Opposition parties except Pheu Thai decided to endorse the constitutional reform bill for the Step Forward Party to “turn off” 250 senators before continuing with a rewrite of the charter. The bill seeks to open the door to drafting a new charter by modifying the parts regulating how to amend the existing constitution. Pheu Thai, the largest opposition party, said …

The 2020 Borobudur Marathon event which is planned to take place on 15 November 2020 and inaugurated on 8 September 2020 will still be held, but with some concept change due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Head of the Central Java Tourism and Youth Sports Agency (Disporapar) Sinung Nugroho Rachmadi said that for the implementation of the 2020 Borobudur Marathon will …

The Provincial Government or Pemprov of DKI Jakarta recorded an additional 1,114 positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, 30 August in the Capital City. Over the past week, there has been a significant upward trend in cases in Jakarta. It is known that on August 28, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan extended the transition of Large-Scale Social Restrictions …

METRO MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved the 25-year franchise bid of DITO Telecommunity Corp, the third and new player in the country. Lawmakers with total of 240 voted yes while 7 negative votes. The House Bill No. 7332 has been enacted which renewed the Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company Inc.’s or presently known as DITO Telecommunity Corporation with …

METRO MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. that he will be endorsing the termination of government contracts with Chinese firms that involved in China’s reclamation activities in the South China Sea (SCS). Locsin made that statements after United States announced that they will imposing sanctions and restrictions for around two dozens of Chinese firms that were …

PETALING JAYA – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin rejected Philippine’s claim on the state saying that Sabah will always be part of Malaysia and the Federation. PM Muhyiddin said that the federal government in under any circumstances will concede to the State’s sovereignity and challege to the status. “We will never concede. Sabah will remain in Malaysia.” He added. …

PETALING JAYA – Church leaders on Friday told PAS lawmaker who claimed all religions prohibited the consumption of alcohol that Christianity does not forbid liqour but Bible clearly states that it condemns intoxication and debauchery. Director of the Catholic Research Centre in the archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur Rev Clarence Devadass said that the Church is not against the alcohol per …

Indonesia saw a new high in its daily coronavirus cases on Friday with 3,003 more cases for a total of 165,887. DKI Jakarta as one of the worst-affected provinces has a total of 37,082 cases. The capital city has more than cases in any other province, including 1,156 deaths. It has been averaging 560 cases per day since August 1. …

Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and Visi Mitra Mulia (iNews TV) are known to be currently in a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court (MK) contesting Act 32/2002 Article 1 Point 2 The two MNC media groups considered the ambiguous internet-based broadcasting arrangements and caused legal uncertainty to be the grounds for the lawsuit. The consequence of this lawsuit is that …

When Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was trying to mend a frayed relationship with Bangladesh in Dhaka last week, one of the offers that he made was that of a possible Covid-19 vaccine. Bangladesh, he said, would gain priority access to an Indian-produced vaccine. India’s vaccine diplomacy comes at a time when Bangladesh has made a similar bid to …