When Cambodia’s prime minister greeted passengers on a cruise ship amid a coronavirus scare on Valentine’s Day, embraces were the order of the day. Protective masks were not. Not only did Prime Minister Hun Sen not wear one, assured that the ship was virus-free, his bodyguards ordered people who had donned masks to take them off. The next day, the …

The army has struck a deal with the Finance Ministry’s Treasury Department on the management of its commercial welfare projects and its commercial use of state land to ensure transparency and regulation compliance. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Monday will pave the way for the transfer of state land and commercial businesses to the Finance Ministry and allow most …

More than 300,000 Chevrolet cars in Thailand risk losing maintenance services after the US car maker General Motors (GM) announced a halt in sales of the Chevrolet brand locally by 2020. GM is selling manufacturing facilities in Rayong under a purchase agreement with Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors. Both parties want to close the deal and hand over the …

The shocking nuclear radiation in the Batan Indah Housing, Serpong, South Tangerang came from radioactive flakes containing the element cesium 137 (Cs 137). The emergence of radioactive debris in the Batan Indah Serpong Housing area was confirmed by the Head of the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), Anhar Riza Antariksawan not from leakage of nuclear reactors at the Center for …

The Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucracy Reform (Menpan RB) Tjahjo Kumolo proposed that a State Civil Service (ASN) who would retire receive Rp 1 billion in cash. He said he had talked in detail related to this with the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. Tjahjo said, the increase in pension for ASN was included in the bureaucratic reform section. …

Investors and foreign interests in political parties are considered more dangerous than fears of dynasties and political oligarchy. In fact, for the sake of wanting to establish its influence, investors are willing to spend up to Rp 1 trillion. This was conveyed by MPR Chair Bambang Soesatyo during the launch of the Nagara Institute, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday (17/2). Furthermore, Bambang …

KUALA LUMPUR – The RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd had been set without consulting the Government Procurement Division, says Treasury deputy secretary-general Datuk Othman Semail. Othman said that this is the first project that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had personally ordered a letter of award (LOA) without the proper procedure being followed. …

According to The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM), It’s too early to grant rental rebates to mall tenants and retailers  as the Covid-19 impact is yet to be fully assessed in Malaysia They may, however, consider to permit retail tenants to operate shorter business hours and provide marketing assistance. According to the following retail associations: Malaysia Retailers Association, Malaysia Retail …

Ku Nan’s RM1mil corruption trial will be heard before a new High Court judge as report says. Following the Court of Appeal’s decision last Feb 12 that permits  Tengku Adnan’s appeal to disqualify Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, case will now be heard before another judge. Deputy public prosecutor Julia Ibrahim filed an application for a stay of proceedings pending …

PUTRAJAYA – The first Malaysian national to test positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus has recovered from the disease and has been discharged from the hospital. The 41-year-old man from Selangor who tested positive for the virus have been treated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said in a statement. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad …