A 3.29 trillion baht budget bill for the 2021 fiscal year beginning in October was approved by the House of Representatives at reviving an economy battered by the global effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Budget planners have predicted the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia would contract 5-6 per cent this year until it will rise 4-5 per cent in 2021. …

The Supreme Court commuted a two-month jail sentence imposed on Premsak Piayura, a former mayor of Ban Phai Municipality and veteran politician, to two months in detention in 2016 for committing an indecent act against a news reporter. The case started when Daily News published a story about a rumor in July 2016 that Premsak, then 51, had been hired …

Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) plans to make history subject as non-compulsory for high school and equivalent students. The plan is included in the curriculum simplification plan and will be set in March 2021. Historian JJ Rizal criticized the Ministry of Education and Culture’s plan. According to him, this plan contains two sins. The first sin, the Ministry of …

On Thursday, September 17, Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) Arief Budiman was confirmed positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a PCR or swab test. “On the evening of September 17, we conducted a swab test to be used as a condition for attending a meeting at the Bogor Palace on September 18 with a positive result,” said Arief, Friday, …

METRO MANILA – The Philippine National Police is planning to reduce the shift of their personnel from the current 12 hours to an 8-hour shift to give them time have more quality time with their family and rest. PNP chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan said that the plan of reducing the work hours would give a positive impact to the well …

MANILA – Philippine National Police deputy chief for administration and Joint Task Force COVID shield commander Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar clarified that residents from areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) who are planning to visit Tagaytay will still required to present a travel pass. The clarification came in after Cavite  Gov. Juanito Victor Remulla announced that agaytay is open to …

KUALA LUMPUR – Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has filed for the registration of the  Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) as an official political party. The former Youth and Sports minister announced that the new party currently has 13 sponsors and has been encouraging response for the people to become members. The Muar MP arrived the Registrar of …

PETALING JAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba confirmed that more than 600 frontliners in the medical sector has been infected by Covid-19 since February. Out of the more 600 healthcare workers, 406 belongs to the government hospitals while the rest are from the private hospitals and university. According to Dr Adham, one of the policy taken to …

A helicopter unit owned by PT National Utility Helicopters (NUH) reportedly lost contact while flying from Nabire Airport, Papua. Head of Nabire Airport, M Nafiq said, the helicopter carrying three people on board lost contact since 12.06 PM local time. However, there was an emergency signal that transmitted from the helicopter and was identified by Emergency Group in Jakarta. “We …

Previously the Malaysian Government imposed an entry ban on citizens from 23 countries, including Indonesia. The high number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is the thing that made Malaysia prohibit the entry of Indonesian citizens. Currently, Malaysia began to allow Indonesian citizens to enter the country under strict conditions. “Since September 10, 2020, Malaysia imposed a relaxation of the entry …