KUALA LUMPUR: On Tuesday (Jan 26), the automotive workshop operated by Mr. Wong Tung Khong in Sungai Besi was quiet, with only a few employees servicing the cars of customers. “This time last year, I wouldn’t even have time to answer your questions because people wanted their cars serviced before going back to their hometowns for Chinese New Year,” Mr …

KUALA LUMPUR — As most public and private entities have taken steps to improve the protection of their respective systems and remain vigilant at all times, the risk of cybersecurity threats in the country is still under control. Department chief Megat Muazzam Abdul Mutalib of the Malaysian Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) said the recent threat posed by the hacker …

SINGAPORE: The Singaporean teenager detained for attempting to commit terrorist acts in two local mosques under the Internal Security Act will have a lawyer and attend a hearing to establish his status. Under the rubric of the Internal Security Act, he will have a hearing and he will have a lawyer, and his stance will be communicated. “His parents are …

It’s still surprising how the rejection by a House committee of ABS-CBN’s proposal for a fresh franchise is already final since no lawmaker challenged his decision, the chair of the panel highlighted. In view of this, Rep. Franz Alvarez, chairman of the House Legislative Franchises Committee, said that each of the 70 lawmakers who voted to deny the franchise proposal …

Changing cell phone numbers will shortly be a thing of the past as you turn to another mobile service provider. In view of this, The National Telecommunications Commission said that the commercial start of the Act on the Portability of Mobile Numbers, also known as the Republic Act 11202, is scheduled to begin on 30 September. The NTC Deputy Commissioner …

Amidst the upcoming election and the things that have been organizing and preparing in the parliament for the past months, it’s surprising how in a majority ruling by the Constitutional Court over vote irregularities in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong was disqualified. Along with this, the court ruling declared that Mr. Thepthai’s MP status was automatically terminated after …

The National Population and Family Planning Department have been charged by President Joko Widodo with handling stunt avoidance. The Head of State noticed that the BKKBN has been named to lead attempts to minimize stunting. The stunting rate in Indonesia, estimated at 37 percent five years ago, decreased in 2019 to 27.6 percent. The President recalled that the national aim …

What good news for this year as fisherfolks in the Philippines’ coastal areas should look forward to the creation of ISDApp, the group app that enables fishermen to access valuable forecast information to help them schedule their trips to the sea, even without a mobile or internet connectivity, for a brighter and safer year ahead. ISDApp, created by iNON IT …

Mayor Vico Sotto has declared that Pasig City is the first local government unit (LGU) to have a Department of Health / World Health Organization approved coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination programme. After consulting vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr and research czar Vince Dizon, Sotto made the announcement. In a Senate hearing, the DOH earlier revealed that Pasig City was …

Surprisingly, The sharia economy which is the impetus of Indonesia’s economic recovery could become the “new wave” of the Indonesian economy and reinforce the economic resilience of the region. He cited an estimation by the Boston Consultancy Group of 64.5 million middle-class Muslims in Indonesia in 2020. This poses an immense advantage for Sharia finance, as halal goods and sharia-compliant …