Monthly Archives: February 2022
Revisiting wondrous realm of Marlon James
Ron Charles
THE WASHINGTON POST - Three years ago, Booker Prize winner Marlon James sliced through enough carotid arteries to fill an ocean.
Black Leopard, Red...
Ex-banker’s trial in 1MDB scheme hits snag
NEW YORK (AP) - The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused in a massive international swindle has hit a snag with prosecutors’...
UN gives USD20M to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations (UN) announced on Thursday it is immediately allocating USD20 million to scale up UN humanitarian operations in...
Supporting NGOs for a good cause
Danial Norjidi
The three pillars of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam’s (BIBD) sustainability framework are environmental protection, responsible entrepreneurship and inclusive social impact. In line with...
Barcelona sweep Napoli aside to make Europa League last 16
NAPLES (AFP) - Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after comfortably seeing off Napoli 4-2 to go through...
It’s time to fix what needs to be fixed: Minister
Izah Azahari
This is the time for us to tidy up what is not tidy and improve what needs to be fixed as touched on...
If you love ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘The X-Files’, these books are for you
Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Lavie Tidhar
THE WASHINGTON POST - Few modern writers have captured paranoia like Philip K Dick.
The once-obscure pulp writer who churned...
India refunds USD1B in tax row with British energy firm
MUMBAI (AFP) - India has refunded USD1.1 billion to Scottish energy firm Capricorn, the company said, settling an embarrassing years-long tax dispute that damaged...
Three more officers at Floyd killing found guilty
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA (AP) - The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of...
Dortmund hope for Haaland return to keep pressure on Bayern
BERLIN (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund hope to have Norwegian star Erling Haaland back for tomorrow’s game with struggling Augsburg and could end the weekend...