Modelled after a character in the classic anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, a six-storey-high robot made the first killer moves this week to capture the hearts of Gundam fans. The giant robot, standing tall at 18 m and weighing 24 tons, could be seen in an online video posted on Monday (Sept 21) taking two steps forward, standing up and …

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society requested the police to sue big social media providers for failing to report the suspicious content that they were warned about.   It also targeted users of social media who posted messages offending the Royal Institution during last weekend’s anti-government demonstration in Bangkok. The case was lodged with the Information Crime Reduction Division by …

A LGBTIQN+ Health Action Plan is being drafted by activist organizations and researchers on gender equality, the country’s first master plan to combat discrimination against gender identities that fall beyond the conventional male and female binary. In spite of the fact that they are also human and have the right to be treated fairly and equally, they[LGBTIQN+ individuals] are constantly …

There are three airlines that have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Transportation for violating health protocols in their operations. The three airlines have violated the rules stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 56 Year 2020 Amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 78 Year 2017 concerning Imposition of Administrative Sanctions …

West Jakarta Mayor Uus Kuswanto is currently recovering after being infected with Covid-19 at Pertamina Central Hospital, South Jakarta. Uus is one of the Provincial Government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta officials who is positive for Covid-19. He said he was recovering and had left the treatment room. “Thank God, I am getting better, I have left the …

MANILA – Metro Manila mayors may likely agree to extend the general community quarantine (GCQ) for another month even when the Covid-19 cases subsides. According to Parañaque City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) chairman Edwin Olivarez he believes that keeping the GCQ raised for another month would be benefitial to curb the spread of the virus. Olivarez said that …

METRO MANILA – ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III has tendered his resignation and left the network and other Lopez-owned companies on Thursday, citing ‘personal reasons’. The announcement came just as the company held it’s first stockholders’ meeting since the house rejected it’s application for a franchise renewal. ABS-CBN made the announcement through the Philippine Stock Exchange, citing that …

PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that a  no-confidence should be held in Parliament to determine is Prime Minister Muhyiddin still has the majority support in the Dewan Rakyat. Dr Mahathir said on Thursday, that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi affirming that “many” Umno MPs are now supporting Anwar erasing Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s razor-thin majority lead. The …

KUALA LUMPUR – The sole survivor of the tragic carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving three others, has regained consciousness after spending almost a week in coma at a military hospital in Kuala Lumpur. A 21-year-old College student Nur Aqilah Mohd Safwan was put into a medically induced coma to reduce the level of carbon monoxide in her blood. She was …

Hong Kong court rejected on procedural grounds a challenge by pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to his disqualification from last year’s district election in the city. Opposition leaders and activists were closely watching Wong ‘s struggle as they pushed through traditional politics and demonstrations to push for greater democracy in the Chinese-ruled region. Wong, 23, was the only candidate to be …