SINGAPORE – The newly confirmed leader of the ruling People’s Action Party’s (PAP) fourth-generation team has said he will lead in an open and consultative manner. And when a decision needs to be made, he will move decisively, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, said on Friday (Nov 23). Reporters had asked Mr Heng, frequently […]
Whatever happened to trying to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump? As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins. The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the […]
Continuing a public relations offensive in an attempt to sell her agreement with the EU to the UK public, Mrs May dodged questions about her own personal future if the House of Commons does not support her. The prime minister will head to an EU summit in Brussels this weekend as she bids to secure […]
SINGAPORE – A group of 30 People’s Action Party (PAP) members have expressed their support for the appointment of Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the party’s first assistant secretary-general. In a statement sent out on Friday afternoon (Nov 23) – shortly after the appointments in the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) were made public – […]
SINGAPORE – The man who is poised to become Singapore’s Prime Minister-designate will bring an open and consultative leadership style to the table, say those who have worked with him. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, 57, was announced as the ruling People’s Action Party’s first assistant secretary-general on Friday evening (Nov 23), making him the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The lengthy menu includes a carving station with turkey and all the trimmings, as well as beef tenderloin, lamb and salmon. Coverage of Donald Trump on Globalnews.ca: There’s also Chilean Sea bass, Red Snapper, Braised short ribs and sides including whipped potatoes, sweet […]
For every week in the fall, sitting of the Saskatchewan legislative assembly, the opposition NDP have brought a different mother to Question Period, calling on the province to do more about methamphetamine and opioid addiction. On Thursday, Pam Sanderson of Regina came to the assembly. Her son struggles with addiction to both drugs and mental […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Thursday rebuffed the C.I.A. over its conclusion that the Saudi crown prince was responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, saying the agency merely had “feelings” on the matter, and he threatened to close the entire southern border if a caravan that is so far waiting patiently […]
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte issued subpoenas for former FBI Director James B. Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch late Wednesday, demanding both answer questions about the Department of Justice’s actions during the 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, issued the subpoenas to get their testimony on the record before Democrats take […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province’s social assistance program, just months after it moved to cancel a basic income pilot project. A pair of Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers will introduce the plan at Queen’s Park this afternoon. The government announced in July it was “winding […]