas, says secretary-general Fuziah Salleh.
SHAH ALAM: PKR delegates have approved all proposed amendments to the party constitution during a Special Congress, says Fuziah Salleh.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterans and current and former U.S. officials want President-elect Donald Trump to preserve U.S. special visa and resettlement programs for Afghans at risk of retribution for working for the United States during the 20-year war against the Taliban, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.