The lawsuit of the Defender of Freedom of Expression in Southeast Asia / SAFENet and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Indonesia against the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Minister of Communication and Information was finally won by the Jakarta Administrative Court Judges (PTUN). The judges of the Jakarta Administrative Court decided that President Joko Widodo …

An anti-corruption agency has called on government-linked companies (GLCs) to act in the footsteps of the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and prevent lawmakers from assuming key positions. Muhammad Mohan, President of Transparency International Malaysia, said Socso ‘s rules will not require any MP or leader to be a part of the board and similar laws should be drawn up by …

HANOI – As coronavirus continues to pose serious impact to the Asean region, Vietnam, as Asean chair, will have a big task on its plate to pull the region together the collectively defeat the common enemy the world is currently facing. Vietnam have chosen ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’ as the theme for its chairmanship. “Cohesive” signifies unity, solidarity  and internal …

Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said that former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s eldest son will be a fine candidate for defending the Chini state seat from Barisan Nasional,. The Pasir Salak MP found out that Mohd Nizar Najib was the leader of the Pekan Umno Youth and has the correct background to vote in the by-election according to …

South East Asia’s manufacturing sector continues to deteriorate amid further rapid contractions in both output and new orders despite re-opening of more economies from Covid-19 related lockdowns, with expectations of stabilizing production in the upcoming months. According to Japan’s Nomura Global Markets Research, Asean manufacturing experienced higher activity in May but the pace of recovery is more gradual than China’s …

The Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) ensures that the hajj funds will be safe in their accounts and will only be used to support the implementation of the hajj pilgrimage. This follows after a government decision to abolish the departure of Hajj 2020 for all Indonesian citizens. Head of BP-BPKH, Anggito Abimanyu said that as of May 2020 the funds …

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) will let the parents decide and respect those who are against enrolling their children for the upcoming school year amid the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said yesterday the next school year would be voluntary due to the concerns of the coronavirus disease and they would just give the …

MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday defended the proposed Senate Bill No. 1083, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2019 and urged the critics to read the proposed bill to realized that all perceived abuses that may be commited has been properly addresed by the lawmakers. According to Senator Ping Lacson, The country is …

The government increased the budget allocation for handling coronavirus (Covid-19) by Rp405 trillion. This was also stated in the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 1 of 2020 concerning State Financial Policy and Financial System Stability, which was signed on 31 March. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo used several financial items such as the 2020 State Revenue and Expenditure …

Throughout their oral arguments today, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s attorneys protested about the admissibility of proof adduced by the prosecution about his RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption trial, with the crux of their argument focused on discrepancies throughout witness testimony. Defense counsel Harvinderjit Singh pointed out how funds that wound up within Najib’s bank accounts …