Thailand – The daughter of previous prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra restored a call for allies to give the Pheu Thai Party a mind-boggling triumph in the following general political decision. Pheu Thai is prepared to work after a House disintegration. An avalanche win. That is the main thing that Pheu Thai needs. This is what Paetongtarn Shinawatra pronounced during a …

Malaysia – As most businesses prepare for the May 1 implementation of the new RM1,500 minimum wage, questions persist over whether SMEs can afford the extra expense. The new standard comes as the economy continues to recover from the Covid-19 outbreak. Despite the complete adoption of a minimum wage in January 2013 and subsequent increases in 2016 and 2019, data …

ASEAN – Officials said a group of foreign policy advisers to South Korea’s president-elect met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday in an effort to restore long-strained relations between the two US allies. At a time when both countries confront dangers from North Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, who took over as South Korea’s president on May 10, has announced …

Malaysia – Even with the large-scale preventative efforts put into tackling the issue, both Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man must answer why people in the national capital experience periodic flash floods. Despite the millions of ringgit granted, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng chastised the two ministers, claiming …

Thailand – The previous representative top state leader Somkid Jatusripitak has acknowledged an encouragement to act as a prime ecclesiastical applicant of the recently settled Sang Anakhot Thai Party (It Thailand’s Future to (Build). In view of this, Party secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong said that Mr Somkid will be the competitor after he was drawn nearer for the job. In any …

Philippines – A breakaway gathering of the broke Partido Federal ng Pilipinas has chosen to move its underwriting and support the administration of Vice President Leni Robredo under a month after its declaration to embrace Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno. Like other Moreno bunches going on a sudden digression toward the VP, the group drove by party administrator Abubakar Mangelen …

Malaysia – DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has chastised the authorities after seeing that there is a lack of effort to apprehend fugitive Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, who has made several questionable claims on the internet. On the other hand, the Bagan MP lauded the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) quick action to investigate into the recent allegation the blogger …

ASEAN – On April 22, Lee Zii Jia, the country’s top men’s singles shuttler, said that he is totally focused on the challenge ahead at the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) after returning to centralised training camp after a two-day break. The 24-year-old, who will go to Manila, Philippines for the Asian battle, which will take place from April 26 to …

Malaysia – Several Dayak-based non-government organizations (NGOs) are urging the federal government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, to proclaim Pesta Keamatan in Sabah and Gawai Dayak in Sarawak, as national holidays. The NGOs stated in a joint statement released yesterday that now is the ideal moment for the Prime Minister to establish these key festivals as …

ASEAN – According to an energy expert, making Singapore’s plan to import clean energy from its Southeast Asian neighbors a reality would depend on the region’s capacity to work together to overcome any disparities as it accesses renewable resources that are spread out. Dr Victor Nian, an adviser at the independent think-tank Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, said regulators …