PETALING JAYA: In the midst of an ongoing debate between political parties over cooperation and alliances, some analysts suggest that if a stable government is to be formed, there is little choice beyond forming a grand coalition. Last week, PPBM Secretary-General Hamzah Zainudin proposed the idea of formally uniting the already formed coalitions of Perikatan National (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN), …

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat was informed today that the decision to close or terminate Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAGB) operations has not yet been finalized. Any decision, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said would depend on the outcome of the MAGB negotiations to restructure the business with creditors and leaseholders. At the same time, Tengku Zafrul claimed that the management …

Indonesia has secured the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the nation from China and the United Arab Emirates. One of the three points of refocusing the work priorities of the Foreign Ministry and Indonesian foreign representatives in the midst of the pandemic was the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, especially to help the government mitigate the outbreak through health diplomacy. In …

There’s another issue that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing as he  commanded the government agencies to take immediate steps to tackle the air pollution that has plagued Bangkok and the surrounding provinces. The PM shared that the government had continuously introduced steps against the rising PM2.5 levels, but due to the current weather the problem had exacerbate. He encouraged …

Here’s something interesting as an election lawyer heed against a bill in the Senate which was started by Sen. Imee Marcos, proposing a crossbreed election scheme requiring manual counting of votes at the level of the precinct. In view of this, Marañon was the first to publicize a dangerous insertion in the 2021 budget through a series of replies in …

A surprising situation was announced since, by mid-January, Petron Corp. will be shutting down its Bataan refinery as the last operating oil refinery in the world. In it’s recent disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Petron highlighted that its refinery in Limay will be shut down by Bataan’s economic plant starting in the second half of January 2021.Prreviously, The Bataan …

SINGAPORE: On Tuesday (Dec 15), Moderna said it had reached an agreement with the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Singapore to supply the country with mRNA-1273, its COVID-19 vaccine. The agreement will “support ongoing efforts to secure access to a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for the people of Singapore” the biotechnology company said. The quantity of dosages and the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is optimistic that passenger traffic at its airports can steadily recover as the airline commences operations and other airlines resume flights. After a three-year hiatus last month, MAHB said KL International Airport had welcomed Cathay Pacific back. No matter how tough the situation gets, we will always rise up together as one big …

The Malaysian opposition, led by Anwar Ibrahim, plans to oppose Budget 2021 during today’s third and final voting session, two weeks after discussions began at the committee level. In a statement yesterday, the Pakatan Harapan said they believe that the budget leaves much to be desired, especially in areas involving education and frontline workers’ additional income. Kenyataan media Majlis Setiausaha …

The leaders of the government, the Senate, and political parties are planning to send their members’ lists as soon as possible since the new national unity panel is taking shape. In view of this, The president of Parliament shared that he wants to see the panel hold its first meeting before the end of the year and will hold talks …