KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, with the two sides discussing bilateral cooperation. Muhyiddin said that Malaysia is willing to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in all fields including defence, trade and education. The prime minister also congratulated China on successfully containing the Covid-19 pandemic. …

KUALA LUMPUR – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein stressed that the increasing challenge of the region’s leadership stating the Asean aims to become its own master with the main purpose of ensuring peace and stability. Hishammuddin joined the video conference meeting from Putrajaya, reiterated that the region’s approach on the issue of dealing with each other can result …

An Indonesian army soldier, with the rank of Second Private (Prada), initials MI, has been named a suspect in the alleged attack on the Ciracas Police Station, East Jakarta on Saturday morning, August 29. There are two motives for spreading false information about the single accident experienced by MI which led to the attack on the Ciracas Police Station. “First, …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan submitted a request to the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR Ministry) to allow the Jakarta Intra Urban Toll Road (JIUT) to be crossed by road bikes or racing bicycles. One of JIUT, namely Cawang-Tanjung Priok west side requested to be used as a road bike track every Sunday morning at 6 – …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s new spike in Covid-19 cases increased to 100 in the last 24 hours, 62 of the cases came from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah while the remaining cases came from the Sungai cluster in Kedah. 85 of the cases were local transmission while 15 is imported. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham …

KUALA LUMPUR – The prosecution confirmed on Wednesday that Former Penang chief minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng will be facing new charges relate to graft and corruption. The two cases will be under Section 403 of the Penal Code the covers the offence of dishonest misappropriation of property. Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the …

METRO MANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday that China continues to improve and build artificial islands in the area. Lorenzana said that Chinese troops are making their presence felt in the three major islands in the disputed South China Sea – Subi Reefs, Fiery Cross and Mischief. The Defense Secretary told the House Committee on Appropriations during the …

METRO MANILA – At least 8 foreign terrorists are currently ‘hiding’ in the country, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay confirmed on Tuesday. The AFP chief said that they have identified 8 foreign terrorist hiding in the country and have integrated themselves to the local terrorist faction, specifically the Abu Sayyaf group. Gapay during the military’s …

President Joko Widodo has set up a national team to speed up the development of a possible Covid-19 vaccine and enhance the country’s resilience to the pandemic.   The team was established on the National Team by Presidential Decree No. 18/2020 to accelerate the development of Covid-19 vaccines, which the President signed on Sept. 3. While the Chair is set …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on warned that the cost of a constitutional amendment could reach 10 billion baht, as the cabinet approved a bill paving the way for the rewriting of the charter for national referendums. Gen Prayut said on Tuesday that every referendum on constitutional amendments would require around 4 to 5 billion baht, with costs that include Covid-19 …