Tensions are expected to increase at an anti-government rally in Bangkok  after police detained a number of protest leaders, including Jatupat “Pai Daodin” Boonpatararaksa. Police also vowed to stop them from marching to Government House in another move likely to frustrate the demonstrators, after a group of royalists tried to foil them by mobilizing supporters along the path of a …

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged his ministers to brace for the potentially dangerous effects of an upcoming La Nina weather pattern that could cause flooding, landslides and agricultural production impacts. In an online meeting, Jokowi, as the president is commonly known, said forecasts from the Indonesian Meteorological Agency (BMKG) suggested that monthly rain volumes in the country could rise above …

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and LG Chem, two of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric vehicle ( EV) batteries, have announced that they will join projects that, according to the country’s government, could see US$ 20 billion (S$27.2 billion) more invested in Indonesia’s supply chains. Last month, the companies signed separate heads of agreement with Aneka Tambang to manufacture higher …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein met his counterpart from China, Wang Yi and reaffirm the two country’s commitment on solving several issues of importance. In a released joint press statement, both country reiterated their commitment to promote the key relations of both countries on the basis of equality and mutual respect and win-win cooperation. Key …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday to comment any further on the meeting between opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and the Agong. Datuk Seri Anwar recently claimed he has majority support from MPs to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin and form a new government. The prime minister said that he just wanted to focus his efforts and managing the Covid-19 …

PETALING JAYA – Comptroller of the Royal Household revealed yesterday that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did not reveal the identities of the federal lawmakers who joins his camp. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said in a statement that Anwar would only inform of the numbers of his supporters during the 25-minute meeting. Since …

For the second time in less than a month, a royalist group gathered outside an office building owned by the family of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to dismiss him from the country. The party, called the People ‘s Centre Defending the Organisation, relocated from the Southern People’s Association to the Thai Sumit Building on New Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok. Led by Jakkapong …

Indonesia plans to start administering coronavirus vaccines by depending on supplies from Chinese drugmakers at the beginning of November, as the fourth most populous nation in the world is fighting a health crisis that may lead to the first recession in more than two decades. The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs announced that CanSino Biologics, the first Chinese …

For most of the year, the Indonesian rupiah has languished at the bottom of the Asian currency rankings, but a recent revision of the investment law of the nation may help to revive its fortunes. Last week, after Indonesia passed the first omnibus law aimed at cutting red tape to raise investments and create jobs, the rupiah rose about 1 …

BEIJING – A Chinese hospital in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, launched a cross-border medical platform to further step up medical cooperation between Beijing and ASEAN countries. The China-ASEAN Cross-Border Medical Cooperation Platform was initiated by First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University with the cooperation of Microsoft, Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co and China UnionPay. The one-stop platform offers full-life-cycle …