KUALA LUMPUR, December 2- Restrictions on the entry into Malaysia of foreign nationals shall be made on the basis of a matrix of scoreboard risk assessment that can provide a clear picture of the risk of cases imported by Covid-19 into the country. Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, Minister in the Department of Prime Minister (Special Functions), said the …

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) recently announced that Indonesia’s exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives increased three percent to 2.76 million tons in September this year from 2.68 million tons in August. Export volume growth was attributed to an increase in exports to countries such as China, Brazil, Malaysia, Russia, and Africa, Gapki CEO, Mukti Sardjonoo. While …

Pending the recent Constitutional Court decision on the legitimacy of his continuing occupancy of an army residence following his resignation from the military, the future of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hangs in the balance. The termination of his premiership will be spelled out by a vote against the prime minister, and the tenure of his new cabinet would also end. …

The House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting labor-only contracting in the private sector on Tuesday with a vote of 204 in favor, seven against and three abstentions, a move that some legislators said did not entirely prohibit the abusive process of contractualization in the country. In view of this, The House Bill No. 7036 aims to ban labor-only contracting …

The Department of Tourism is seeking to establish travel coupons that would subsidize the cost of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests for visitors in an attempt to make travel more accessible. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a television interview with the ANC that the DOT aims to join up with the University of the Philippines-Philippine General …

The Interior and Local Government Department has requested an accelerated search for consultants from the National Democratic Front, Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, who were convicted last week in a decades-old abduction and serious illegal detention case. In the statement, the DILG also said that based on intelligence sources, the couple is still in the country. The Quezon City Provincial Trial …

KUALA LUMPUR, November 30 – With the new ASEAN Customs Transit System, ASEAN Member States are speeding up their economic integration by mitigating intra-Asian trade challenges and accelerating the seamless trade of goods by road (ACTS). To streamline cross-border customs procedures, the ACTS was established with the goal of accelerating land transit movements and reducing the time and cost of …

PETALING JAYA – Two social activists call for a study of the country’s progress towards achieving a united Malaysian identity, expressed as one of the priorities of Vision 2020, launched 30 years ago by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, with 2020 coming to a close. International Movement for a Just World President Chandra Muzaffar and sociologist Denison Jayasooria say …

Federal lawmakers broke out: KUALA LUMPUR, December 1 – After it was disclosed that one of them voted on Budget 2021 yesterday despite being absent from the assembly, federal lawmakers broke out in argument today. Deputy Speaker Datuk Rashid Hasnon previously read a statement by Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun that when he was not present, Noor Amin Ahmad (PH-Kangar) …

As part of efforts to streamline the organizational structure of the Lopez Company by cutting the number of public holding entities, Lopez Holdings Inc. will exit the local stock exchange. Surprisingly, The Lopez Holdings told the local stock exchange that the firm will voluntarily delist until First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH), its power arm, completes the acquisition of up to …