Malaysia – Adly Zahari, chairman of Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH), defended the coalition’s move to nominate two former Umno members in the state poll.   Adly noted in a recent interview with a news site that the choice was not without controversy and that PH leaders had faced intense internal backlash as well. According to Adly, he cannot dispute that Idris …

Malaysia – Only Barisan Nasional (BN) has named its “Poster Boy,” or chief minister candidate, despite the fact that the three coalitions contesting the Melaka state election began announcing candidates for the several seats on Friday. Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali is BN’s “Poster Boy,” having served as chief minister until four elected MPs withdrew their support, triggering the state …

Malaysia – The Court of Appeal upheld the Sessions Court’s ruling that actor and singer Datuk Ahmad Azhar Osman, commonly known as Awie, settle RM80,000 in damages to his ex-wife Rozana Misbun for assault. Rozana launched a civil complaint against Awie in 2017 demanding damages for injuries sustained during the assaults, which she said occurred in three locations, including the …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia’s best men’s singles player, had a final to forget after being forced to retire due to a lower back injury in the last set of the men’s singles match at the Hylo Open 2021 in Saarbrücken, Germany. Second seed Zii Jia was forced to step down from the game after falling down 12-17, handing …

Malaysia – It will be Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri’s first visit to Indonesia as Prime Minister after taking the oath of office on August 21, 2021. A significant new phase in Malaysia-Indonesia ties will begin when Malaysia’s Prime Minister meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for the first time. Efforts to recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic …

Malaysia – At the end of this month, Malaysia and Singapore will enable quarantine-free travel between their nations for those completely vaccinated against Covid-19. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong announced recently that a Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) connecting Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Changi Airport will open on November 29. The statement …

Philippines – A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation to allow more traditional buses and jeepneys to ply Metro Manila and provincial routes as recommended by consultants of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. This comes after Metro Manila finally lifted curfew ordinances amid a reported decline in COVID-19 cases, which eventually led to the passenger capacity of …

Philippines – Filipino ranchers and fisherfolk will presently don’t need to endure pay misfortunes if the public authority assurances to purchase half of their produce or catch, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. In view of this, Sotto, who is running for VP under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), said such a program would be executed under the conceivable organization …

Indonesia – Unexpectedly, The state-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) is seeking to expand the utilization of geothermal energy beyond power production. According to the CEO of PT Pertamina Power Indonesia, Dannif Danusaputro, geothermal should be seen as a renewable energy source for many uses, not just for electrification. There are other beyond-energy benefits that we can get from the …

Thailand – Surprisingly, The common society bunch has taken steps to record lawful activity against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha if the public authority loses a fight in court against Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd and consents to the organization’s terms of returning its gold mine. In view of this, The Network of People Who Own Mineral Resources gave an assertion unequivocally contradicting …