LONDON: UK leadership race frontrunner Boris Johnson insisted Friday (Jun 14) he would never raise the "white flag" of surrender and plead for a further delay of Brexit if no EU deal was ready by Oct 31.The former foreign minister also said he would replace the controversial "backstop" solution for keeping the Irish border open after Brexit with advanced technological checks along the new EU frontier.He also bowed to growing political pressure and agreed to debate the other Conservative Party contenders to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May on BBC television Tuesday evening.The field of hopefuls to take on one of the most challenging political assignments in Europe narrowed to six on Friday after Health Secretary Matt Hancock withdrew.But the odds-on favourite is Johnson - a figurehead of the 2016 referendum that triggered the laborious process of extricating Britain from the European Union after nearly 50 years.Johnson said London could finally get what it wanted once it … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson rejects ‘white flag’ of Brexit delays
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Boris Johnson wins most support in first round to pick UK PM
LONDON: Mr Boris Johnson, the man who has pledged to deliver Brexit on Oct 31, surged closer to power yesterday when he won by far the most support from Conservative Party lawmakers in the first round of the contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr Johnson, the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, won the support of 114 Conservative lawmakers in the first round of the contest to replace Mrs May. A total of 313 lawmakers voted. He said: "Thank you to my friends and colleagues in the Conservative & Unionist Party for your support. I am delighted to win the first ballot, but we have a long way to go." His closest rivals in the first round were: foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, who garnered 43 votes; environment minister Michael Gove, 37 votes and former Brexit minister Dominic Raab, 27 votes. Interior Minister Sajid Javid came fifth with 23 votes. Mr Matt Hancock won 20 votes and Mr Rory Stewart, 19. Three were knocked out: Ms Andrea … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson wins most support in first round to pick UK PM
Kingsmen CMTI banks on overseas results
The company is a provider of integrated solutions covering a full range of services from ideation, research/design, consultancy, project management and prototyping to fabrication, implementation/installation, construction, logistics support and after-sales services It is a joint venture between Singapore-based Kingsmen Group, a 10 per cent stake holder and Thailand-based CMTI Co Ltd, which owns 90 per cent of the company. Globally, Sunisa said the Kingsmen Group has invested in 21 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, the US, and some Middle East countries. Kingsmen CMTI Plc is expanding in Myanmar and Cambodia on its own, catering to the growing demand for decoration exhibitions and interior design work at commercial properties such as luxury hotels, retail premises and office buildings in the two countries. The Myanmar and Cambodian governments have offered incentives and widened access to foreign investors. Kingsmen CMTI made … [Read more...] about Kingsmen CMTI banks on overseas results
UK’s May seeks Brexit deal ‘soon’ as delayed exit costs rise
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By Jill Lawless The Associated Press Wed., May 1, 2019 LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that she remains hopeful of ending Britain’s Brexit uncertainty “as soon as possible” by reaching agreement with the political opposition on terms for leaving the European Union. May’s Conservative government struck a divorce deal with the EU late last year, but Britain’s Parliament has rejected it three times. May has failed to persuade many Brexit-backing lawmakers from her own Conservative Party to support an agreement that they think keeps Britain too tightly bound to the bloc’s rules. The government has held several weeks of talks with the opposition Labour Party about reaching a compromise, but the meetings have not produced a breakthrough. “We know that we need to end this uncertainty and do it as soon as possible and I hope a deal can be done,” May told a committee of lawmakers. “We certainly … [Read more...] about UK’s May seeks Brexit deal ‘soon’ as delayed exit costs rise