ASEAN – According to a research published recently, Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertising labeled under its political ads policy, raising concerns that the mistake might lead to political manipulation. Researchers from KU Leuven University in Belgium and New York University looked at 33.8 million Facebook advertisements that appeared between July 2020 and February 2021. In a summary of …

Malaysia – The Umno Supreme Council voiced “disappointment” after the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur’s decision to maintain former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s conviction for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said in a statement today that this was the council’s position after a meeting headed by Umno president Datuk Seri …

Thailand – The political decision for Bangkok lead representative gazes set to warm upward as two all the more high-profile figures will be named for the race, which is set to occur in April one year from now. A source in the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) said Pathum Thani lead representative Narongsak Osottanakorn has at last consented to run for …

Malaysia – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has committed to develop specialty hospitals and satellite units in Sarawak as part of its election program in order to prioritize healthcare and welfare in the state. Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, MP for Miri, said in a statement that Sarawak’s health system is in critical state and that special appropriations are required. If …

Indonesia – Unexpectedly, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin inaugurated the COVID-19 Heroes Monument in Bandung, West Java, as a tribute to the people, who succumbed to the COVID-19 infection. In view of this, almost two years we fought together against the COVID-19 pandemic, and during those two years, they have lost many of their siblings, who passed away in struggle and …

Philippines – The Senate will meet the advisory group of the entire to begin an investigation into the huge scope pirating of horticultural items into the country that congresspersons caution has been causing serious harm to ranchers’ and anglers’ wages and the economy. The assembling of the council, where all legislators are individuals, was provoked by Senate President Vicente Sotto …

Philippines – Surprisingly, VP Leni Robredo said she is trusting that the full choice of the Supreme Court on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 will settle the worries of the candidates against the vigorously pounced upon law dreaded to lastingly affect common freedoms in the Philippines. She added that any enemy of illegal intimidation enactment should address the main drivers …

Malaysia – Sarawak Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian has said that the party would comply by any action taken against its four members who are participating in the 12th state election against the intentions of the party. According to him, the party’s constitution explicitly stipulates that stern disciplinary action, which may include having their …

Hong Kong – On Thursday, a Hong Kong court convicted three renowned pro-democracy activists of unlawful assembly in connection with a June 4 vigil last year to commemorate Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on protestors in and around Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong has long staged the world’s biggest annual June 4 vigils, as part of the broad freedoms granted when it reverted …

Thailand – The corrected adaptations of two natural laws fundamental for executing the new political decision framework are relied upon to enter parliament ahead of schedule one month from now was shared by  Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. Rising up out of a week by week bureau meeting, Mr Wissanu went through a bustling timetable for altering the two laws …