It’s Saturday in Bhutan and Lotay Tshering has just completed urinary bladder repair surgery on a patient at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. But Tshering is no ordinary doctor. During the week, he also happens to be prime minister in the Himalayan kingdom famous for measuring citizens’ Gross National Happiness. “For me it’s a de-stresser,” said Tshering, who
Read more
பிரபல தமிழ் இயக்குனர் விசு உடல்நலக்குறைவால் சற்றுமுன் காலமானார். அவருக்கு வயது 74. விசுவின் மரணத்தை அடுத்து திரையுலக பிரபலங்கள் அவருக்கு இரங்கல் தெரிவித்து வருகின்றனர். எஸ்பி முத்துராமன் இயக்கிய ’குடும்பம் ஒரு கதம்பம்’ என்ற படத்தின் மூலம் புகழ்பெற்ற இயக்குனர் விசு, அதன்பின்னர் மணல்கயிறு, நாணயம் இல்லாத நாணயம், திருமதி ஒரு வெகுமதி, அவள் சுமங்கலிதான், சிதம்பர ரகசியம் உள்பட பல படங்களை இயக்கினார். மேலும் பல படங்களில் நடிகராகவும் திரைக்கதை ஆசிரியராக பணியாற்றி உள்ளார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. இந்த நிலையில் கடந்த
Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: A policy paper on a community fund for Malaysian Indians has been completed after six months of work and it will be submitted to the government for consideration, said Klang MP Charles Santiago. The fund, which is Malaysia’s version of the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) fund, is to help all lower and middle-class Indians in education, business,
Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who oversaw a brutal end to a decades-long conflict with Tamil separatists, said Wednesday (19 Feb) the country was withdrawing from a United Nations resolution investigating alleged war crimes. Rajapaksa was president when Sri Lankan troops defeated Tamil Tiger guerrillas in 2009, but rights groups accused the army of killing at least 40,000
Read more
Over 60 girl students of a college in Bhuj in Gujarat’s Kutch district were allegedly forced by hostel authorities to remove their undergarments to check if they were menstruating. As the allegation came to light and caused an uproar, a police team reached the educational institute to begin a probe, a senior official said on Friday. The alleged incident took
Read more
BUTTERWORTH: The government is studying amending the penalty for motorists found guilty for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, as well as for dangerous driving, causing death, with a fine of up to RM100,000, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said besides the fine, the jail sentence for the offender will be increased to 20 years from
Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday (14 Feb) it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka’s army chief over what it called credible evidence of human rights violations in the 2009 finale to the civil war. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, whose appointment last year drew widespread international criticism, will be ineligible to visit the United States, as will his immediate family,
Read more
KTMB would be offering non-stop train services for four days and three nights in conjunction with Thaipusam, starting from Feb 7 at 5.45am and ending on Feb 10 at 9.36pm. KTMB operations control head Mohd Zain Mat Taha said there will be an additional platform at the Batu Caves KTM Station and offer a dedicated shuttle service in conjunction with
Read more
PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says Malaysia will take its lead from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as to whether to suspend mass gatherings, such as the Thaipusam celebration, in light of the novel coronavirus (2019-nC0V) outbreak. Malaysia currently has seven positive cases of 2019-nC0V, all of whom are Chinese nationals.There are concerns that the government
Read more
It’s a concept that was once merely considered a pipe dream. But now a four-day working week is slowly becoming a realistic alternative for Australian employees. A digital agency in Melbourne claims it has become the first company across the nation to implement the groundbreaking working arrangements. Versa now gives its 55 employees an additional day off on a Wednesday
Read more
stoɾiesoftm 