Converge on iowa with just eight days left before voters make the first choice of who should be the occupant of the white house. Nationwide fight over Voting Rights. In tonights the week ahead, we look aa court case over highly divisive voter identification laws. We begin tonight with the war in syria. Secretary of state john kerry spent the weekend trying to shore up the peace talks. Meetings were scheduled to begin tomorrow in geneva but a diplomat close to the negotiations now says it is unlikely they will get underway before wednesday. Delegates say kerry is pressuring them, so they can negotiate a halt to the air strikes, a precondition to their meeting. Russian air strikes have killed 1500 people in syria since those air strikes began in september. During a meeting with gulf leaders secretary kerry tried to give assurances for meeting a political solution. We are confident that with Good Initiative in the next day or so, those talks can get going. And that the u. N. Representativ
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (Masa) hopes that Budget 2022 will provide financial assistance for the shipping industry and tax rebates for vessels built in local shipyards.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 Malaysian Shipowners’ Association (Masa) believes that any disagreement on government policy with regards to the country’s cabotage policy should be highlighted professionally. Its chairman, Datuk Abdul Hak Md Amin said the association strongly and unequivocally opposes.