ASEAN – According to Malay Mail, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, the ruler of Selangor, has issued a proclamation stating that the Bon Odori festival would take place in July as scheduled. This comes after the Minister of Religious Affairs, Datuk Idris Ahmad, said that Muslims should not participate in the Japanese festivities. He based his statement on the fact that …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) got a civility call from Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at the Merdeka Palace. During the gathering, President Jokowi and Minister Al Saud had conversations on a few subjects, including the Hajj pilgrimage implementation and the financial participation between the two states. The President talked about the …

Thailand – Presently, The Bill needs to endure its most memorable perusing in the lower house of the Thai parliament. Out of the blue, however maybe motivated, or provoked by the Pride Month exercises around Bangkok, the Thai bureau has supported what is viewed as the subsequent stage towards same sex marriage in Thailand, a Civil Partnership Bill. This bill …

Philippines – Filipino board game lovers and collectors can now get their hands on one more restricted release Monopoly prepackaged game. From Solaire Resort and Casino in a joint effort with Hasbro, comes Solaire Monopoly, the principal Philippine-based version of the famous tabletop game from a coordinated hotel. Putting a Filipino flavor to the exemplary game, Solaire delivered two forms …

Philippines – The diver, Deonel Beto dives the encompassing waters off Panaon Island in Southern Leyte for a purpose. He and different individuals from his gathering, the Dap-ag Boys, invest their energy leading seaside cleanups and gathering crown-of-thistles starfish (COTS), a coral hunter privately known as dap-ag. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, he and his companions had been plunging and spotting …

Malaysia – The Kedah Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, will be summoned to investigate an alleged defamation case involving the controversial “PAS Leak” document. Isham Jalil, the information head of the Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN), claimed the probe was launched based on his police complaint in late April, after Muhammad Sanusi refused to apologise and remove charges …

Malaysia – Umno leaders seeking for an early 15th general election have been challenged by Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz to request this from the Yang di Pertuan Agong. According to Sinar Harian, the former minister claimed that instead of pressing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the unidentified Umno leaders should do it. Nazri was reported as saying that …

ASEAN – Following the appearance of a video on social media that seems to show one of the suspects clutching what may be a shotgun, the authorities have opened an investigation into two young males, ages 19 and 21, whom they suspect of being responsible for inciting public concern. Initial investigations revealed that the item in question was a plastic …

Malaysia – During the celebration of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s official birthday at the state level in Sarawak, the people of the state vowed to continue being a part of the Federation of Malaysia. The Premier of Sarawak, Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg, is the one who made the pledge, and he said that His Majesty …

Malaysia – Several political experts have dismissed Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin’s defection to PBM on Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, arguing that the Perikatan Nasional component was already in grave conditions before her departure. Analysts said in reports that the Umno splinter party performed poorly in previous state elections and may be divided owing to fighting factions. “I don’t believe Zuraida broke apart …