Holding SOEs Pharmacy, PT Bio Farma (Persero) on Thursday (8/6), has started clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with a biotechnology company from China, Sinovac. This clinical trial is scheduled to last for 6 months. In carrying out the trial, as many as 1,620 people, with a vulnerable age 18-59 will be taken as samples. Bio Farma collaborates …

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a “high-level” task force to investigate the suspected corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. Duterte released a one-page memorandum directing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to assemble a panel on the suspected irregularities and corruption involving the state insurer to conduct a investigation. The panel will also conduct audits of the finances …

Thailand embraces the Bio-, Circular- and Green Economy (BCG) model as a path to more sustainable growth, which will be marked by more jobs , higher incomes for people and an environmentally friendly society. Focusing on using technology to further improve the market values of agri-business goods and the service sector and turning into an environmentally-oriented economy, BCG creates substantial …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he has appointed Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai a deputy prime minister because he wants the ministry to play a greater role in economic support. Six new people have been included in the cabinet shakeup revealed as previously reported by the media. However, to the surprise of many, Mr Don is the only sitting minister who …

It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to throw out Taiwan’s long-established diplomatic rulebook: he accepted a telephone call from President Tsai Ing-wen a month before taking office in January 2017. The 10-minute chat was the first time that a president-elect had talked to a Taiwanese head of state since the United States broke ties with Taipei in favor of …

The US Consulate in Hong Kong stated that it was ludicrous to imply that its diplomats meeting with pro-democracy politicians would infringe the city’s latest national security law, a accusation posed in a recent state media article in China. Chinese state-owned tabloid Global Times ran a story earlier this week suggesting a recent meeting between US Consul General Hanscom Smith …

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says two approaches are in motion to change the constitution — with or without a referendum. Mr Wissanu, a legal expert, said on Thursday that amendments requiring a referendum are Chapter 1 amendments containing general rules, Chapter 2 on the monarchy and Chapter 15 on constitutional amendments, including Section 256. Amendments to provisions relating to …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was “not okay” with coping with the hit-and-run case of Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, as several things were unclear. In an address to Centara Grand at the Central Plaza Ladprao hotel in Bangkok Post Forum 2020, Gen Prayut said the case attracted media attention, questioned justice and law structures, and impacted public …

PETALING JAYA – Former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s wife Betty Chew Gek Cheng was arrested by MACC and brought to Penang office. Betty Chew Gek Cheng representative, Lee Khai, confirmed the news. Lee, Guan Eng’s sister, Hui Ying, arrived at the MACC headquarters this morning to accompany Chew. Hui Ying also posted the RM50,000 MACC bail for Chew. Lee …

PETALING JAYA – Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has recently joined popular social media platform TikTok with a profile titled “Still young”. Dr. Mahathir uploaded a video doing the ‘I’m just a kid challenge’ with his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali where they posed for a picture and with a comparison to the one taken when …