Malaysia – The Penang Chinese business community, according to its spokesman Hong Yeam Wah, would never welcome or invite corrupt politicians to the state or any of its activities. The head of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) informed Malaysiakini that members of the organisation had neither invited or greeted Umno politician Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who visited the city …

Malaysia – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin stated today that Umno ministers gathered at a hotel in Putrajaya yesterday morning for breakfast since they hadn’t broken bread in a long time. He went on to say that the gathering was not intended to discuss dissolving Parliament. His remarks came after Utusan Malaysia reported on the meeting earlier in the day, claiming …

Philippines – Presidential candidates who attended a forum organized by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Friday laid out their individual plans to curb corruption in the government. At “Usapang Halalan 2022: the CBCP Election Forum”, Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, former Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales and labor leader Leody de Guzman agreed on the need …

Philippines – Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno on Saturday cut his town hall meeting in the municipality of San Nicolas in Batangas short after Taal Volcano generated a short phreatomagmatic burst. This raised the alert level of the volcano from 2 to 3, which means “magma is near or at the surface, and activity could lead to …

Malaysia – The Sessions Court sentenced Indonesian Ellis Andreyani to two years in prison on March 23 after she confessed to physically abusing a one-year-old toddler in her care last year. The 47-year-old woman has lived in Malaysia for seven years and is married to a Malaysian. When Sessions Court judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid read the punishment, he added, “The …

Thailand – Thailand is working closely with necessary authorities to restore all land border entry points with Malaysia by May 1 in order to enhance its tourist business, particularly in the southern regions. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, said his ministry will recommend to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that additional access points between the two …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, the PKR secretary-general, claimed the party has kicked off 11,000 members who were proven to have supported previous party leaders implicated in the Sheraton Move, which destroyed the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government just 22 months after it won Putrajaya. Saifuddin added during a livestream interview that PKR‘s disciplinary board had worked around the …

Thailand – After much anticipation, Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang announced his resignation as Bangkok governor and plan to run as an independent in the city gubernatorial election expected in May. In view of this, Pol Gen Aswin, who was appointed by the coup-engineer National Council for Peace and Order in 2016, which was shared yesterday that he has submitted his …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has coordinated that 40% of the state (APBN), local (APBD), and state-claimed ventures (SOEs) financial plan be utilized for buying homegrown items. In view of this, He highlighted to simply utilize 40% of those spending plan to set off our monetary development from focal government to neighborhood government. This is what he noted in …

Philippines – A triumph for official competitor Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. isn’t yet gotten notwithstanding his persuading lead over different up-and-comers in ongoing assessments of public sentiment, as per a Fitch unit. In an editorial messaged to writers on Friday, Fitch Solutions refered to in any case irritating issues on his qualification to run and the propensity of the Philippine …