The pre-employment card program which is being predicted by the government to help economically affected communities due to the Covid-19 outbreak was not as smooth as expected. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found that the pre-employment card program is actually saturated with issues. The KPK recommends that the batch 4 Pre-Employment Card program be paused. The reason is that the …

A school in Taman Cilegon Indah, Jombang District, Cilegon City, Banten on Thursday, June 18 carried out a drive-thru report card distribution by applying health protocols. Student parents do not need to get out of the car to take their children’s report cards. The school is Mutiara Bunda School that implementing to give students’ report cards via drive-thru. This was …

MANILA – President Duterte is confident that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III will be able to answer to all allegations against him by the office of the ombudsman over “lapses” in the health department’s COVID-19 response. Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Wednesday that he will be forming additional teams to investigate alleged anomalies committed by DOH health officials including Duque …

MANILA – Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Wednesday, once the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 is enacted, the Philippines may be “Permanently under a situation worse than martial law.” Carpio, speaking at a webinar organized by the Management Association of the Philippines, said that once the law has been enacted, martial law will be superfluous. …

Foreign ministers of members states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has welcomed the creation of the COVID-19 Asean Response Fund that will help the region respond and mitigate the new coronavirus pandemic. The response fund will be done by utilising resources from the Asean-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund that will support the region’s public health emergencies response. …

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be joining online on the virtual summit of leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) next week, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed yesterday. Roque said that in due course, they will be publicizing the agenda of the different Asean meetings. The ASEAN virtual meeting nextweek will be hosted by …

58 year old Kasem Bunyachon was found dead, covered in blood after officers were notified of the murder in Lak Si district. The diseased man had wounds on his face and his genitals were removed. Police found Ms. Boonyada , wandering the street at 2:30am yesterday along with the alleged knife that was used in the crime. Witnesses told police …

Thailand’s ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of Marijuana. Cannabis was legalized the drug for medicinal and research purposes earlier this year. Under Thailand’s current drug laws, recreational users of marijuana can incur tough penalties; including up to 10 years in prison for possession and hefty fines. A senior lawmaker …

The High Court here today dismissed an appeal by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the other four disqualified Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) for a provisional injunction order to declare their expulsion from the group to be unlawful. The temporary complaint for injunction, which lists the expelled five and the Bersatu group itself as claimants, was lodged against party member …

Pakatan Harapan (PH) never formally named the elder statesman as his prime ministerial nominee in his negotiations with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu party and Parti Warisan Sabah. Instead, PH Chief Secretary Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the alliance has repeatedly named PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as its key contender to head the “restoration of the people’s …