Malaysia – A disciplinary hearing was held against Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim by the Umno disciplinary board after claims that he had violated party discipline and etiquette. According to a Malay-language daily newspaper, Shahidan, the Arau Umno division chairman, arrived at the party’s headquarters in Menara Datuk Onn at around 2.45 p.m. yesterday in order to have a meeting with …

Hong Kong – Two Hong Kong universities removed statues commemorating Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protests on Friday, as authorities continue to clear the southern Chinese colony of any signs of the fatal incident. The removals follow the demolition of a monument commemorating the brutal crackdown by Hong Kong’s oldest university, which sparked outrage from activists and dissident …

Philippines – The Philippines’ medication controller has given the main crisis use approval for an enemy of COVID pill, permitting more extensive utilization of the medication that was already just accessible through select wellbeing offices. Food and Drug Administration chief general Eric Domingo shared on state-run People’s Television that it has allowed crisis use approval for Molnarz, a brand of …

Philippines – The Masungi Georeserve called for help for ecological safeguards ensuring watersheds as they criticized the detainment of five of their woods officers supposedly by police in the town of Baras, Rizal area. In a social media post, Masungi Georeserve said their five officers secured a famous climate wrongdoer outfitted with a cleaver, who was intruding and illicitly entering …

Singapore – The national badminton team should use Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew’s incredible accomplishment last Sunday in winning the 2021 Badminton World Championship as incentive to continue achieving success in the future, former badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei said. Although Malaysian badminton fans and observers described the Penang-born player’s achievement as a major blow to the country’s badminton …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, has disputed reports that he rejected a motion to examine the current flood crisis on Monday, the last day of the Dewan Rakyat’s session. Azhar indicated that for urgent concerns and those that required prompt discussion, a move under to Standing Orders 18 (1) must be presented one …

Malaysia – The number of flood victims in Selangor’s relief centres (PPS) has increased again, while those in Kuala Lumpur and five other states have decreased. The Info Bencana webpage of the Social Welfare Department (JKM) reported yesterday that 62,795 evacuees at 401 PPS in seven states — Selangor, Pahang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Kelantan, and Kuala Lumpur. In Selangor, InfoBencana …

Thailand – The night laborers from the nation over accumulated at Government House to call upon Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to give monetary alleviation to those in their area impacted by the pandemic. The specialists, driven by the Empower Foundation, said their area has experienced lockdown measures, however no alleviation measures have been given. The dissenters  authored the high heel …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has outlined three main conditions that must be met to bolster the empowerment of Indonesian women. The three conditions are the equalization of digital infrastructure, digital literacy, and entrepreneurial skills training for women in remote regions of the country, he said. In view of this, He made the statement while opening the G20 Women’s …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said he was worried about the impacts of the Omicron variation of the Covid in the Philippines, saying tending to it would require enormous amounts of cash when government money chests have been drained. Talking in a broadcast meeting, Duterte said that there is less cash to address COVID-19 on the grounds …