Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has gotten down on the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) and seven other state firms over P13.17 billion in unutilized or inactive assets planned for the execution of projects and ventures of different government organizations. In its 2020 Annual Financial Report on Government Corporations, COA said the PITC and the seven other government-possessed …

Indonesia – The Communication and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) pushes for advancement and organizations in web based business and coordinated factors to help the economy in provincial regions on the grounds that web-based merchants on the external islands, for example, can sell online through their own web-based stores or online commercial centers. This can beat the difficulties of distance, low populace …

Thailand – Representative Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says he is uncertain with regards to what potential outcomes lie on pause for the decision party later its MP, Sira Jenjaka, lost his status as an official after a Constitutional Court administering. The questions were raised with regards to whether the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and the Office of the Election Commission …

Malaysia – This morning, 45,324 flood refugees from 13,065 households are still looking for shelter at rescue centers throughout seven states. All evacuees are being housed in 290 relief centers in Pahang, Selangor, Kelantan, Melaka, Perak, Negri Sembilan, and Kuala Lumpur, according to the JKM Info Bencana webpage. As of 9 a.m. today, 25,318 individuals were residing at 179 relief …

Malaysia – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its condolences to the victims and families affected by the massive floods in Malaysia. The UAE Foreign Ministry, in a statement, also expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Malaysia in facing the flood disaster. According to a report by the Emirates news agency (WAM), the Gulf state will …

Malaysia – Rescuers in northern Myanmar claimed that the verified death toll from a landslide at an illegal jade mine had grown to six, but that the search effort had been called off since dozens of others were still missing and assumed dead. Thousands of people die each year while working in the lucrative but poorly controlled jade trade, in …

Malaysia – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that cabinet members ordered to come home from abroad would be subject to the regular quarantine restrictions, with no special exceptions. This was in answer to a question about whether foreign ministers would be granted special exemptions from current quarantine restrictions. “At this time, even though they have returned home, they must …

Indonesia – Ginting urged Indonesian migrant workers to not be anxious or worried about following the policy, as the government had readied facilities for quarantine and also increased the number of locations to undergo the process. In addition, the government provides PCR tests at laboratories for migrant workers. If during examination, the test results come positive, then treatment and services …

Philippines – Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc or SPAVI has announced that it will acquire Potato Corner for an undisclosed amount in a carbo-loaded deal. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, the Po family-led SPAVI said the deal covers all assets and intellectual property of Potato Corner, as well as all company-owned stores. Potato Corner has said before that …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, head of the PKR, has called on the government to establish a committee to evaluate all policies and the responsibilities of key agencies in the country’s response to and management of disasters. It was required, he said, in order to guarantee that preparations could be carried out in a timely way and that action …