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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next Wednesday, bowing to popular pressure after a day of violent protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.

PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he will step down as Prime Minister within three years, handing over the reins to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Junta leader awaiting ‘invitation’ from parties; expects to make his decision before Feb 8.

KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders and most netizens on social media on Sunday (Jan 6) night expressed shock and sadness over the resignation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Bernama news agency reported Monday.

London - British Prime Minister Theresa May faced the public on Friday to defend her Brexit deal as she battles to salvage the agreement and her own political future.

Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent female CEOs in the world, announced Monday she will step down as head of PepsiCo following 12 years navigating the soft drinks and snacks company through a tricky climate of shifting consumer taste amid rising health concerns.

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai insisted yesterday that he would not step down, despite public pressure over his wife’s alleged misconduct on a shareholding which could threaten his ministerial position.

NEW YORK - Chevron chief executive John Watson plans to step down as the petroleum industry prepares for a period of lower oil prices, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.