KUALA LUMPUR – The Health Ministry announced 432 new cases of Covid-19 today, the country’s biggest daily spike in infections as minister Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad tested positive and  the Cabinet being placed on house isolation. 429 out of 432 new cases were local transmission. According to the statement released by Health Director-General Tan Sri Datuk Noor Hisham, he said that …

KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri yesterday has admitted that to being tested for Covid-19 after the Ministry of Health confirmed that two indivuals who attended Prime Minister’s Department meeting last Sunday also tested positive for the virus. In a media statement today, Zulkifli said he is currently being treated …

The region’s relationship with the two superpowes is under pressure as the rivalry of the two superpowers are affecting Asia’s shared prosperity and security. The rise of China as a global power causes deepening tension with the United States. This has been recently intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic that is affecting the global economy. Asean has played a vital role …

METRO MANILA – The House leadership will be decided on Oct. 14 between incumbent Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. The two house representative have been trading blows on who should be the house speaker after the agreed on  a term-sharing agreement in 2019. Velasco is supposed to assume the position this month but Cayetano indicated …

METRO MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has once again defies expectations as his performance rating rose to 91% in a first major nationwide survey during the health crisis. According to Pulse Asia survey, Duterte’s approval rating rose to 91% from 87% in December. The survey was conducted nationwide of 1,200 adults from Sept 14 to 20. There were no …

After Cambodian netizens were angered by their use of Cambodian cultural symbols, including the iconic Angkor Wat, as building decorations, which they found unacceptable, a hotel in Koh Phangan issued an apology. The Koh Phangan Le Palais Hotel was inspired by the grandeur of Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia. Cambodia is our founder’s motherland and always holds a special place …

Following the planned deliberation of the omnibus bill on job development this week, the government is pinning its hopes on foreign investment and state spending to accelerate economic growth next year, the country’s top officials have said. On Oct. 2, the head of the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Finance Ministry, Febrio Kacaribu, said that economic reforms through the bill, …

Former National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais, a staunch critic of the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo,  after his departure in the midst of an internal split within the PAN, announced his newly formed party called Partai Ummat, or the Ummah Party. Amien declared the new party via a broadcast on Amien Rais Official, his Youtube channel. Amien, …

GEORGE TOWN – State exco Jagdeep Singh Deo announced today that the state is aiming to build around 220,000 units of affordable housing by 2030. The intial plan of the government is to build 180,000 affordable housing units but was increased to additional 40,000 units. Jagdeep said that the 220,000 units will consist of three types of affordable housing ranging …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appears to retract his claim that he will not be participating in the 15th general election, saying his supporters still want him to continue as a elected official. The 95-year-old said that he may consider leading his newly form party Pejuang Tanah Air in the next election as his supporters ‘want him not …