KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s royal address in Parliament today sent a clear message to all politicians, especially elected representatives to be more serious and responsible in administering the country and to ensure the continued unity and development. Universiti Putra Malaysia …
Read More »Camilla cancels royal appearances this week after testing positive for Covid
Camilla has cancelled her appearance at events across the country this week – including celebrating Milton Keynes becoming a city – after contracting the virus. The Queen Consort is said to be in good spirits and resting and is disappointed not to be able to fulfil her engagements. Buckingham Palace …
Read More »Regulators are failing to protect the public; it’s time for a total overhaul | Business
In the 1980s the UK embarked on an ambitious round of privatisation under Margaret Thatcher. It started with the sale of shares in well-known state-owned businesses, including British Airways, British Telecom and British Gas, and then it continued with the privatisation of the electricity, water and rail industries. Most recently, …
Read More »Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony
Family, friends and hereditary chiefs gathered to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole, carved by the late Louie Snow, after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum during a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Feb. 13, 2023. …
Read More »The senior royal who no longer has to curtsy to anyone in her own family
A curtsy is an age-old mark of respect and deference to the monarchy. The tradition will be sighted again among all the pomp and ceremony of King Charles’s coronation in May. His newfound status means all family members should bow or curtsy to him. Before the death of the late …
Read More »King Charles’ Coronation Photographer Is the Go-To for Royal Weddings
The coronation of King Charles III officially has a photographer, and he is a familiar face in royal circles. The Times reported Sunday that Hugo Burnand will take the official portraits at the crowning ceremony of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 6. The royals have …
Read More »LockBit’s Royal Mail ransom deadline passes, no data release • The Register
in brief The notorious LockBit ransomware gang has taken credit for an attack on the Royal Mail – but a deadline it gave for payment has come and gone with nothing exposed to the web except the group’s claims. The attack, which occurred in January, led to disruptions in both …
Read More »MP “deeply worried” over threat to pull the plug on Royal Mail Customer Service Points in Ayrshire
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Allan Dorans has today warned it will be ‘unacceptable’ if any Royal Mail customer service points in his constituency are axed. Royal Mail is currently undertaking a full, nationwide review of their customer service points (CSPs) and plans to close an ‘overwhelming number’ of their …
Read More »Johor youth group demands action against Facebook user for naming pets ‘Datuk Seri, Datuk Wira’, says it insults royal institution
JOHOR BARU, Feb 13 — A group of Johor-based Malay-Muslim youths today lodged a police report against a Facebook user, believed to be a lawyer, for allegedly insulting the royal institution by naming his pet dogs after bestowed titles. The group of 15 youths want the authorities to act against …
Read More »Shropshire: Car crashes into metal railings at town business park
The incident at Ellesmere Business Park happened shortly before 5.30pm. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had sent a crew from the town to the scene, just off Oswestry Road, and used small gear to make the vehicle electrically safe. They also confirmed nobody was trapped. OTHER NEWS: A …
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